User:Penguinator007/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
German Shepherd - Wikipedia

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because it seemed like an interesting topic and it looked like it had a lot of information. This is an important article to have correct information because multiple people will look at the article to gain more information on the dog breed. At first glance I would say this article has a lot of information but does not have a neutral tone when it comes to this breeds aggression.

Evaluate the article
This article has a good lead section. The reader can identify the topic by the first sentence, and you get an idea of the most important things from the first two paragraphs. However, the lead can explain what is going to be talked about in the article better. For example, it does not really mention the temperament of the dogs in the lead section but in the article, it discusses aggression, etc... This article does have a lot of content. They have a lot of citations in this article which is good. I was able to check and see when they mentioned that the breed is the second most registered in the American Kennel Club to see if it was up to date. The link that is related to this citation was out of date. The closest year being 2015. They should stay up to date with every year regarding the information about the popularity of the dog. I think it was unnecessary to add a section about the breeds "aggression and biting" especially when they added a 1999 Australian Report stating how likely the dog will bite people. That report is very outdated and is stereotypical. The Talk Page mentions it was delisted from being considered a good article. The talk page mostly just talks about the lead photo and trying to find a good photo for it that shows the "proper" way a German Shepherd should look. There is also conversations about merging certain shepherds into the article because they are not a recognized breed by themselves.