will female german shepherds resemble the dad

[mortgagespecialist1979]

i had a question i bought a puppy today and i wanted a puppy to resemble the dad, the puppy that i got is a female and they said it will look like the dad.....now all the female german shepherds that i seen here seems to look smaller and and a smaller more narrow face and doesnt look like the typical german shepherd like the males, are the females suppose to be smaller then the males and is it possible the female will look like the dad?

[Lucy Dog]

Do you have a picture of mom and dad? Could you post them? Could you also post a picture of your puppy?

And to answer your question, it's up to nature who your puppy is going to resemble more? It's like asking who a baby is going to look more like, mom or dad? Sometimes it's mom and sometimes it's dad.

I can tell you from personal experience, my pups got her moms body type and dads colors. Mom's DDR so she was very dark and pretty much a bi-color and her dad is west german showline and the typical black and tan. She turned out to have the exact colors and coat of her dad and the exact body shape of her mom.

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[mortgagespecialist1979]

heres the parents....the mom is the one standing and the dad is the one laying down and the second pic is the puppy that is suppose to look like the dad...i was looking for a puppy to look like the dad

[mortgagespecialist1979]

when i say i want the puppy to look like the dad i mean the face....i dont really like how the mom looks

[Lucy Dog]

Well she definitely has dads colors - that's for sure.

As far as the head, typically females have more of a feminine head which is why you see females with a thinner head than males. Females typically have more feminine features (thin and smaller) and males typically have more masculane features (bigger and more blocky). There are always an exception to the rule, but since you have a female, i'd except her to have more of a feminine looking head.

If you didn't like how mom looks, why did you get the puppy or a female in general?

[mortgagespecialist1979]

because they told me that puppy will look like the dad so i took there word for it....but all the female german shepherds i seen the moms have a small head so i wanted to find out for sure..sorry i don't know much about dogs....

[Lucy Dog]

Well the coat will definitely resemble dads coat. They weren't lying to you. It's just that females typically look more feminine. It's nature.

You do have a very cute puppy there nonetheless. I own a female and couldn't be happier with her. I'm sure you'll feel the same.

Enjoy her while she's small because it won't last very long. In about 6 months, you're going to have a pretty much full grown dog. If you have any questions along the way, don't be afraid to ask.

[mortgagespecialist1979]

here is what the male looks like, do you think this will look like the dad? i told them i don't care what color it is, i just want a dog to look like the dad

[Lucy Dog]

He's a sable. He won't have the colors of dad, but he probably won't have the colors of mom either. To be honest, i don't think he'll resemble either parent too much, but he is a male, so he'll probably have a more masulane head. Like i said before, males will typically have a more masculane (bigger and blockier) head and females with have a more feminine (thinner) head.

Did you already take your puppy home? How old is she?

[mortgagespecialist1979]

your female dog doesn't look like the mother of my puppy, so u got a nice lookin dog, the mother of my puppy doesn't look like yours at all