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I just sent the following to someone involved with animal rescue, and wanted to share with Freepers. It's been a very hard day here : I found out last night my family has to move overseas in the next 5 days because of my husband's job. I have a highly intelligent, well trained, well behaved, 4 year old German Shepherd. If I can't find a foster or permanent home, he will have to be euthanized. I've worked with him extensively. He's obedient and knows many commands, but he's not been able to be socialized to other people or animals. From...

MILFORD — A female German shepherd named Tory will not be euthanized for killing a small beagle-mix last month, as both pet owners last night agreed the attack was a "horrible accident."

A Chicago police dog named Bear should be given a new moniker: Houdini, his handler said. The German shepherd has been missing since Wednesday night after he was spooked by thunder and climbed a fence near the officer's Southwest Side home, Canine Unit Officer Rick King said.

Somerville — It sure took President Obama a long time to get his pooch for the White House but he finally settled on a Portuguese water dog he named Bo. The real controversy, however, surrounds Vice President Biden who dared to buy a purebred German shepherd from a breeder and name him Champ. One could guess that the argument is over which name is the most inane, but actually it’s because, apparently, dog owners are no longer allowed to choose where they get their pups.

Good intentions in the search for a missing dog may hurt more than help. Apollo, a German shepherd, went missing after his owner, Sgt. Hamilton Taylor Woodruff, 23, of State College crashed off Interstate 99 onto Mountain Road in Freedom Township Monday. Woodruff died Tuesday.

German Shepherds may be intimidating at first blush, but they have hearts of gold. I've always had a soft spot for this smart and cheerful breed, which is why this week's post is a shout out to the Alsatian.

Black Creek, N.C. — A German shepherd roaming a neighborhood attacked and mauled two boys near the Black Creek community in late January, Wilson County Animal Control officers said Friday.

Cash is a beautiful German shepherd with kind eyes, a shiny coat and separation anxiety. To help her 80-pound sweetheart of a dog with his issues, canine behavior counselor Carrie Bowlus hooks him to a harness and has Cash pull a modified goat cart around the city of Loveland.

CLARKSBURG -- Police have arrested a Clarksburg man, who is accused of poisoning a dog.

LEWISTOWN - At times, it can be difficult for law enforcement personnel to catch a fugitive, especially when it seems as if that person is one step ahead of the police; but that never lasts, and eventually they get their guy. Sometimes all it takes is a little help from man's best friend.

Did anyone watch the special tonight on Fox with Greta van Susteren about Sarah Palin? Well, she's a slam-dunk for me now.

GREELEY, Colorado (AP) -- A dog stood guard over her owner's body for up to six weeks after the man committed suicide on the remote northeastern Colorado plains, authorities said.

BRUSH PRAIRIE - The tracking dog Dakota was shot and killed Tuesday as teams of SWAT officers closed in on an armed convicted murderer - who allegedly had told an acquaintance he wanted to "kill a cop." Dakota, a 5-year-old German shepherd owned by the Vancouver Police Department, was shot in the head and killed about 3 ½ hours after police were called to the Lewis & Clark Railway Co. tracks just east of Northeast Caples Road in Brush Prairie....