also: セパード
noun
German shepherd; Alsatian
Specifically refers to the German shepherd dog breed. Often used as an abbreviation of ジャーマンシェパード.
See also: ジャーマンシェパード
近所のシェパードはとても賢い。
The German shepherd in my neighborhood is very smart.
警察犬としてシェパードがよく使
German shepherds are often used as police dogs.
noun
General term for a shepherd, but in modern Japanese this sense is rare and usually understood from context or as part of compound words. The dog breed sense is overwhelmingly more common.
聖書に出てくるシェパードは羊飼いのことだ。
The 'shepherd' in the Bible refers to a sheep herder.