Is my dog a German Shepherd or Belgian Malinois? - Page 5

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Crys, a butt too high in an 8 month old doesn't mean that is how she'll always be. They grown one end at a time when they are teenagers! Ah, you probly know that. 

Yeah, but....Why do I keep growing on one end, then? :-)

Yes, I know she's not dong growing yet.  It's been a long time since I watched a puppy grow up, though!

Who cares, anyway...She's not a showdog, just my buddy.

Crys

Your dog looks like a GSD to me.......not a "mixed" breed.
Take care of her and your self,
Best wishes.
Robin

Crys, I found that photo of a panda shepherd on a website for a kennel called Kerstone's.  I think it was kerstoneshepherds.net

To the original poster - yes, I would say your dog is probably purebred German Shepherd.  :o)  And due to her puppy pictures, she is a saddle pattern (not sable), but just EXTREMELY faded now.

Luvdemdogs & Crys - thank you, yes, that is my Panda Shepherd girl, Kerstone's La Vida Loca Phenom, OFA Good H&E prelims - she is a long-coat from almost all German lines tons of SchH dogs, her pedigree is on my website, and she is AKC-registered German Shepherd Dog.  She is only 9-months-old in that stacked photo.  http://www.kerstoneshepherds.net/females/vida.htm

Rookabadooka - your dog is probably some version of Irish spotting gene, or piebalding.  You are right, the Panda gene is a very specific & dominant mutation that is only in one bloodline of dogs (all descending from Lewcinka's Franka vom Phenom)...  The "Panda gene" has been researched and mapped by geneticists at UC Davis.  Franka's pedigree can be seen here: http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/542954.html

 This is a Belgian Malinois:

When you see them next to a German Shepherd it's very easy to see the differences in the 2 breeds.

Your dog looks like an absolute sweetheart.

Micky
 

Kerstone,

Thank you for the info.   One more question.  Is piebald or Irish spotted a common occurance?  Is a purebred GSD trait?  Or does it mean someone snuck into the hen house down the line so to speak?  Curiosity is what brought me to this website a few months ago.  My sister works for a vet in houston and had seen a "Panda" at her work.  Never having seen one or any other dog that looks like my Abbie she called immediately to tell me.  I am admittedly ignorant on the subject of dog breeding and genetics.  I appreciate any little piece of the puzzle I can get.  

I don't know as much about the piebald gene, but I do know most white spotting in the German Shepherd is attributed to the Irish Spotting gene...  Now whether folks can really say "for sure" what causes the white toes, white spots on chests, or the extreme marks even on the face, etc...  if they (owners/breeders) can say without doing DNA testing on exactly which gene it is, I don't know.  Most folks might just be guessing which it is.  But white spotting is extremely common in German Shepherds, even in the American champion showdogs, and whatever the specific gene(s) is/are that cause it, they are very much a part of purebred GSDs...  Also a misconception is that white spotting is related to the White German Shepherds, which is totally false.