[manc]

Good for those dog, and it is also good to see lately that the German Shepherd is not being mixed as much as it used to be and now returning to t be good, solid, big boned dogs.

[Gennie]

They were never mixed with anything, but the show dogs still look as crippled as ever. There was a stink regarding the Crufts best of breed winner this year, her back looked broken:



My dogs are considered old fashioned style German Shepherds which have the straight back. Mine also tend to be larger in size than standard, but extremely healthy.

[the OlLine Rebel]

This dog is gorgeous, but I’m betting he’s still German Show lines mostly. (Candid pix can fool the viewer.)

They are not “mixed”, there are several types (unless you mean the Shiloh/King oversized dogs which have been accused of being part Malamute, etc) that have arisen from same stock. Unfortunately, none of them is perfect.