What breed is this dog?
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Hi Peeps,
He still looks like a young dog so he could be a German Shepherd, unless you know for sure that it's a cross-breed. Otherwise i'd agree with your partner it looks small for a German Shepherd and a little "Stocky" also the markings on the chest seem to be similar to a Rottweiler or it also could be a cross with a breed called Beauceron.
He still looks like a young dog so he could be a German Shepherd, unless you know for sure that it's a cross-breed. Otherwise i'd agree with your partner it looks small for a German Shepherd and a little "Stocky" also the markings on the chest seem to be similar to a Rottweiler or it also could be a cross with a breed called Beauceron.
When I rescued her they told me she was five months but according to her vaccination card she is more like 7/8 months
Judging by her paws she is going to be huge!
Also, neither of us have seen a GSD with that shade of tan. She has very loaded shoulders, far more loaded than my partners previous GSDs', and also the width across her hind quarters and the set of her tail. It has a very distinctive hook, all indicative of some sort of crossbreeding with a rottweiler type dog
Also there is a tendancy to stand four square all the time which tends to show not a pure bred GSD
She also has the distinctive rottie tan eyebrows!
Judging by her paws she is going to be huge!
Also, neither of us have seen a GSD with that shade of tan. She has very loaded shoulders, far more loaded than my partners previous GSDs', and also the width across her hind quarters and the set of her tail. It has a very distinctive hook, all indicative of some sort of crossbreeding with a rottweiler type dog
Also there is a tendancy to stand four square all the time which tends to show not a pure bred GSD
She also has the distinctive rottie tan eyebrows!
She does have the markings of a rottweiler and now that you have mentioned it she does have large paws... but she also has the face of a GSD and she doesn't have a saddle markings on the back she's all black. It's quite hard to put my finger on exactly what crosses she is. Did the Rescue Centre have any sort of idea or the Vets when her details had to be entered on the Vaccination Card.
I'd say that there is a Rottweiler/GSD mix in her and possibly a Beauceron (same markings as Rottie and Doberman) but she does have alot of brown around her legs and paws...
I'd say that there is a Rottweiler/GSD mix in her and possibly a Beauceron (same markings as Rottie and Doberman) but she does have alot of brown around her legs and paws...
On the vaccination certificate it just says crossbreed
Her previous owners said she was a GSD crossed with an alsation
So we thought she was a purebred GSD and that the previous owners had got her breeding wrong, until we saw her and knew straight away that she wasn't like any GSD we had seen before.
Someone said that she looks just like a GSD they had once owned but someone else showed me a photo of their GSD Rottie and Fizz looks exactly the same, right down to the tan eybrows!
Her previous owners said she was a GSD crossed with an alsation
So we thought she was a purebred GSD and that the previous owners had got her breeding wrong, until we saw her and knew straight away that she wasn't like any GSD we had seen before.
Someone said that she looks just like a GSD they had once owned but someone else showed me a photo of their GSD Rottie and Fizz looks exactly the same, right down to the tan eybrows!
I've seen GSDs with those colors, so I wouldn't discredit the GSD on that score. She does look predominantly German Shepherd. I'm not certain what the technical differences, if any, are between a GSD and an Alsatian, but they are essentially very, very similar. The eyebrows are also seen on German Shepherds, and that nose is pure Shepherd. You may very well have a pure-bred German Shepherd. The photo doesn't show the whole tail, so we can't see what you were referring to by the hook.
One thing you've got to take into consideration when comparing her to your partner's previous GSDs is that there is a wide variance in GSDs, and as far as her stance, well, pups often tend to square up like that instead of assuming the typical sweeping stance of the adult dog.
I can't help but think that if there was much - or any Rottie - in the mix her ears wouldn't be standing up so well either.
She's lovely and has all the makings of a gorgeous dog. And what a face!
One thing you've got to take into consideration when comparing her to your partner's previous GSDs is that there is a wide variance in GSDs, and as far as her stance, well, pups often tend to square up like that instead of assuming the typical sweeping stance of the adult dog.
I can't help but think that if there was much - or any Rottie - in the mix her ears wouldn't be standing up so well either.
She's lovely and has all the makings of a gorgeous dog. And what a face!
HA! You call THAT a mess? ROFL! I'll see your mess and raise you a double-dog disaster.
It will be interesting to see what she looks like when she's a year old or so. Really, right now, she just looks like a German Shepherd! Truthfully, she reminds me a lot of my little Bimmer! When he waves his tail it curves like that sometimes.
Does she carry her tail that way at rest, or just to show some active emotion?
It will be interesting to see what she looks like when she's a year old or so. Really, right now, she just looks like a German Shepherd! Truthfully, she reminds me a lot of my little Bimmer! When he waves his tail it curves like that sometimes.
Does she carry her tail that way at rest, or just to show some active emotion?
Wow, I think my heart almost stopped when I saw that first pic. She looks almost exactly like my Trevor, only younger of course. The length of the coat, the eyebrows, even the ear flop ...almost identical. If only I had a good pic of his face to show you.
Trevor was a German Shep/Rottie X, so that's what I'm gonna guess she is.
Trevor was a German Shep/Rottie X, so that's what I'm gonna guess she is.
