Tell us about yourself: Hi, I have a beautiful 8-month-old female I adopted about a month ago. She was pulled from a rural shelter by a local Cincinnati rescue group. They called her a Dutch Shepherd mix, which I'd never heard of. She is amazing! I have two other dogs, four cats, two kids and a husband. I spend a lot of time doing activities with my dogs. So glad to have found this site!
Hello,
I adopted Shadow from Louie's Legacy rescue in Cincinnati in November. They had pulled her from a rural Kentucky shelter. They listed her as a Dutch Shepherd mix. This was the first I had heard of the breed. I would appreciate anyone's opinion. She is currently nine months old and weighs about 32 lbs. I don't think she will get much over 40-45 lbs. She is very intelligent and easy to train. When outside she often crouches or lies down and intently watches our other dogs, then rushes them (to play). She is very friendly and submissive to other dogs, extremely loyal to me. Altogether a wonderful dog. Her brindling is almost completely black and white, no brown. She has humongous ears!
Thanks for your input.
Tell us about yourself: Hi, I have a beautiful 8-month-old female I adopted about a month ago. She was pulled from a rural shelter by a local Cincinnati rescue group. They called her a Dutch Shepherd mix, which I'd never heard of. She is amazing! I have two other dogs, four cats, two kids and a husband. I spend a lot of time doing activities with my dogs. So glad to have found this site!
Tell us about yourself: DS and Mal foster newly approved aug'12 by NADSR and ABMCR. high-functioning Autistic in nyc/hamptons in my 60's. Rescued the smartest dog i had ever seen off nyc street in 2000. Tracedog's intelligence exceeded by multiples my judgement that day. My first [and only as of 10/2012] dog turned out to be a DS, perhaps with a touch of something else, but attention to detail, behavioral traits, and physical habits, movement, and skill identical to DS. But MUCH more intellectual ability. supremely confident in all settings, fearless, very outgoing and social with people and friendly with dogs. Seldom apart in over 12 years, Trace Dog was the most important relationship of my adult life; he was my partner. He died july17,2012. i am dying without him. www.youtube.com/tracesobakawww.dogster.com/dogs/637612
my Sakima [ his youtube link is below ] was dumped by his ''breeder'' in a TN shelter along with a litter-mate brother. i would not be shocked if your dog came from the same guy. Saki is now 21 months old and weighs 66 lb. He loves EVERY dog [ even those that would rather kill him ] and every person [ though people also make him nervous as he had a pretty rough first 7 months ]. he stalks his housemates as you describe - which a full DS will also do - but he does that with less humor and more seriousness than the dogs that are definitely DS. in general, he lacks the extreme sense of humor that i expect from DS. his herding instincts are WAYsuper strong. his looks/behavior/movement/physical prowess/daredevil attitude are 97% DS, but, as Eric said about Shadow, there is something that just does not seem right for a full DS. [ Saki's brindle is tan and black, but a hint of white/gray bridle on his chest. ] in Saki's case, his mix would definitely be confined to other shepherd breeds; i tend to think it could be GSD and/or some Australian herding breed and i arbitrarily guess at 1/4 non-DS, meaning one grandparent was a non-DS shepherd.
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Tell us about yourself: Hi, I have a beautiful 8-month-old female I adopted about a month ago. She was pulled from a rural shelter by a local Cincinnati rescue group. They called her a Dutch Shepherd mix, which I'd never heard of. She is amazing! I have two other dogs, four cats, two kids and a husband. I spend a lot of time doing activities with my dogs. So glad to have found this site!
What a gorgeous dog! Thanks for sharing pictures of him. Yes, I agree, Shadow doesn't have a full-on shepherd build, and her face is different. I am enjoying learning about dutch shepherds, though. Thanks!
Tell us about yourself: Hey all im a dutch addict :) lol we now have three in my family my dad has two that work up at a farm with him been stealing them for months and working with a protection sports group in my area LOVE LOVE LOVE this breed yes even in the temper tantrum melt down demonic running around like a cracked out two year old moments lol just got my own seven week puppy can't wait to see him grow.
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very pretty girl love her big ol ears 