I think this is where some of those ASL refined heads came from.
This guy was a MAJOR ASL producer.

SEL CH (US & CAN) Stuttgart's Sundance Kid - German Shepherd Dog

 

The sire and dam of my childhood GSD I think they have some of the same bloolines as One of the dogs Carmen linked too "Yoncalla's Mike"


CH (US) Falko von Celler Schloss - German Shepherd Dog

Robin of Nikral - German Shepherd Dog

 

Here's an ASL female, what I would call "needlenose".

 

The "mask" doesn't help the dog.

Nala has a very feminine head and from a certain angle you could almost say needlenose. I like her head, it fits the rest of her body. She's compact, small, a bundle of drive and energy and muscles.

 

Nala has a very feminine head and from a certain angle you could almost say needlenose.

I don't think so! She's beautiful, with a feminine head. In the last photo, the tip of her muzzle looks a bit narrower, but not so much as to be what I would call "needlenose". Her head is very proportionate.

 

When Djenga was young she got a lot of comments about her snipey head. And yes - for a long time it was!!

But in the end, she grew a nice head - not overdone but correct and very pretty.

 

IMO both Nala and Djenga have very nice feminine heads. Nothing snipey about them.

Some of the heads shown are over done. Too much stop and brow that makes the eyes look squishy/squinty like one would see in an Akita or Sharpei.

 

Yes, I agree. That is why I said, that it almost looks like it from a certain angle. And I agree with the eyes, I like to see clear eyes, not squishy like an Akita or Sharpey. And the stop is a little too much too in some dogs. That is the one thing I don't like about the Czech Dogs (if it is what I think you mean. ).

 

Freestep, yes that is a very narrow snipey muzzle. Reminds me of the old saying that the dog could suck a peanut out of a bottle (or something like that).

 

3 yr old Male

5 yr old Female

6 yr old Female w/ 9 yr old female behind

Female puppy

Male puppy

One last male puppy

 

It looks like Djenga's head took a little while to catch up to the rest of her body--but she has a lovely head now, very feminine, and refined, without being narrow or snipey.

 

as all of you can see my dog has the quintessential
GSD head by all standards. as stated in the SV he has
the complete head, 2 eyes, a mouth, teeth (upper and lower),
head and body the same color, nose, ears, a tongue that hangs
to the right (the correct side for tongue hanging), nostrils that
are open. i'm not bragging, look at my avatar and you'll see it.

 

Male puppy

I like his head a lot (from what I can tell from this photo) What does it look like now?

 

Rahrah, that was taken when he was 5 or so months and now he is only 7 months. Probably not much different.

 

lol -fair enough.

 

I think Kenya has a nice head. I think it is feminine without being too pointy or too anything and it matches her body. She is small but in pictures I think she looks strong. She is too light for my taste but I love the color and shape of her eyes and her ears. Personally I like a strong head, even a doggy head on a bitch, and I like a good stop, but I also think that what I like is not always correct.

6 yrs

5 yrs

 

http://cdn.pedigreedatabase.com/pictures/620407.jpg


gv ch eli , this is my kind of head

 

that's the complete package.

http://cdn.pedigreedatabase.com/pictures/620407.jpg


gv ch eli , this is my kind of head

 

This is taken from our (Australian) standard.

HEAD
The head is wedge-shaped, proportionate in size to the body, (length of head about 40% of
height of withers) without being coarse or too elongated, in overall appearance dry and
moderately broad between the ears. The forehead is only slightly domed when viewed from
front and the side and without any or only slightly indicated central furrow.
The proportion of the skull to muzzle is 50%:50%. The breadth of the skull corresponds
approximately to its length. The skull (viewed from above) tapers evenly from the ears to the
nose with a sloping, not sharply defined stop, into the wedge shaped foreface (muzzle).
Upper and lower jaws are strongly developed. The top of the muzzle is straight, a dish faced
or convex curve is not desired. The lips are tight, well fitted and of a dark colour.
The nose must be black.
The dentition must be strong, healthy and complete (42 teeth conforming to the dentition
formula) the German Shepherd Dog has a scissor bite that is, the incisors must fit scissor-like
to each other so that the incisors of the upper jaw overlap those of the lower jaw in a scissor
fashion. Level, over or undershot bites are faulty, as well as large gaps between the teeth. It is
a fault when the incisors are placed in a straight line in the gums. The jawbones must be
strongly developed so that the teeth are embedded deeply in the gum line.
The eyes are of medium size, almond shaped, slightly oblique and not protruding. The colour
of the eyes should be as dark as possible. Light piercing eyes are not desirable as they detract
from the expression of the dog.
EARS
The German Shepherd Dog has erect ears of medium size that are carried upright and almost
parallel (not tilted inwards). They taper to a point and are set with the orifice to the front.
Tipped ears and drop ears are faulty. Ears carried laid back, during gaiting or when at rest are
not faulty.
NECK
The neck should be strong, and well muscled and free from throatiness (dewlap) the angle to
the body (horizontal) is approximately 45 degrees.

 

the lips of the gsd are to be taut, loose lips, flews being a fault.
some DDR dogs have a well developed zygomatic arch , bands of muscle at the back of the jaw which gives them a powerful grip.

 

I also disagree, which is agreeing with Freestep -- put that eye on any other colour dog and you would have less contrast . That is a good dark amber colour . Besides it is what is INSIDE the head that counts.
The broad between the ears provides for a brain case.

 

I respectfully disagree , It may be the light or the way the picture is taken , but the second dog (in my opinion ) does not have even close to a dark amber eye. I do agree that what is inside of the head is what really counts, however , this thread is about structure and the standard.

 

Scheld must have been right look at Xito's son-what is his name-does not have those light eyes and has a beautiful head must have had something to do with the female that Xito was bred to-guess soimetimes the female does matter can fix those little faults

 

Xito has a V rating -- Wolfstraum can you provide his koer report .

Horsegirl you provided a link to a dog , which I think you thought ideal, but cannot open your link. Could you re do this please.

Carmen

 

sorry , I am not good at copying links , but in the post below I did get the picture linked (I think) if you click on that you can see the pic.

 

Light eyes don't make the dog, but, IMO, there is nothing worse than very light eyes on a black dog. It is like looking at headlights. YUCK.

I like Alexis' and Elena's eyes. Very dark eyes on very dark faces. Yes, a personal preference. I remember a horse breeder once saying to me that you may not ride the head, but you do have to look at it every day.

 

It is like looking at headlights. YUCK.

:wild::rofl:

I like Xitos eyes. They are like liquid amber, with the same spark. I know the darker the eyes the better but I do like the dark amber better than solid dark brown.

 

Here's the links of ideal GSD head that horsegirl posted, I'll put it here so people don't need to look for it:

GV.MV.AM.CH.SEL.EX. EJM N' EKO-LAN'S ELI - German Shepherd Dog

and the pic:

 

thanks ! not saying his head is perfect , but I find it very masculine and attractive.

 

Eli is okay, pretty loose lips on the underjaw though.

 

I agree with your lip comment.

 

correct or not, I think we all have our head preference..when I look at a male, I want to say to myself "that is a male" same with female.

I like Masi's head, "I" look at her and say "that's a girl",,(but I know some think she's more masculine looking I also like nice tight ear sets but that's me (oops don't mind the sand in her mouth she was beaching it")

I like alot of the 'heads' I've seen in this thread..one I haven't seen, and he is not my dog so I won't post him, is Kim's (justk9's) Rookie,,he in my opinion, has a gorgeous head

 

Here is a neutered male GSD I am watching. He is probably American "pet" lines. This head to me is too narrow for a male. Nice dark eye though.