German Shepherd dog

Yes, this is for real.  There really is a web site selling dozens of dog breeds in topiary form.  God bless the Internet!

I WANT ONE!!!

too much

im going to make one ....wish me luck ...now all i need is plyers 

This is too funny.  I have been lurking these boards for years, mostly just because I love Shepherds. Here I am sitting on my lunch hour at work and find this.  I actually work for the manufacturer of these topiary dogs.  The Shepherd is actually based on our now deceased beautiful sable GSD Zauber vom Rosenhof.  He was the most fantastic companion. (not titled or anything just a great dog)   I never thought he would be a topic of one of the threads here on this forum, even if it is just his wire form. :) 

Cheers

All It needs is some Christmas Lights! Then mount it to the chimney in Dec. LOL

Those are neat.  Just what I need though. more GSD stuff!

No way it could be showline.It would never get past the Standard police.Plus if you tie some copper to it and stake it the groung it could double as a lightning rod.  (Working wire lines)

I offer this just as some trivia, but I seem to recall that in the beginning of the GSD breed the wire-coated dog (and the rough-coated as well as the smooth-coated) was recognized and allowed. If memory serves correctly the wire-coated dog was one of the first determined to have a "fault" and removed from the standard and I believe this action preceeded the removal of white coats from the breed standard.

Of course one occassionally sees the lasting evidence of the wire coat on the occassional dog-usually in the area just below the withers.Corinna, I am sorry to hear about the passing of your dog, but it is really neat that he is represented in this way. Unique, to say the least.

Regards,

Bob-O

Thanks Bob-O.  It is neat to have him in wire.  I would rather have the real dog back but this is fun. 

As an aside -These boards are the greatest.  Shepherd people have the best sense of humour as reflected in above posts. 

Hey, no worries, I have thick skin (or is it a thick coat ?) 

This is the coolest! Could you imagine a bad guy, sneaking up on a house at night finding a bush shaped like a GSD, maybe several, & just settling his nerves only to find the real thing? Sounds like it could be a scene from a 'Naked Gun" movie! LOL! jh

Here is a picture of Zauber "the model" for the wire frame.  This was in his later years doing what he did best, being an awesome gentle dog with our daughter.