Oh Joy, another head/desk!

[MurphysMinder]

Just come in from training Freya, and whilst there was told that the local rescue have been contacted today by someone who wanted to bring in a puppy they couldn't cope with. They "rescued" it from Ireland, it is 3 months old, and according to its current owner it is a "German Shepherd x Alsatian"!

 

[thewonderhorse]

Head\desking with you. Idiots

 

[Cinnamontoast]

GSD x Alsayshuuun? Oh my lord, what a truly bizarre cross

 

[CorvusCorax]

Hmmm, that's an interesting cross

Three months?!!

 

[MurphysMinder]

A really crazy designer breed, can't imagine what it will look like. Yep, 3 months, sounds like they have really given it time eh

 

[JeanetteM]

I do believe insurance is generally cheaper for x breeds ... ahem

 

[Dobiegirl]

12 weeks old what were they expecting at least it will have a chance now but given its designer breeding god knows what it will look like.

 

[Kellys Heroes]

An AlsayShepherd eh! Odd.

Some people bemuse me.
K x

 

[Cinnamontoast]

12 weeks old what were they expecting at least it will have a chance now but given its designer breeding god knows what it will look like.

Floofy. Big paws. Waggy tail. Possibly.

 

[Cop-Pop]

There are loads of husky crosses round here - the most common seem to be husky x GSD and husky x collie My friend works in the local kennels and they've got 3 huskies in on 7 day notice plus a husky x akita that was handed in because it tried to remove a child's head from its body

 

[YasandCrystal]

I was always getting asked was my dog an Alsatian or a German Shepherd - it did my head in too! I used to ask and exactly what do you think the difference might be and I got answers like well the German Shepherd has a more sloping back and crouching hinds than an Alsatian I would answer 'oh really?!'

 

[CorvusCorax]

Another classic is that a GSD has a long coat and an Alsatian has a short coat.

 

[CAYLA]

Another classic is that a GSD has a long coat and an Alsatian has a short coat.

Well they do

 

[E13]

Oh no, another cross..... I have to ask though as it's slipped my mind, why was the name changed? Am I right in thinking originally GSD, then alsatian, now GSD again?

 

[CorvusCorax]

When they were first imported to the UK they were registered as Alsatian Wolf Dogs because of anti-German feeling. The wolf dog name was quickly dropped and the KC, who eventually changed it to German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian) have finally dropped the Alsatian name after years of lobbying.
It always has been the German Shepherd Dog, it is the literal translation of the name in German.

Good article here from the daughter of the man who popularised the breed in Britain:

http://www.jaquenetta.com/From Wolf Dog to Shepherd.htm

 

[Ibblebibble]

German Shepherd has a more sloping back and crouching hinds than an Alsatian I would answer 'oh really?!'

Another classic is that a GSD has a long coat and an Alsatian has a short coat.

oh you amateurs know nothing don't you know a german shepherd is a pedigree and an alsatian is not!!!