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A german shepherd dwarf female and more.

What do you consider a Dwarf? I have an 8 month old female that is about 35-40 pounds. She is a MONSTER! Definitely a little pocket rocket!

Hello to all!!!

I actually have a dwarf german shepherd!!! he is one of the best dogs i had ever had!!! any questions I will try to be helpful and answer. My lil guy is 2 years old... full blooded german shepherd... stands about 14inches from ground to back and weighs 15 pounds. We have a 5 month old GSD also that our dwarf can stand directly underneath with out touching her belly!!!

Hi Memix, I realize that this is an old thread given new life but if you are still reading it may I suggest you go up to the top of the thread where is says search messageboard and enter dwarf. There have been a number of threads dealing with dwarfs.

A correction if I may to Andrea's post re the picture on Linda Shaw's site.  The dogs are NOT at all related. I know I own them. Mr. Nemo - see to your right keeping his nose warm -will be 10 in August and is a Lasso Neun Berg son out of a Roten Mater bitch. The other dog in the photo on the Shaw site - the one doing the KISS impression- is Remy a 5 year old Dutch import who is my service dog and competition dog. Remy comes from KNVP stock .

Nemo is a pitutary dwarf. As in humans there are several types of dwarfs in GSD.  Australia I believe was having a problem with the chrondoplastic (sp) dwarves ( look like Corgi's full body short legs). Pituitary dwarfs are deficient in the growth hormone and other hormones produced by the pituitary gland. They usually are proportionate in size tho they have a foxy look to their face. They vary in size and health and there is some speculation that is related to how much growth hormone is or is not being produced. The very tiny ones often have heart problems and tend to die young. But not all dwarves have heart problems. Nemo is a chunky 32 pounds and about the size of a 12-14 week old puppy.  The pituitary dwarves are deficient in thyroid and need to be supplemented. This and the lack of growth hormone contributes to the skin yuckies and loss of hair. I have been lucky with Nemo. When he came to me 4 years ago he was going thru a very tough patch with his skin. I'm a great believer in supplements so started him on a regime that also includes a periodic low dose of DHEA which is a precurser to hormones.  We managed to clean up the skin and in the process grew some hair so now he is the Don King of the GSD world.

Nemo is a very very special heart dog. He is an empath who knows the person who needs to be taken care of. He'll aslo do a bark and hold for an oven mitt and his absolute favorite work is sheepherding. The sheep know he is a big dog! He's been known to back down a ram. As my friend Julia (who had him for the first 6 years) says - he's never looked in the mirror. He doesn't know he isn't a big dog.

Annie so glad to hear about your guy and the fact that he is going strong. Let's both of us end up having a record holder in the age department.

Melissa, I agree Nemo is one of the best dogs I've had too. Can you share some more with us about your guy. I would love to see pictures of your's and Annie's dogs.

There is also a researcher in the U.S. working on dwarfism in the GSD and Nemo has contributed his DNA. If any one with a dwarf would like to participate ( it's a simple blood test) contact me and I will send you her contact info.

MPD it's unlikely your bitch is a dwarf. They are pretty recognizable by the age of 8-12 weeks because their growth pattern is so different, their hair is different and like I said they are a bit foxy looking. Sounds like your girl is right on track to be a "pocket rocket".  We definitely have that in the genome and I for one love small typey bitches. I have known several and they often have a good "punch" to them. In the US until 1968 the standard had height AND weight limits and the weights for bitches were 45-65 pounds which meant of course you got some on either side of this range as well. You saw the small bitches more often back then but like I said - still in the genome and pops out now and again.

hi i have a dwarf gsd and hes lovely,,,,,the only thing is he loseshis hair ......was just wondering if any body knows how to help him as at the moment he looks like a fox with mange but he seems happy enough,,,,,,,i know some one in the netherlands has researched the blood line but i cant seem to contact him......

Nemo's pedigree. Read it and weep. I know I did!  http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/para.utkoma?fadir=108&modir=16223

There were two dwarves in his litter. I lost track of one when the owners moved, I moved, etc. , but Nemo's doing fine at nearly 10 years of age. :-D

I'm thinking of purchasing a dwarf Shepherd.

Does anyone know if they come with a Dwarf Wife & Dwarf Children? Or do you have to purchase them separately?