Here at Star Shepherds, we are interested in the preservation and improvement of the original large boned, straight back German working-line dogs that originated in Europe. The original German shepherd was not the angle back or roached back with its back end almost touching the ground. It was also a bigger dog than most of the dogs we see today. They were working dogs with drives, created to do a job. We are not trying to make a different dog. We are trying to bring back what the original dog was and incorporate it into today's society with today's needs.