Going back to the hyperactivity bit. My GSD's parents were both brought over from west germany, before the wall came down. She is Nearly 12 years old and has never been HYPER. She is all German, In fact out of a litter of 10 puppies she was the one they kept to follow their lines, but unfortunatly, the tip of her ear was floppy. So I aquired her, I have done obediance with her from her being very young. Even now she still loves to work, I did retire her a few years ago. And at no point in her life has she ever been Hyper.

If anyone is interested in looking at the following links.........

GSD types
GSD articles

So, what do you think? I know squat about GSD's and I would truly be interested in your opinions! :) Hope the location of the articles doesn't upset anyone. It certainly isn't meant to. :)

Personally, I'd love to own a blue or liver GSD ... I think the liver-and-tan dogs are gorgeous.
That said, okay, they're not acceptable by the AKC breed standard (I'm not as familiar with the British Kennel Club standard) due to not having a black-pigmented nose. Has anyone considered that maybe those colours - blue and liver - should be begun as a seperate breed - like the American-Canadian White Shepherd? Breeding dogs for their colour PLUS health and temperament isn't a bad idea. I'd love to see a GSD-type dog that's healthy, not as prone to HD and not quite as prone to temperament problems... and accepted in all the colours possible. If I owned a liver-and-tan GSD who had good physical shape, was healthy and good-tempered - and I could put WORKING titles on the dog - I would be quite happy to breed from that animal (Assuming I could ever find a liver-and-tan GSD... which is unlikely). Yes, his/her pups would carry a recessive that is considered a 'fault' by colour only. But a working line that's able to prove it's capable of doing what the breed is meant to do - Schutzhund, working trials, agility, obedience - shouldn't be faulted simply by having a recessive colour pattern.

Just been reading all the posts on this subject with a great deal of interest my type of shepherd is neither extreme english or germanic my beatiful boy that i lost 1 year ago was german and english lines and was one of the greatest ambassadors of his breed he was hipscored 3-2 and haemoplillia tested , i did obedience with him and showed him both hobbies with some considerable success he was part of a display team in the summer months with my dog club at galas and venues like that meeting all sorts of different people and children alike always the perfect gentleman. Also did quite a lot of t.v work heartbeat emmerdale and a couple of kids programmes and his behaviour was always impeccable and was trusted 100% by .all that met him, he was never agressive or nervous just a big beautiful shepherd whom i still miss so much and i think i always will.So to me a middle of the road shepherd takes a lot of beating, whether it be long coat short coat white or a blue

Gary Gray's Lindellas Going for Gold at Slatehouse is a lovely middle of the road dog, and his success at All breed Champ shows and stakes classes shows that he has overall apeal.

I have met him both at Windsor when he and my bitch won the Veteran and Champion stakes respectively, and a few weeks ago at the Pedigree finals of these contests. Such a nice natured inteligent easy going boy!!!