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The East-European Shepherd is a variety of the German Shepherd bred in the former Soviet Union with the purpose of creating a larger, more cold-resistant version of the German Shepherd. It lacks the physical deformities bred into western show lines of German Shepherds and has become one of Russia's most popular dog types.
According to the UC Davis Book of Dogs, small-breed dogs (such as small terriers) become geriatric at about 11 years; medium-breed dogs (such as larger spaniels) at 10 years; large-breed dogs (such as German Shepherd Dogs) at 8 years; and giant-breed dogs (such as Great Danes) at 7 years. [6]
The study found a regulatory sequence next to the gene Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1), which, together with the gene and regulatory sequence, "is a major contributor to body size in all small dogs." Two variants of this gene were found in large dogs, making a more complex reason for the large breed size.
Black German Shepherds are part of the same breed! There are also a few other breeds that look similar to Shepehrds, like Belgian Malinois, but they can be differentiated by an extra close peek ...
Research indicates that the majority of variation in coat growth pattern, length and curl can be attributed to mutations in four genes, the R-spondin-2 gene or RSPO2, the fibroblast growth factor-5 gene or FGF5, the keratin-71 gene or KRT71 [15] and the melanocortin 5 receptor gene (MC5R). The wild-type coat in dogs is short, double and straight.
German Shepherds can handle the climb, and in this video, a juvenile German Shepherd is even showing his younger baby sister how it’s done. Uh-oh, Momma. I see trouble ahead with these two.
The White Swiss Shepherd Dog or Berger Blanc Suisse (German: Weisser Schweizer Schäferhund, Italian: Pastore Svizzero Bianco) is a Swiss breed of shepherd dog. It descends from North American White Shepherds imported to Switzerland; the White Shepherd itself descends from white-coloured purebred German Shepherds .
[5]: 482 The German word schnauze means 'snout', while both schnauz and schnauzbart mean 'walrus moustache'. [6] The word schnauzer appears in the Bilder und Sagen aus der Schweiz of Jeremias Gotthelf, published in 1842. [5]: 482 'Schnauz' was a common name for a dog – several dogs with this name were shown in Elberfeld in 1880.