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Did you intentionally get a German bloodline shepherd?

[TroutStalker]

I only became aware of the bloodline when we were looking at the puppies. The family we got Max from had both parents and it was the first litter. Max has stayed fairly slender also, at 90 pounds at age four. He is self regulating on eating, often leaving food in his bowl. We used to just leave food out in abundance for whenever he wanted it, but now that my mother-in-law and her Weimareiner live with us we can't do that since her dog eats everything in sight.