One of my two dogs is an approximately 3 year old German Shepherd female that I rescued from the woods (after making every effort to track down an owner, but lots of dogs were dumped in that area) when she was about a year. She was starving, full of worms, looked like she'd just finished nursing a litter, and quite timid. It's been two years, and I have gotten curious about working her with advanced obediance (not protection work but agility/tricks) and was wondering if anyone can tell me her lines based on her structure/appearance. She's certainly come out of her shell, and is very smart and easy to train. She's not of show lines, because she has almost no rear leg angulation (which I like). Some pictures:
Any thoughts? Very gentle dog, amazing tracker, lets me know when someone's at the door but has never displayed an ounce of human aggression (both good an bad), though she will chase off other dogs.
Weighs about 70 lbs.
If I were to guess, I'd say old-school classic german shepherd of the working-pet variety (not serious police or protection).
Thanks for the responses. She's a good dog, but not one for serious protection work or schutzhund, for sure. I'm more of a skijor/sled dog trainer so that's fine. She gets to be a pet with a few fun tricks to show off.
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