My buddy is a German Shepard named "Gator" who just had a two year birthday.  He is 90 pounds and full grown.  Gator is always ready to go and herds cows and anything else that lets itself be herded.

nice looking pup.   congrats

Good you have a buddy!mine is not a shop dog, he is a tearror, tear this up, tear that up. And he poops in the shop! Just turned 7 months old, he is a mutt.

Takes time and training, and especially a good dog when he does what you want.

Here is my little buddy.  9 year old, 95 lb Blue Pitbull.  Thinks he is a lap dog.
He is a pretty good shop dog, but as the last picture shows....not the sharpest tool in the shed.

Jim

Ah me, mine likes to lick up sawdust, so I cannot let him into the wood shop.