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GENERAL APPEARANCE: The first
impression of a good German Shepherd Dog is that of a
strong, agile, well muscled animal, alert and full of
life. It is well balanced, with harmonious development
of the forequarter and hindquarter. The dog is longer
than tall, deep-bodied, and presents an outline of
smooth curves rather than angles. It looks substantial
and not spindly, giving the impression, both at rest and
in motion, of muscular fitness and nimbleness without
any look of clumsiness or soft living. The ideal dog is
stamped with a look of quality and nobility - difficult
to define, but unmistakable when present. Secondary sex
characteristics are strongly marked, and every animal
gives a definite impression of masculinity or
femininity, according to its sex. |
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HEAD: The head is noble,
cleanly chiseled, strong without coarseness, but above
all not fine, and in proportion to the body. The head of
the male is distinctly masculine, and that of the bitch
distinctly feminine. The expression keen, intelligent
and composed. Eyes of medium size, almond shaped, set a
little obliquely and not protruding. The color is as
dark as possible. Ears are moderately pointed, in
proportion to the skull, open toward the front, and
carried erect when at attention, the ideal carriage
being one in which the center lines of the ears, viewed
from the front, are parallel to each other and
perpendicular to the ground. |
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BODY: The neck is strong and
muscular, clean-cut and relatively long, proportionate
in size to the head and without loose folds of skin.
When the dog is at attention or excited, the head is
raised and the neck carried high; otherwise typical
carriage of the head is forward rather than up and but
little higher than the top of the shoulders,
particularly in motion. Topline- The withers are
higher than and sloping into the level back. The back is
straight, very strongly developed without sag or roach,
and relatively short. The whole structure of the body
gives an impression of depth and solidity without
bulkiness. |
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FOREQUARTERS: The shoulder
blades are long and obliquely angled, laid on flat and
not placed forward. The upper arm joins the shoulder
blade at about a right angle. Both the upper arm and the
shoulder blade are well muscled. The forelegs, viewed
from all sides, are straight and the bone oval rather
than round. |
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COAT: The ideal dog has a
double coat of medium length. The outer coat should be
as dense as possible, hair straight, harsh and lying
close to the body. A slightly wavy outer coat, often of
wiry texture, is permissible. The head, including the
inner ear and foreface, and the legs and paws are
covered with short hair, and the neck with longer and
thicker hair. The rear of the forelegs and hind legs has
somewhat longer hair extending to the pastern and hock,
respectively. |
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HINDQUARTERS: The whole
assembly of the thigh, viewed from the side, is broad,
with both upper and lower thigh well muscled, forming as
nearly as possible a right angle. The upper thigh bone
parallels the shoulder blade while the lower thigh bone
parallels the upper arm. The metatarsus (the unit
between the hock joint and the foot) is short, strong
and tightly articulated. |
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