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German Shepherd Dog belongs to the Herding Group.

German Shepherd Dog
Ildar Sagdejev (Specious) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Group
Herding Group
Life span
9–13 years
Male weight
30–40 kg
Female weight
22–32 kg
Hypoallergenic
No
Id
74a2d74a-48a3-4281-a473-abfcd59a0d60

The German Shepherd Dog is a large breed that originated in Germany in the late 19th century. They are a working breed, and can be used for a variety of tasks, from herding and guarding to search and rescue. They have a thick double coat, in a variety of colors, and are highly intelligent and loyal. They are an active breed, and need plenty of exercise and mental stimulation.

A dog's nose is made up of about 220 million scent receptors, while a human's nose has about 5 million. random fact from GET /api/v2/facts

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Everything above came from https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/74a2d74a-48a3-4281-a473-abfcd59a0d60. No key, no sign up. See it in the reference.

Request 
curl -s "https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/74a2d74a-48a3-4281-a473-abfcd59a0d60"
Response 
{
  "data": {
    "id": "74a2d74a-48a3-4281-a473-abfcd59a0d60",
    "type": "breed",
    "attributes": {
      "name": "German Shepherd Dog",
      "description": "The German Shepherd Dog is a large breed that originated in Germany in the late 19th century. They are a working breed, and can be used for a variety of tasks, from herding and guarding to search and rescue. They have a thick double coat, in a variety of colors, and are highly intelligent and loyal. They are an active breed, and need plenty of exercise and mental stimulation.",
      "life": {
        "max": 13,
        "min": 9
      },
      "male_weight": {
        "max": 40,
        "min": 30
      },
      "female_weight": {
        "max": 32,
        "min": 22
      },
      "hypoallergenic": false,
      "images": [
        {
          "id": "01dc8988-5f18-4fc7-9dbe-67a8bd046a7e",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/inelusvpghi26f0sljibbfd7bkng",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/85y8vb21gc2vdekqft5cwbkhymgn",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/43xcuekfg48tu0hq9wf38jxe5ca0",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/0t4eymsiaxw6w4tdg1tm3ie7ymqn",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Ildar Sagdejev (Specious)",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:2008-08-28_White_German_Shepherd_ready.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "d3a910cb-20b8-43ef-9a84-b630886bf53d",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/twj3eqhf6wu2ne201f1e3q2f5oyt",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/av1cw8urh0mg2qccts0680ekl4zh",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/jet1wa2qkvw1yy12c2z8xut6g8hh",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/75en0nha79kop7en74f4le8nuidc",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Jakub Hałun",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:20110425_German_Shepherd_Dog_8505.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "6d680267-f2b7-4822-89fb-720c757aa8a0",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/49icvr0rg8o4bzwimhnmfyfmy7sr",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/gtdwh31twjp70qietlxsm5g2gtei",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/9yvocdrgz2glbqn3r364vxdxbp1t",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/8l3lgkc9xld1t0h2izcmmzwmfc56",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Yama Zsuzsanna Márkus",
            "license": "CC0",
            "license_url": "http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/deed.en",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Black-german-shepherd-29944091920.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "74f8b2c8-f9fb-4936-810b-70e0f42d2504",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/mlbsq4a1yb2l6dvhl8zlt5upmapu",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/4t5cmu6zd315fqlti83vwapav2pc",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/6q3eebspni0jlu2j4usp8xqlk286",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/es662wcl0xn23ysft67pvwk3cnis",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Kreuzschnabel",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German-Shepherd-dog-rainbow-shake.jpg"
          }
        },
        {
          "id": "13ac487c-f390-4cfd-acef-94908d13d2bd",
          "url": "https://images.dogapi.dog/dw3r582jphmx4sgl0cg5hxy1fo2y",
          "thumb": "https://images.dogapi.dog/ib3qlqhxx6oeshylyo2vv7lvpmg3",
          "medium": "https://images.dogapi.dog/s2ab00vubpy1lm69tptxbec1cenu",
          "large": "https://images.dogapi.dog/80t0bz95x7ldx89bbhk3bhlpa8mk",
          "attribution": {
            "author": "Untitled",
            "license": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
            "license_url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0",
            "source": "wikimedia_commons",
            "source_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:German_Shepherd_(aka_Alsatian_and_Alsatian_Wolf_Dog),_Deutscher_Sch%C3%A4ferhund_(Folder_VII)_02.JPG"
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    "relationships": {
      "group": {
        "data": {
          "id": "b8e4e89d-057f-432a-9e58-0b85b29b693c",
          "type": "group"
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

The picture itself also has an endpoint: https://dogapi.dog/api/v2/breeds/74a2d74a-48a3-4281-a473-abfcd59a0d60/image, which redirects straight to the file. See it in the reference.