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Prerna asked in PetsDogs · 7 years ago

What are the different types of the German Shepherds?

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  • 7 years ago
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    There is only ONE German Shepherd and that is the German Shepherd Dog. There are only Three bloodlines as well:

    American Show Line

    German Show Line

    Working Line

    Belgian's and Shiloh Shepherds and others that many have named are a COMPLETELY different breed. They may have shepherd in their name or look like one, but they are not.

  • 7 years ago

    True German Shepherd is a well defined breed. Varieties with unique coloration and longer hair are typically outcrosses with other dog breeds. Having said that, unless you are looking for a show dog, many of these varieties share most of the GSD traits and will make wonderful pets, just like the "true" GSDs. Some breeders specialize in White German Shepherds, for example, which are beautiful, intelligent dogs:

    http://www.vadzilla.com/dog-breeds/german-shepherd...

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    There are different bloodlines, but overall there is 1 main "type" of GSD.

    Mainly, they are broken down to working lines, show lines, and backyard bred types... AKA the "American" German Shepherd, although it is still a GSD, just weak.

  • 7 years ago

    The AKC recognized breed is known as the 'German Shepherd Dog.' There are other breeds with the word 'Shepherd' in the name but they are separate and distinct from the breed you are asking about.

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  • There are different types of bloodlines of German Shepherds. These are:-

    American Bloodlines

    German Show Bloodlines

    European Working Bloodlines

  • 7 years ago

    On paper only one. But as said earlier there are people who breed for showing and then there's everyone else! The other type being refered to as working line, which do have obvious visual differences to the showline, but most likely haven't worked for generations.

    People will also state that different country's are different; UK, German, and USA in particular but this is not the case because dogs gets transported all the time either as litters or stud dogs.

  • 7 years ago

    there are no different "types".. its just German Shepherd.

  • 7 years ago

    "Correct" and "Incorrect" there is only ONE German Shepherd Dog breed. No varieties or "types" are recognized.

  • 7 years ago

    American Tundra Shepherd Dog

    American White Shepherd Dog

    Belgian Shepherd Dog

    Belgian Malinois Dog

    Belgian Tervuren Dog

    Belgian Laekenois Dog

    Bohemian Shepherd

    Dutch Shepherd Dog

    East-European Shepherd

    German Shepherd Dog

    King Shepherd Dog

    Pakistani Shepherd Dog

    Panda Shepherd Dog

    Shiloh Shepherd Dog

  • ?
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    There is technically only one standard - but the lines and conformation varies considerably.

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