![]() ![]() ![]() It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. Short, steep or flat croups highly undesirable. The German Shepherd is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. Croup slightly sloping and without any break in the topline, merges imperceptibly with the set on of the tail. Sometimes puppies are born with very light eyes as well. This lovely color variation includes unique eye colors like blue or hazel, and can even come with different nose colors like light brown or pale. Blue dogs often appear as a dusty or somewhat light gray with a gray leather nose. 2 3 Next by SchHBabe on 25 July 2007 - 16:07 Folks, Another piece of enlightenment I would like to achieve. Weak, soft and roach backs highly undesirable and should be heavily penalised. In fact, German Shepherd colors that contain liver could be disqualified, and only liver colored German Shepherds without other colors are permitted. A German Shepherd’s eyes will normally change to their adult color by the time the pup is around six months old. Gonioscopy is not considered a stand-alone exam for OFA certification rather it. Their eye colors are similarly diluted they’ll have light brown, light green, yellow, or blue eyes instead of the usual dark brown. The back is firm, strong and well muscled. A gonioscopy exam can be performed either separately or during a CAER eye exam. The topline runs without any visible break from the set on of the neck, over the well-defined withers, falling away slightly in a straight line to the gently sloping croup. Overall length achieved by correct angle of well laid shoulders, correct length of croup and hindquarters. Light markings on chest or very pale colour on inside of legs permissible but undesirable, as are whitish nails, red-tipped tails or wishy-washy faded colours. Back between withers and croup, straight, strongly developed, not too long. Tears provide oxygen and nourishment to the cornea (the clear layer of tissue at the front of the eye) and help remove debris from the eye’s surface. Tears play an essential role in maintaining the health of a dog’s eyes. Ribs well formed and long neither barrel-shaped nor too flat allowing free movement of elbows when gaiting. Let’s take a look at five common types of dog eye discharge and what you should do about them. will become pigmented or dark in color, and scarring will spread over the cornea. Chest deep (45-48%) of height at shoulder, not too broad, brisket long, well developed. It occurs primarily in middle-aged German Shepherd dogs and Belgian. Undersized dogs, stunted growth, high-legged dogs, those too heavy or too light in build, over-loaded fronts, too short overall appearance, any feature detracting from reach or endurance of gait, undesirable. Length measured from point of shoulder to point of buttock, slightly exceeding height at withers. ![]()
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