The German Shepherd (German: Deutscher Schäferhund , ] ) is a breed of medium to large-sized working dog that originated in Germany.
 The breed's officially recognized name is German Shepherd Dog in the English language (sometimes abbreviated as "GSD").
 The breed is also known as the Alsatian in Britain and Ireland.
 The German Shepherd is a relatively new breed of dog, with their origin dating to 1899.
 As part of the Herding Group, German Shepherds are working dogs developed originally for herding sheep.
 Since that time however, because of their strength, intelligence, trainability, and obedience, German Shepherds around the world are often the preferred breed for many types of work, including disability assistance, search-and-rescue, police and military roles, and even acting.
 The German Shepherd is the second-most registered breed by the American Kennel Club and fourth-most registered breed by The Kennel Club in the United Kingdom.
The old German herding dogs (German: "altdeutsche Hütehunde" ), including old German sheep-dogs or old German shepherd dogs (altdeutsche Schäferhunde ) are a group of traditional types of working, herding dogs from Germany.
 They are landraces consisting of working strains of dog, and some of them are the types from which the modern German Shepherd Dog was developed as a standardised breed.
 The landraces are not recognised by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale but some have their own standards, which are for working ability not appearance traits.
Old German Shepherd Dog (German: "Altdeutscher Schäferhund" ) is a controversial name for the long-haired variation of the German Shepherd Dog (German: "Langstockhaariger Deutscher Schäferhund" ), which is not a separate breed recognized by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale.
 Nonetheless, there are efforts to establish this variety as a separate breed.
The United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USA) is a US German Shepherd Dog breed club that sponsors all-breed Schutzhund trials and German Shepherd Dog conformation shows.
The Czechoslovakian Wolfdog (, Slovak: "Československý vlčiak" ) is a relatively new dog breed that traces its original lineage to an experiment conducted in 1955 in Czechoslovakia.
 After initially breeding working line German Shepherd Dogs with Carpathian wolves "(Canis lupus lupus)", a plan was worked out to create a breed that would have the temperament, pack mentality, and trainability of the German Shepherd Dog and the strength, physical build, and stamina of the Carpathian wolf.
A Briquet Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France.
 Prior to the first World War it was bred down in size by the Comte d’Elva from the Grand Griffon Vendéen, a descendant of the Canis Segusius used by the Gauls.
 The Briquet Griffon Vendéen was almost extinct after World War II, but thanks to the effort of Hubert Dezamy, a French dog show judge, the breed was restored.
The King Shepherd is a dog breed developed from crossing German Shepherd Dog with Shiloh Shepherd and long-coated European lines of German Shepherd along with the Great Pyrenees in the 1990s.
The German Shepherd Dog in Word and Picture is a book first published in 1923.
 The book is a revised translation from German into English of Der deutsche Schäferhund in Wort und Bild which was written by Max von Stephanitz (the founder of the German Shepherd Dog breed) and first published in 1901 as a 72-page booklet (plus 24 pages of advertising).
 Der deutsche Schäferhund in Wort und Bild was subsequently expanded with later editions, and a complete makeover was published in 1921 with the sixth edition.
 A seventh edition of the German book was published in the same year as the first editions in English, 1923.
A Grand Griffon Vendéen is a breed of hunting dog originating in France.
 It existed as early as the 16th Century, and was the first of the Vendée griffons to be bred.
 It is a descendant of the Canis Segusius used by the Gauls, through the so-called King's whites and the Griffon Fauve de Bretagne, which is also an ancestor of the Basset Fauve de Bretagne.
Schutzhund (German for "protection dog") is a dog sport that was developed in Germany in the early 1900s as a breed suitability test for the German Shepherd breed.
 The test would determine if the dog displayed the appropriate traits and characteristics of a proper working German Shepherd.
 Today, it is used as a sport where many breeds other than German Shepherd Dogs can compete, but it is such a demanding test that few dogs can pass.

Question: Old German Shepherd Dog and Briquet Griffon Vendéen, are which breed of animal?
Answer: dog