Information aout German Shepherd Breeders
Through breeding experiments, breeders have been able
to create variations of the German Shepherd. Such experiments
gave way to new kinds of German Shepherd dogs, one of
which is the white German Shepherd. But in spite of
these great results, there are some people who wish
to stick to its roots by breeding old-style German Shepherds
which are larger than your usual German Shepherd. These
purists argue that though these experiments can produce
German shepherds with special attributes, the qualities
which gave the breed its reputation such as intelligence
may disappear.
The different lines of German Shepherds
For those who do not know anything about German Shepherds,
you may think that all of these dogs are one and the
same. They are not. In fact, there are many lines of
this breed and the old-style is just one of them. Each
line was created for a specific purpose and these are:
- International working line. This line of German
Shepherds is bred mainly to gain the working traits
rather than the looks. Because of this, the appearance
of these dogs may differ.
- International show line. This line was designed
for breeders who are after the appearance of the dog
rather than its working traits.
- North American show lines. This line was designed
also more for the looks of the dog but with certain
variations. These include sloped backs and sharper angulations.
There are now debates on whether this line should be
considered as a different breed of dog altogether. But
breeders of this line argue that though there are great
changes in the appearance of the dog, the working attributes
have not been changed.
Appearance
Aside from the lines stated above, there is also another
line which is called the old-style German Shepherd.
The goal of the breeders of this line is simply to bring
back the German Shepherd dogs to the way it was before.
They aim to produce a line of dogs that looks and acts
the same as its first ancestors. The old-style German
Shepherd differs from the regular German Shepherd simply
by its sheer size. A normal German Shepherd is around
24 to 26 inches tall. The old-style German Shepherds
dwarf them by four more inches.
So an old-style German Shepherd is about 30 inches in
height and would weigh around 124 lbs. or 54 kg. Though
the features on the face are the same with regular German
Shepherds, the old-style dogs have larger heads. The
other physical attributes of this kind of breed include
a straighter back, big bones, and no extreme angulations
on the legs, giving it a noble and more poised look.
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