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I was amused to find out that about 1 in every three individuals write out the word German Shepherd incorrectly, calling them German Shepards instead. I am surprised that this breed of dog is so commonly misspelled, & I’m even more amazed to realized that I spelled it like this for so many of my life.

I hate spelling words mistakenly and I always attempt to avoid it. I am always careful to make sure that I’m on point with my spelling, although like just about any person, sometimes I simply mess up. The great news is that I have an effortless way to remember how to properly spell this breed of dog the right way.

Follow my simple procedure here & you will always recall that it’s not German Shepards, but shepherds.

Remember back to why this kind of dog was bred and perhaps you will already figure this out. The German Shepherd was bred as a labor canine, & it was just at the turn of the century that this dog came to life.

People in Germany wanted a dog to help herd sheep. Think of the words herd & sheep this time, & then reverse them. You do not think of the German Shepards (I am kidding) now as sheep herding dogs, as they are ordinarily used by law enforcement to fight crime, in airports to find drugs, & in other places that depend on the dog’s good olfactory senses.

This, though, is why they happened to be bred, & remembering this will make it much easier to spell the word accurately.

As long as you seek to keep this in mind every time you write or type out the word, I suppose you certainly will get it right from here. Do not feel too badly regarding it because one in three people do spell it wrong.

I hope this has been informative. Here’s to a couple of spelling triumphs down the line when it comes to this fantastic type of canine.

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