I see an almost exact parallel between the gun and dog bans.
We already have laws against murder, why do we need laws against certain guns based on cosmetic features and their efficientcy at shooting?
The same is true with dogs. We already have good laws against vicious animals and dog fighting. What more do we need?
EXACTLY!!!!!
So is that why the police dept all over the world use them
The original GSD was developed as a herding/watchdog.
What do you think he was watching for and what do you think he was supposed to do after he saw it?
The Shepard of today are not the same dog developed a couple of hundred years ago
These dog were developed since WWII as protection dogs and used extensively as anti personnel weapons
GSDs (and its "Shepherd" BTW) are used for almost every type of work imaginable, because they are one of the most intelligent and adaptable breeds. They have been bred that way for
100 years (the first GSDs were bred by Max von Stephanitz (sp?) in Germany in the early 1900s. They were bred to be the consummate working dog, and have been bred carefully (in Europe, not the U.S.---you won't see very many AKC GSDs as working dogs) for that reason. They are also very social, and good with people, especially children, which is another reason they're so widely used.
I have been involved in several dog-bite cases where a GSD bit someone (as a long time trainer, I was asked to give testimony on whether the dog was "vicious" or not. In many cases, I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE DOG TO BITE ME-- NO MATTER WHAT I DID. And, I know what buttons to push).
IN EVERY DOG-BITE CASE THAT I"VE EVER BEEN AWARE OF ALL THE FACTS (ANY BREED), the person that got bit
provoked the bite.
Not intentionally, mind you, but provoked nonetheless. I'm sure there are some dogs that will bite without any provocation, but in all my years I've yet to see one.
My town took it one step BEYOND. I bought 10 acres of land, with the express intent of having a place to train dogs. The town OUTLAWED ME from training dogs here, because of all the "dangerous dogs" (according to my neighbors, who know nothing about dogs, of course) that we trained here (including Search and Rescue, Drug and bomb dogs as well a Schutzhund and police dogs). Mostly GSDs, plus a few Rotties and Malinois. Note that we often train in public parks, as well as private property, in EVERY OTHER jurisdiction in the area.
Just another example of the "dangerous dog" hysteria---Not unlike the "evil assualt rifle" hysteria. Both fueled by ignorance, and the media.