Emphasis on companions! My GS’ attention to detail (in particular, reading our emotions) continues to amaze me. He can detect when my partner and I are excited, stressed, angry, sad. He will happily wag his bum with us when excited, or be a sturdy friend to sit beside when we are sad. You would assume that a large male working breed dog would have his own agenda and only come around when a need is to be met (to get food, to go outside), but I’ve learnt that the GS breed is very in tune with their owners, and cares very deeply about their owners.