Shepherd types

[low plains drifter 11,274]

Anyone know anything about these breeds

The flat backed supposedly healthier stock

Are the east european offerings just a money spinner, or are some worth looking into

I had a bit of time around a Mali dog last year and he seemed a nice steady dog, off the lead and friendly enough with everybody, but I could sense he was keeping his eye on me

 

Edited 7 hours ago by low plains drifter
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[jukel123 9,603]

Do you mean German Shepherds?  There's a few members on here have worked with them. Member by the name of Downsouth?

You found a Mali which was "nice and steady". It must have been drugged or anaesthetised lol.  I couldn't get along with one.  Far too restless and hyper for me. Worse than border collies in my opinion.

[low plains drifter 11,274]

4 hours ago, jukel123 said:

Do you mean German Shepherds?  There's a few members on here have worked with them. Member by the name of Downsouth?

You found a Mali which was "nice and steady". It must have been drugged or anaesthetised lol.  I couldn't get along with one.  Far too restless and hyper for me. Worse than border collies in my opinion.

German shepherd types and similar I've always had a liking for them, but with having the runners never looked into them properly and hearing about hip dysplasia and too much breeding for looks etc 

There was about 15 to 20 people in a 7 acre woodland when I saw the Mali so maybe he had enough going on to keep him quiet, and his owner had been away with him for a few hours, I'm not saying I would have a Mali myself, but if there is a shepherd type or some bloodline to look out for that is suited to being out in the countryside going for decent walks/travelling about and being at the woods for a few days at a time that sort of thing, I would be interested in them

[vfr400boy 3,659]

Iv 2 shepherd's the mum is a straight back kc , and her daughter we used a stud from a bloke who bread police dogs he chose us a steady straight back dog to use , both dogs are great around kids n stock both very sensible and easy to live with n both guard the house n kids well 

[Aussie Whip 4,318]

My nephew from the UK, now living in Perth has got a German Shepherd from working lines. It's a huge dog, almost pure black and he has trouble keeping it occupied. The Malis I've seen should only be owned by law enforcement or guarding air force bases and jobs like that, they are too much for almost anybody else. The nephew's dog has no genetic health problems though.

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[vfr400boy 3,659]

The breeder we used for the stud dog was saying that most police dogs spend 10 hours a day in a box in the back of a car so they don't need any fancy working lines just a loud dog with a good off switch,  he had some malis cross shepherd's that looked nice but he sed was hard work,  he was an interesting bloke was explaining what different forces want in a dog etc and how they test them