Giant German Shepherds - Page 2

APBTLove · 07-26-2010, 02:45 PM

Ask her for measurements, withers to ground, shoulders to hips... He is either obese or she doesn't know how to weigh a dog. My boy is a bit taller than a GSD should be, 28", and is about 80#'s. No fat on him.. Better tey, ask for pictures and measurement, either she's breeding mutts or she's neglectful to her dogs for letting them get that overweight. no way a pure shepherd is 160#s.

Big size doesn't mean they'll suffer. Before I started keeping my dogs in shape, my GSDs were easily 20lbs overweight each... Not ideal in any way, they moved well and had more energy than me, good hips and joints and both lived to 15-16 - I did get the weight off when they got older, the bitch went from 102 to 77, and was still overweight... But she didn't LOOK that fat. So if you take an oversized shepherd who'd be 90+ slim and make him obese, he could very well be 150+ without looking like a pot bellied pig... I know someone who claims to have a 200 pound shepherd/rottie and that it's 'thick' - I.E overweight.

Does she have a kennel website?

arycrest · 07-26-2010, 02:47 PM

Many years ago there was a breeder advertising his 150lb WGSD stud. The dog was so fat he was almost as broad as he was long ... it made me sick to look at him.

LaRen616 · 07-26-2010, 02:53 PM

My neighbors GSD puppy is about 5 months old right now and he is gigantic! When he brought that puppy home at 7 weeks old it was about the same size if not bigger than Sinister when I got him at 11 weeks old!

The guy next door said that parents were huge. I think he said the day was 120 and the mom was 90 or 95?

APBTLove · 07-26-2010, 02:57 PM

Also, might be King Shepherds, they are not GSDs, but resemble them a lot and are BIG.

they are fairly new, created by mixing GSDs with other breeds for size..

noah · 07-26-2010, 03:10 PM

My noah is about 105 to110. he is three and we have never had any problems, his father was 120, his grandfather 148.7 pounds..noah is lean and could easily put on a few more pounds, was fed raw for the first three years, because of a limping problem, went away with in the first week of new diet.

codmaster · 07-26-2010, 03:40 PM

Many GSD's today are WAY too big according to the standard. Most all US show dogs are too big. if you were to watch a BOB class in a show and you happened to see a dog at the standard height, you would probably think it were a puppy compared to the other dogs!

I would love to see those GIANT dogs trotting after sheep all day or even see them working as a police/military dog all day - couldn't do it! Too big!

Whitedog404 · 07-26-2010, 04:00 PM

Boy, did you run into a bad breeder. Even if you never get a dog from her, you'll learn a lot of great info from her Web site. This is what I think a breeder should be. Good luck in your search. www.vonlotta.com.

VegasResident · 07-26-2010, 04:07 PM

I am thinking possible King Shepherds. They were developed in the 1990s, are NOT GSDs. They look like an oversized GSD but came from American and European GSD, Alaskan Malamutes and Great Pyranees.

There are also breeders out there that for some reason twist the breed and try to oversize them and something has to be bred into the GSD to get the size increase

If someone wants something different like a King or a Shiloh, that is fine, but it is not a GSD.

ChristenHolden · 07-26-2010, 04:28 PM

Sounds like a Shiloh or a king breed with a over size female to me.

Jessiewessie99 · 07-26-2010, 04:34 PM

Either Shiloh or King Shepherd, an Oversized GSD, or a fat GSD. Bad breeder, I would look elsewhere.

Sorry for your loss.

07-26-2010, 02:45 PM	#11 (permalink)
APBTLove Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,488	Ask her for measurements, withers to ground, shoulders to hips... He is either obese or she doesn't know how to weigh a dog. My boy is a bit taller than a GSD should be, 28", and is about 80#'s. No fat on him.. Better tey, ask for pictures and measurement, either she's breeding mutts or she's neglectful to her dogs for letting them get that overweight. no way a pure shepherd is 160#s. Big size doesn't mean they'll suffer. Before I started keeping my dogs in shape, my GSDs were easily 20lbs overweight each... Not ideal in any way, they moved well and had more energy than me, good hips and joints and both lived to 15-16 - I did get the weight off when they got older, the bitch went from 102 to 77, and was still overweight... But she didn't LOOK that fat. So if you take an oversized shepherd who'd be 90+ slim and make him obese, he could very well be 150+ without looking like a pot bellied pig... I know someone who claims to have a 200 pound shepherd/rottie and that it's 'thick' - I.E overweight. Does she have a kennel website? __________________ Basics of the Pit Bull. What IS a Pit Bull? Last edited by APBTLove; 07-26-2010 at 02:48 PM.

