Dutch Shepherd Forum

Good day, everyone!
I need your expert opinions in order for me to know if the puppy I have now is a possible Dutch Shepherd / Labrador mix...

Thank you very much!

What led you to suppose that mix?

Do you have additional pictures from other angles? That one pic actually makes me think Carolina Dog... either way, soooo cute!

feraloup wrote:Do you have additional pictures from other angles? That one pic actually makes me think Carolina Dog... either way, soooo cute!

Holy cow!!! That was my first thought exactly!!! I didn't say anything because I didn't think anyone else would know what I was talking about...LOL. I had never heard of a Carolina Dog until I moved east...to the Carolinas!!!

The guy who gave me the puppy told me that the mother is a ds... and the sire is a lab... i saw the other pup and it has a spotted (dark) coloration but the ears aren't totally upright.

Carolina dog? oh my goodness! I looked at the pictures in google and I can clearly see your point. hahaha! she does look like one.

anyways, here are additional pictures.

Thank you all for your insights.

Oh how adorable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Dutchringgirl wrote:Oh how adorable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you!

feraloup wrote:Do you have additional pictures from other angles? That one pic actually makes me think Carolina Dog... either way, soooo cute!

Thank you!

here is a picture of my puppy's sister...

She is to cute !!!A Fluffy striped girl !!

Like the dutch Shepherd, the Lab is very versatile and excels at many different activities. This dog could make an excellent seeing eye dog, search and rescue dog or police K9 in narcotics detection.

dutch Shepherd Lab MixA Lab dutch Shepherd will have a manageable coat. Both breeds are double coated, but a Labrador's hair is much shorter than a shepherd's.

A Lab Shepherd mix dog will likely show a high degree of dog intelligence. A German Shepherd is ranked third, while a Lab is in the number 7 spot.

dutch Shepherd mix will likely be easier to train than a purebred GSD. And a bit less challenging.

Scott123 wrote: And a bit less challenging.

How so?

I base my question only on a few things: departments who received their first DS partners and found them more difficult to handle than the GSDs they're used to; the breed being known for going up the lead; and their genetic pool not being as diluted as GSDs.

If you say they're easier due to intelligence, agility due to size, and better overall health due to the gene pool (thus far), I see that.

Scott123 wrote:dutch Shepherd mix will likely be easier to train than a purebred GSD. And a bit less challenging.

I'm not sure I agree with that as I've had both. While my DS/mix picks up on things quicker and works harder, he's definitely more challenging in the sense of energy, focus, time, etc. And definitely has had (and sometimes still does, depending on the situation) a propensity to be a bit more mouthy than either of my GSD's.

I dont agree either. I agree with Stacy, they learn fast but the energy and figuring out other things that you dont want them to figure out, does make them a challenge. Sadie is super mouthy as well.

While I don't think it applies here, Labs can carry a recessive for brindle points. http://labradornet.com/brindletanpoint.html