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	German Shepherd was one of the Natural sciences good articles, but it has been removed from the list. There are suggestions below for improving the article to meet the good article criteria. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
Article milestones Date Process Result August 10, 2008 Peer review Reviewed November 9, 2008 Good article nominee Listed January 13, 2012 Good article reassessment Delisted
Current status: Delisted good article

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The content of King Shepherd was merged into German Shepherd on 14 March 2020. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

The content of Shiloh Shepherd dog was merged into German Shepherd on 14 March 2020. The former page's history now serves to provide attribution for that content in the latter page, and it must not be deleted as long as the latter page exists. For the discussion at that location, see its talk page.

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Wiki Education assignment: Introduction to Community Economic and Social Development II

This article was the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 9 January 2024 and 12 April 2024. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Rajatrana1 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Rajatrana1 (talk) 22:56, 12 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Swears

there is swears at this page, about 3 of them, what kind of dog name did these guys came up these days? Douglas15amor (talk) 22:23, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bitch is the correct nomenclature for an adult female dog. Wikipedia is not censored either. Traumnovelle (talk) 22:32, 27 January 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Wiki Education assignment: Technical and Professional Editing

This article is currently the subject of a Wiki Education Foundation-supported course assignment, between 25 August 2025 and 12 December 2025. Further details are available on the course page. Student editor(s): Libertycox1970 (article contribs).

— Assignment last updated by Dr.ozkul (talk) 11:11, 20 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Editing Plan

Howdy, I am working on editing this article as part of a Technical Editing class at Texas A&M University. I wanted to share what I plan to change before making major edits.

• Reorganization of headings, subheadings, table of contents, and content to follow the Wikipedia:WikiProject Dogs style guide and other canine-related articles rated as Good Articles (Wikipedia:Good articles).
• Expand the Lead section to encompass a complete summary of article content.
• Guarantee neutral point of view throughout the article according to WP:NPOV.
• Ensure relevant images are placed closer to where they are showcased in the article.
• Any copyediting required — grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. (WP:COPYEDIT)

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to let me know! Thank you! Libertycox1970 (talk) 14:55, 29 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Here is a list of content order changes I made, according to the Wikipedia:WikiProject Dogs style guide:

• ADDED “1890s,” “1900s,” and “20th Century” subheadings into the “History” section.
• MOVED the “Numbers” section to the “History” section.
• MOVED the beginning of the “Modern Breed” section into the “History” section and labeled it “Kennel club classification,” similar to the Belgian Shepherd article.
• MOVED the “Temperament,” “Aggression and Biting,” and “Variants” sections into the “Description” section.
• CHANGED the “Temperament” section heading to “Behavior.”
• MOVED the “Intelligence” and “Aggression and Biting” sections under the “Behavior” section.
• CHANGED the “Aggression and biting” section to “Bite and Jaw Force”
• MOVED up the “Health” section.
• ADDED subheading “Lifespan” to “Health” section.
• CHANGED the “Use as a working dog” section heading to “Use.”
• MOVED the “Controversies” section to after the “Health” section.

Libertycox1970 (talk) 20:47, 10 October 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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