Hi we have kept german shepards for years at 1 stage we had 2 german shepards a cavalier king charles spaniel 2 mongrels and 9 cats, and they all got on brill. We took 1 on when i moved into my own house and my parents split up had got her at 6 weeks old but my dad coudnt have her so i took her on. She was brilliant with my eldest son who was born the following year never left his side slept at side of crib while he was in our room then between the 2 bedroom doors when he went in on his own. Trusted her 100 % with him he even used to chase her round in baby walker unfortunatly she was put to sleep as her back legs went on her but she was nearly 12.Not braved getting another 1 yet as even though its 8 years ago now still dont feel i could ever replace her . Alot of people said i should get rid of her when my son was born as that breed wasnt good with kids but personally i think its how a dog is treated by there owners rather than a certain breed any dog can be nasty if badly treated and shown nothing but agression.