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Theohazard
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Tell us about yourself: My fiance and I have a dog we got from the local pound who several people have told us looks like a Dutch Shepherd.

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My fiancé and I got Ellie in March of last year from the San Antonio pound. She was 3 months old and they labeled her a “German Shepherd mix”. We just figured she was mix of German Shepherd and other breeds, but then a few different people at the dog park told us she looked like a Dutch Shepherd so we started looking in to it.

She’s a sweet, well-behaved, energetic dog and she’s been a wonderful part of our lives. She’s great with kids and people in general but at the same time very protective of our house, which I love because my fiancé is home alone a lot. She has a huge prey drive so I’ve had to really work on recall training during our off-leash walks in the woods. Once she took off after some deer and when she came back she had blood on her mouth, none of it hers. I never found the deer though.

I know you guys get this question a lot, but I’d love it if you could look at these pictures and tell me if you think she is indeed a Dutch Shepherd or if she’s a mix of some kind. Thanks in advance for your time.
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Kristie E
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my unprofessional opinion is that she is dsx gsd mix... and she is VERY cute !!
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Id have to agree, GSD DS mix. Very adorable
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in my (also unprofessional opinion) - probably a mix.

But it doesn't matter! You guys are happy with Ellie.
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My guess: definately GSD in there ;) Nice looking dog!
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Thanks for the info, guys. Yeah, we're really happy with her - she's such a great dog.
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Post by leih merigian »

FWIW, I agree with the others. Her face/muzzle, her coat in general, and expecially the one from the rear...her tail and back leg "panties"...definitely GSD in there.

Really beautiful, tho and sounds like a wonderful girl!
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Another vote for GSD blood. Nice looking dog!!
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Post by Virginia »

She's lovely! I agree with the consensus here, I see some GSD in her. In some of the pics she reminds me a lot of a darker, more feminine version of my boy, who is also a GSD/DS mix (we think).

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Quite confident she is a DS/GSD cross, which is by the way a very nice combo! I have a young male here (Shooter) and he is great. Welcome to you both here on the DSF!!

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