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Yes.

I found a guy a few days ago with the most striking shepherd I've ever seen, I actually flagged him down at the park and asked where he got his dog from. I didn't recognize the name, probably from some local BYB, but WOW that dog was nice. Looked a lot like the dog in the photo, but he had a deeper chest.
 

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Ah, you give me hope!

If I find a breeder with dogs like this I don't care whether I'm completely ready to get another dog or not, I'm getting one!
Side note: There are some really, really good looking GSD's in shelters that I think look better than the show or working GSDs.
 

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actually, if you want to know, that pretty much mirrors the structure of the current Seeing Eye breeding lines of GSD, except that I have found their muzzles to be a little more snipey, and the females lack some bone.
 

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I've been checking out working line kennels and I've seen more then a few dogs that looked like that. There so gorgeous
 

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WOW. I would want a GSD like that. And I wouldn't care if it came from a BYB so long as there were no major health or temperament issues.
 

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Most GSD owned by army-police in Croatia look like that.Germany also has some working lines that look similar to that GSD.And yes the only GSD this days that I would consider owning would be from working lines and breed to look like that.
 

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actually, if you want to know, that pretty much mirrors the structure of the current Seeing Eye breeding lines of GSD
I never even thought about that, though I doubt I'll ever be getting a dog from them, thanks!

Check out kennels trying to breed the Alsatian look, they tend to look like that pic
Will do! :D

you could always check some shelters/pounds
Honestly, that's most likely where I would get one :)

I've been checking out working line kennels and I've seen more then a few dogs that looked like that.
Germany also has some working lines that look similar to that GSD
If I went with a breeder it would probably be from working lines (or west german show lines, def. not American), but that would also mean waiting until I would be able to handle a working line dog.
 

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Side note: There are some really, really good looking GSD's in shelters that I think look better than the show or working GSDs.
That's what I was going to say. I went with my friend yesterday to pick up three dogs that were turned into her rescue; two GSD and a ACD. The shepherds are STUNNING. I think she was told they were W. German imports. Both are six year old males, and have some of the nicest builds I've seen (well, in my opinion) on a shepherd. They have the sloping back, but not that extreme, funky hind-end thing. Besides which, they are housebroken, crate trained, and beautifully tempered.

PWCorgi - Want to come up to Vermont and get one? :D
 

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I've noticed this as well and it confuses me. As against BYBing as I am...sometimes they have the better looking dogs. My cousin's GSD is a fabulous looking dog and his pedigree isn't anything worth looking at. This is not a recommendation for BYB's, but it's...interesting...
 

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It's probably because the more "extreme" structural aspects of the show GSD are easy to lose if they aren't selected for in most breedings, Zoom.
 

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But even the heads are nice...many-most BYB's have very thin, snipey looking heads or funky muzzles...dunnos. Mysteries of breeding I guess.
 

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