I love how German Shepards talk. The low muttering as if they are thinking out loud. Neat photo!
And they are not shy about giving you their opinion either. I get a lot of sass, for example, when I tell our gsd that she must only give the cats kisses.
me, to dog, pointing at cat, "kisses only! no teeth!"
dog, to me, grinning and wagging her tail, "Rowr rowr rarar row!"
me, to dog, "no! kisses only!"
dog, to me, "Rowr rowr row"
She's been helping me with the chicks, actually. She lays outside the pen at one end and stays. This "herds" the chicks to the other end, closer to me, so I can put them in the coop for the night.
I do think she expects this exercise to end in dinner, though.