I have to be upfront, my brother Kaleo is a German Shepard, so while I may be a little biased, I still assert that German Shepherds are attention hounds. Let’s look at the evidence.

Fetch

German Shepherds will always play fetch—it’s in their DNA. Heck, if Kaleo sees a leaf fall, he’ll chase it. I’m a different breed. I’ll play fetch, but I’d rather know what’s in it for me. If I play fetch, can I relax for an hour? No? No deal.

 

Attention Span

German Shepherds have smaller attention spans than Peacocks.

Shoe. Squirrel. Leaf. Ball. Human. Ball. Shoe.

You get the idea. The result? Constant attention and amusement from humans. They can’t get enough of watching Kaleo chase mundane objects. I’m not sure who benefits more, the humans or Kaleo.

 

Constant Affection

I have to give it to Kaleo; I’m not sure if it’s the small attention span or if he just has that much love, but he could snuggle up with our parents all day. All-day long. That kind of affection is almost sickening. Yeah, I like the occasional ear scratch, but I like having ears; I don’t want them scratched off after hours of petting and scratching. If our parents don’t tell Kaleo, “No,” he would sit on their laps forever, and he’s heavy! Oh, and don’t get me started on the dogs that get pushed around in strollers. 🙄

 

Being the center of attention is fine, but have some dignity out there, dogs! Well, unless you’re a Chihuahua, then I truly am sorry.