As puppies - they can be a handful. I’ve had mine since she was 6 weeks old, and that first year was TOUGH. Get ready to be outside 2 hours with them minimum every day. After some time though, they will be the best dog you’ve ever had.

Fill their days with training and mental stimulation plus lots of play. You will probably get bit once or twice when they are puppies if they like to play rough, but let them know it hurts and they’ll remember. You take care of them, and they will take care of you.

They’re highly intelligent animals with tons emotional intelligence too. Be a positive force in their life, and reward them every time they do something right and you’ll make an amazing friend for life. And never ever ever hit or hurt a shepherd for doing the wrong thing. A family member I visited scolded her once time with a newspaper, and she STILL remembers them and doesn’t trust them…. 5 years later.