GSD or DS?

Jairek1981 · Post by **Jairek1981** » Thu Aug 15, 2013 9:40 am

Hello all, I'm new to the forums and would like to get your opinion on my new pup. I rescued her from the Las Vegas desert in Nevada and brought her home to Chandler Arizona. When we first got her, she looked more Dutch Shepherd to me. However, recently i have been doubting myself and have come to think she is German Shepherd possibly a mix of some sort. What do you guys think?

Post by **Dutchringgirl** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 2:00 am

Cute as a button !!!!! Can we see more pictures ?? Looks DS to me, but the large white patch?

Jairek1981 · Post by **Jairek1981** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 4:33 am

Yeah, the white patch is what throws me off lol there are more pics posted on the new members forum if you would like to take a look at them! She is an amazing dog!

johninny · Post by **johninny** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 5:57 am

the white patch is fine. some people object in varying degrees; at some point, when ''too'' large, apparently [ completely out of my realm of knowledge except for what I read here ], it is considered a flaw for show purposes. but that is not a matter of full-bred or not full-bred. my 2 favorite and most awesome DS so far have both had lots of white there. for me, the more the better, character-wise. and in a discussion of this not long ago, Christie Meyer called it a badge of courage particularly prominent in euro lines. in any case, the correlation of courage and confidence with a white bib holds in spades in my limited experience with 6 DS. so be proud of your white-patched DS; it by itself does not speak to whether she is a mix or full-bred - and so far, nothing else seems to point to mix.

Stacy_R · Post by **Stacy_R** » Fri Aug 16, 2013 12:38 pm

johninny wrote:Christie Meyer called it a badge of courage particularly prominent in euro lines.

YAY! I shared this with Tyson just now and he wagged his tail.

Then he handed me his slobbery deer antler to hold for him while he chews it. LOL :DScool:

Revhendo · Post by **Revhendo** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 1:24 am

I'm thinking, wait until she grows into them paws. Until then, Roo says that white looks very distinguishing.

Stacy_R · Post by **Stacy_R** » Sun Aug 18, 2013 3:24 pm

Revhendo wrote:I'm thinking, wait until she grows into them paws. Until then, Roo says that white looks very distinguishing.

Tyson agrees wholeheartedly

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