41. In Gunma, Lassie encounters and helps German, a German Shepherd Dog , who recovers his trust in humans because of Lassie. 42. A German Shepherd dog bit an 8-year-old boy to death in an eastern Slovak village, a police spokesman said Wednesday. 43. But the agency subsequently said that two of those deaths were a German shepherd dog and a black Persian cat. 44. Donaldson also starred as Danny Mitchell in the 1940s " Rusty " series of eight films about a German shepherd dog . 45. The German Shepherd Dog 's physique is very well suited to athletic competition, competing in shows and competitions such as agility trials. 46. Horand was declared to be the first German Shepherd Dog and was the first dog added to the society's breed register. 47. Early in the group's history there was constant bickering regarding the desired traits of what would become the German Shepherd Dog . 48. He campaigns vigorously for animal rights and his German Shepherd Dog , Tag, was voted Westminster Dog of the Year in October 2006. 49. The series of eight films were made in the 1940s by Columbia Pictures with stories centered on Rusty a German shepherd dog . 50. The German shepherd dogs featured in both 1960s and 1980s series were owned and trained by Charles ( Chuck ) P . Eisenmann.
