This is a repost, I put it on the general forum too. Below is a photo of my new pup Lady. I got her about a month and a half ago from an animal shelter. I think she definitely has some shepherd in her but wanted to know what other's more familiar with the breed thought and anyone can guess what breeds she could be a mix of. 

She is freaking smart as a whip and very sweet. I can't wait to see her grow and train her more. I am already beginning (this is my first dog to ever train) In the picture below she is sitting next to me in the front yard during a garage sale and stays right next to me and comes immediately when I call her. 

Another question is when should I get her spayed? She is about 5 months old right now, or at least that's what i guess because they thought she was about 4 months old at the shelter. She weights 28 lbs right now and about 38 inches from her nose to her tail. Any thougths?

If you got her from a shelter, they may have already spayed her. I'd check into it first. With larger breeds I like to wait until they're older to spay (say 14-18 months) just to enhance their growth. Some larger breeds, including GSDs, when spayed/neutered young like 6 months tend to grow tall, lanky, and with really long thin heads. However, I understand with females it's hard to keep them intact especially if you're not planning on breeding because heat cycles are horrible haha. So really after 6 months is usually acceptable by most vets, unless you could keep her confined through her first heat and spay her when her growth starts to level out. As for breed, I'd say a good ol Heinz 57. There's no telling what she has in her. I'd like to say GSD and Border Collie, with that thick head maybe Akita, but it's a long shot. There are DNA tests available, not sure on the price, but check with your vet if you're really curious. It's cool to know how they turn out. We did one on one of our clients and it will show the percentages of the breeds that are in the dog. Pretty neat. Anyway, good looking baby, and congrats! I wish you guys well!

While i've seen some funky GSD mixes over the years i'd point my finger more towards border collie/cattle dog. And in florida we seem to have a lot of smooth coated border collies.
I've seen a few border collie/pit bulls that look just like her.
I'd check with the shelter to see if she's been fixed first. Most of the shelters in larger towns and cities do not adopt out intact dogs. But if your small town or in the deep south then there are exceptions.
If she goes into heat you will know they didn't take care of spaying for ya.
Have fun as herder are a blast to train. And maybe that why i don't have one, i want more of a challange!
Enjoy that pretty girl!

YEAH, Shelter dog!

GSD + Border collie + husky  equals one intelligent busy beautiful dog.  Love it. 

You can get a DNA test and find out

http://www.canineheritage.com/

NA identifies dog breed with 99 percent accuracy

 

By MARK DERR
New York Times News Service
May. 20, 2004 05:40 PM

Related links • Surprising DNA find about which dog breeds came first • Study: Modern dogs have a lot in common with wolves • Fine-tuning Fido for you

In a study that alters conventional wisdom and paves the way for a better understanding of canine behavior and evolution, scientists say they have found genetic variations that allow them to distinguish between 85 different dog breeds and to identify an individual dog's breed with 99 percent accuracy.
http://www.azcentral.com/families/articles/0520SCI-DOG-BREEDS-ON.html