07-26-2010, 02:47 PM	#12 (permalink)
arycrest Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Florida Posts: 6,590	Many years ago there was a breeder advertising his 150lb WGSD stud. The dog was so fat he was almost as broad as he was long ... it made me sick to look at him. __________________ Gayle & the Hooligans Mac, Slider, Bruiser, & Faith MY BRIDGE KIDS: Andy, Abbey, Tasha, Tex, Echo, Yukon, JR, Too, Niki, Bo, Ringer, Kelly, & Honey The Hooligans Photo Albums!

07-26-2010, 02:53 PM	#13 (permalink)
LaRen616 Knighted Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 2,684	My neighbors GSD puppy is about 5 months old right now and he is gigantic! When he brought that puppy home at 7 weeks old it was about the same size if not bigger than Sinister when I got him at 11 weeks old! The guy next door said that parents were huge. I think he said the day was 120 and the mom was 90 or 95? __________________ Sinister~1 1/2 year old Black GSD 3/11 Rogue~ 1 1/2 year old GSD/Husky Mix 3/5 The Cat Pack Isolde~6 mth old Tortie Ragdoll Kitten 2/21 Wicked~2 yr old Calico Cat 3/17 Chaos~3 yr old Calico Cat 7/17

07-26-2010, 02:57 PM	#14 (permalink)
APBTLove Knighted Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2,488	Also, might be King Shepherds, they are not GSDs, but resemble them a lot and are BIG. they are fairly new, created by mixing GSDs with other breeds for size.. __________________ Basics of the Pit Bull. What IS a Pit Bull?

07-26-2010, 04:07 PM	#18 (permalink)
VegasResident Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Las Vegas Posts: 345	I am thinking possible King Shepherds. They were developed in the 1990s, are NOT GSDs. They look like an oversized GSD but came from American and European GSD, Alaskan Malamutes and Great Pyranees. There are also breeders out there that for some reason twist the breed and try to oversize them and something has to be bred into the GSD to get the size increase If someone wants something different like a King or a Shiloh, that is fine, but it is not a GSD. __________________ Dogs Teach Us Unconditional Love Bindi - GSD (standard coat)- High School Jingles Bell Doyle - (12/1993 - 08/2004) Binky - my soulmate GSD dog (12/19/99-11/16/09) I miss her.. Romeo Bär (ankle shark)- Long Standard Coat GSD (6/10/2010) Last edited by VegasResident; 07-26-2010 at 04:12 PM.

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07-26-2010, 03:10 PM	#15 (permalink)
noah Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Posts: 27	My noah is about 105 to110. he is three and we have never had any problems, his father was 120, his grandfather 148.7 pounds..noah is lean and could easily put on a few more pounds, was fed raw for the first three years, because of a limping problem, went away with in the first week of new diet.

07-26-2010, 03:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
codmaster Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: California, US Posts: 1,557	Many GSD's today are WAY too big according to the standard. Most all US show dogs are too big. if you were to watch a BOB class in a show and you happened to see a dog at the standard height, you would probably think it were a puppy compared to the other dogs! I would love to see those GIANT dogs trotting after sheep all day or even see them working as a police/military dog all day - couldn't do it! Too big!

07-26-2010, 04:00 PM	#17 (permalink)
Whitedog404 Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Southeast Posts: 194	Boy, did you run into a bad breeder. Even if you never get a dog from her, you'll learn a lot of great info from her Web site. This is what I think a breeder should be. Good luck in your search. www.vonlotta.com.

07-26-2010, 04:28 PM	#19 (permalink)
ChristenHolden Master Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Southern, Oklahoma, usa Posts: 721	Sounds like a Shiloh or a king breed with a over size female to me. __________________ ~Christen BELLA~GSD BATISTA~SHAR PEI BANDIT~CHI/YORKIE GABE~RAT TERRIE/CORGIE ANGLE~RAT TERRIER/CORGIE PEPPER~RAT TERRIER HONEY~CHI RUSTY~PAPILLION OLIVER~MIXED RESCUE CHEWIE~MIXED RESCUE 6 CATS 1 TURTLE~

07-26-2010, 04:34 PM	#20 (permalink)
Jessiewessie99 Knighted Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Lakewod, CA Posts: 2,700	Either Shiloh or King Shepherd, an Oversized GSD, or a fat GSD. Bad breeder, I would look elsewhere. Sorry for your loss. __________________ Jessica- Molly-GSD Tanner-GSD,AAT(In Training) RIP: Max & Simba