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Originally Posted by Doc
I have no idea of the dog you speak of Mrs. K. The ones I breed look like German shepherds not Great Danes, perhaps over-sized in Germany takes on a different look?
One of my gals at 7 months.
And another one of gals at 2 years and 90 pounds.
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Jung Tell von der Kriminalpolizei was a tall dog, but he was also fairly square. He was not what I would call a bulky dog.
Klodo vom Boxberg was closer to Max' ideal being a medium sized (that would be 62-63 cm) dog that is also slightly longer than he is tall (compare to his maternal great grandfather shown above).
While heavy bulky dogs were used in the foundation of the breed I have never found any photos of GSD that looks like this until more modern times. This is supposed to be an athletic utilitarian working dog and not a huge bulky mastiff/draught type breed.
Of course this is my understanding of the breed history as a working dog. Others obviously have a differing opinion.
