175 pound GSD

[tuffloud1]

Ok, so a guy from work started talking to me about his wife's GSD. He asks me, how old is your puppy and how much does he weigh? I say, my boy is almost 9 months and weighs 80 pounds. Then he says, "my wife's is 8 months and weighs 130 pounds. The vet said he will top out at 175 when he's done. He's a real German Shepherd, not the American lines. The ones from Germany are way larger. Police departments only use the real German Shepherds from Germany", he says.

I'm at a complete loss here. Everyone was standing there in awe listening to this guy. What is the deal with "how much does your dog weigh" nonsense as if the more your dog weighs the better? I thought my boy was fairly large for his age, but hold the phone, here comes a guy with a 130 pound puppy who will soon be 175!

Is this even considered a GSD? How is this possible? Either he's lying, or its not a GSD, correct?

[KZoppa]

he probably has a king shepherd which get pretty large and is NOT really a GSD. Even so King Shepherds shouldnt be that large. And no, the german lines are no way larger than american lines. The guy is full of it.

Print out the breed standard information and hand it to him. You should even be able to print out the standard from Germany and hand that to him. And no, Police Departments dont use the german lines simply because they're bigger. They pick the dog best suited for the job, no matter the lines. Many dogs that are on PD forces today, were more than likely bred and born in the US.

[Konotashi]

From what I understand, many police departments are starting to use Mals and Dutchies because they're smaller and more compact, and when doing something like a search, they can maneuver inside of a car much easier than a GSD can. (Among other things).

It drives me nuts when people say they have these giant GSDs and are proud of it.

If it is that heavy, my guess is that it's morbidly obese.

[MountainGSDs]

The breed standard for a male at the top of the standard is 88 pounds. Height at the withers 25.7 inches. Those are for the top of the standard.

I used to actually have the standard in print so when people start spewing their dribble I can show them.


SV - FCI GSD Breed Standard




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[JakodaCD OA]

I'd say, 'let's see a picture of him"..Sometimes dogs can look bigger than they really are or at 8 months could be real fat

Also you'll get those braggers that think having a BIG gsd is cool.

[wyominggrandma]

Or you get the people who have never actually put the dog on a scale and they are just guessing. Its amazing how much they think the dog weighs, and brag about it at the clinic, then we put them on the scale and they weigh much less. Or like someone else said, the dog is a pig and is hugely fat.
My Berner puppy weighed 100 lbs at 8 months, has feet as big as a horse and was not fat. He is now 2 and weighs 130, yet is it all muscle and frame, as Berners are supposed to be. Not an inch of fat on him.However, typically people think he weighs 200 lbs.
Holly, my GSD weighs 58-60 lbs at 15 months and is about 22 at the shoulder, yet I have had folks say" oh man, she must weigh 100 lbs. I just laugh.
People are still at the "bigger is better" theory for all animals.
Oh yea, we had a 98 lb red heeler come into the clinic. He was purebred and fat as a pig. The owner was just so proud of how big his dog was.... UGH.

[Mrs.K]

Originally Posted by tuffloud1

Ok, so a guy from work started talking to me about his wife's GSD. He asks me, how old is your puppy and how much does he weigh? I say, my boy is almost 9 months and weighs 80 pounds. Then he says, "my wife's is 8 months and weighs 130 pounds. The vet said he will top out at 175 when he's done. He's a real German Shepherd, not the American lines. The ones from Germany are way larger. Police departments only use the real German Shepherds from Germany", he says.

I'm at a complete loss here. Everyone was standing there in awe listening to this guy. What is the deal with "how much does your dog weigh" nonsense as if the more your dog weighs the better? I thought my boy was fairly large for his age, but hold the phone, here comes a guy with a 130 pound puppy who will soon be 175!

Is this even considered a GSD? How is this possible? Either he's lying, or its not a GSD, correct?

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It's so far outside the breed standard... I wouldn't consider it a GSD. Maybe he mistakes his St.Bernard over a GSD? Who knows... god...
You have an email address? Let's send him the breed standard and pictures from German Shepherds out of Germany.

he probably has a king shepherd which get pretty large and is NOT really a GSD.

Not really? It's not a German Shepherd, period. Anyone trying to sell their King or Shiloh as a GSD is shut down quickly. Won't accept those as GSD's not even as "not really" LOL

[Franksmom]

Frank is over standard at 29 inches and 86 pounds and I had someone make the same comment to me, He walked up and said "I was just telling my girlfriend how this was a real German German sheperd, I can tell by his size the german ones are bigger"
Must of been a bad night for me because all I could think to say was "Nope he's American born in Tenn. "

[fuzzybunny]

I would have just laughed at him and walked away.

[KZoppa]

Originally Posted by Mrs.K

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It's so far outside the breed standard... I wouldn't consider it a GSD. Maybe he mistakes his St.Bernard over a GSD? Who knows... god...
You have an email address? Let's send him the breed standard and pictures from German Shepherds out of Germany.


Not really? It's not a German Shepherd, period. Anyone trying to sell their King or Shiloh as a GSD is shut down quickly. Won't accept those as GSD's not even as "not really" LOL

the point i was trying to make was its not really a GSD though people think it is.