If this dog's great demands on its master's affections are met, it will respond with correspondingly great obedience and performance. The pedigree dog has elegant, yet flowing, lines, an intelligent expression, a shining coat, and erect ears. It loves human companionship and will respond quickly to its owner's moods. Only experts can judge whether a specific dog has the necessary qualities to serve as a utility dog. The dogs are tested before they set out on a special course of training, and even during it some are weeded out according to strict criteria.
Any specialized training requires absolute obedience, excellent scent discrimination.
In some situations dog and master can receive training simultaneously. If you live in the mountains, for instance, both you and your dog can earn certification for avalanche rescue service. Both of you will be drilled in emergency situations. Or the dog can be entrusted to a professional dog trainer whom it will then also follow with total loyalty after the training. German shepherd dogs can he trained not only as avalanche rescue dogs but also as police dogs, assistants in fighting drug traffic, Seeing Eye dogs, and now.in the United States, guides for deaf people.