OLD STYLE GERMAN SHEPHERD - Page 1

ADVICE  ON  WHERE  TO FIND OLD STYLE GSD, HAVE ONE AT THE MOMENT BUT WOULD LOVE ANOTHER, HAD ONE TWENTY YEARS AGO WHICH WAS VERY DIFFRENT. THANKS FOR READING MESSAGE  ALL ADVICE WELCOME

what is your idea of an "old style" german shephrd ?

this term means many things to many people.

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Oh, incase you don't know, all capital letters usually represents shouting....

Do you mean straight backed? There is a breeder in Ireland, Shammerdoo. I don't know anything about this type of dog or this breeder though. Just came across them in my search for a dog. Pictures on website.

http://shammerdookennels.webs.com/atstud2009.htm

 Please share if you find some breeders breeding old style German Shepherd although I  believe the definition of "Old Style" is open to various connotations and interpretations and hence subjective

regards

There are many, many different names for it.
Old fashioned, straight backed.....the list goes on.
I had a look at the link mentioned above and personally I wouldn't class them as either.

The 'old fashioned' of my day was the police dogs of the 50's/60's
Straight backed to me indicates the 'Alsatian' type which is in the UK.

Here is what I deem to be 'old fashioned'

VA1 Condor vom Hohenstamm
SchH3/FH Kkl 1
Sire Born : 01. May 1954

Not many like this around anymore unfortunately.
The ones with the 'straight backs' or  classed as 'old fashioned' are mainly from 'breeders' who breed for coat and colour - this is what I have found looking around anyway.

I personally think one would need to get into the Army or Police lines for a true 'old fashioned'

Frank 

I find it disappointing that the kennels like Royalair and Briarwood, which say they breed 'old fashioned' GSD's focus on large size and long coats, which has never been a part of the standard. They brag about how heavy their dogs are, Ignoring the fact that they are OVERWEIGHT!!  Very few of them have working titles, either.

However, I just stumbled across a kennel in S. Africa, which seems to be doing it right:

www.olderhill.co.za/wolfdogs_1.htm

I have asked the ladies at Olderhill for information about their dogs, so that I can add them to the Database, but they have not responded to me...

This is one of their dogs that I could find information on from pedigrees of local dogs I know -

www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/615406.html

They have a good reputation here in South Africa, (but not amongst the "show" enthusiasts) and I would love to see the history of the dogs they imported.

- Eleni

I posted this pix previously.   Would you consider this dog to be an "Old Fashion" style?   He is 3 years old in this picture taken in 1970 (old Poloroid pix).   Family GSD.  I like his back -- not totally "boxy", and not overly angulated.

Sunsilver. I have a question.... why are they doing it right? I could not find a dog that is proven. I found out that some of them are 70 KG... standard for a male is 40Kg.... and that is a big dog.



Why are they doing it right? I was not able to find pedigreed either.... what am I looking at?

Pack