Dutch Shepherd Forum

Hi I’ve recently purchase my first DS x German he around 5 -6 months old but ears have not perked up could some1 please advise me

Ajk6473 wrote: ↑Mon Dec 03, 2018 4:15 pm ears have not perked up

This is a quite common question, and usually the answer is to exercise patience. There isn't a true timeline for this, and I think I've seen some report as long as a year and a half.

There are some other factors to consider like nutrition or injury, but really not much else helps.

Thanks for reply I have previous owned German shepherd still have 2 of them but first time I’ve purchased a Dutch shepherd my German ears perked up in first few months , DS mum was all black with no brown on it just small white mark on her chest his dad was a black German shepherd I will upload pic of the pups his mum could some1 advice me if it is a DS or something else as I have been told DS don’t come all black ? Is this true ?

I purchased dog in Kashmir Pakistan were previous not seen this breed I live in uk but previous moved to kashmir

Can please tell me if it is a Dutch shepherds

This pic of his mum

This is duke is a DS ?

He has white mark on chest and back ties not paws

Is this a Dutch shepherd ? It has white on chest and toes it’s 4-5 months old I will upload pic of duke and his mum

The brindle stripes are a dominant DNA feature for a Dutch Shepherd, so it is more likely that there is little to no Dutch Shepherd in Duke.

There are all black German Shepherds, though.

Can you trace down the father of this pup ? That can answer a lot of questions.

Thanks for your replies , cannot trace father as he only had duke and his mum , he told me his dad was a black German shepherd but his mum in pic was a Dutch shepherd? But looking on this forum mum looks more like a Belgium or German ?

There are black ds for sure, i have seen them. And they are all registered and purebred.

For ur guestion, ur dog looks more gs than ds. Time and dna test can do the trick.

Thanks for your answer to my question susannah