German Shepherd dog how to see pure or not pure? The German Shepherd’s coat is black, with clouds of black hair, while its back and face are also black; the size of the head, should be appropriate to the size of the body, between the ears and ears, with the appropriate width; the body is longer than the length of the body height; the back is extended, and strong and well-developed, the tail has a full coat, bent outward like a knife-like droop.
German Shepherd’s character: strong, agile, muscular, alert, and energetic, direct, bold, but not hostile.
German Shepherd’s Temperament: Bold, but not hostile. Confidence and apparent aloofness make it less accessible and less likely to form friendships. This breed must be approachable, stand calmly, appear confident, be open to arrangements, and not be stubborn. It should be taciturn, but at times, it can appear enthusiastic and wary.
German Shepherd coat color and type: It should be black with clouds of black hair, while its back and face are also black. The German Shepherd’s chest rib can be white, but this color is less than ideal. The dog’s nasal hair must be completely black, too little black hair on the face, too little black hair around the eyes, and light or white nails and tail tips should be considered a lack of pigmentation. The lower body coat of the Shepherd should be light gray. White is not allowed. Coat: The ideal dog has a medium length double coat. The outer coat should be as dense as possible, with hair that is straight, coarse and stiff, and flat against the body. A slightly wavy coat, usually bristly in texture, is allowed. The head, including inside the ears, forehead, legs and paws are covered with shorter hairs, and the neck hair is long and dense. On the forelimbs and the back of the hind legs, the hair is slightly longer and extends to the joint and the fly joint, respectively. The coat is soft; silky coat; overgrown outer coat; woolly coat; curly coat; open coat. This dog is short-haired. Skin: Tight, without any folds.
(i) Basic characteristics of the head
The size of the head should be appropriate to the size of the body, with the length of about 40% of the body height being the most appropriate (from the forehead to the length of the nose), and the skull should have a firm feeling. The skull should have a firm feeling. It should not be overly slender and extended. The overall feeling must be full. Between the ear and the ear, there is a proper width.
① Forehead: From the front and side view, there should be no bow in the whole and no concavity in the middle to achieve a more compact degree.
② Cheek: Cheek and jaw, which can show the strength of the bite, the curve of the cheek, although long, shall not protrude to the front.
(③) Upper forehead (about 50% of the total length of the head): When viewed from above, from the ears to the front of the nose, gradually form the first thin, to the forehead to form a layer. When viewed from above, it also extends to the wedge-shaped and long nasal surface. The width of the upper forehead corresponds to the length of the upper forehead.
④ Upper jaw and lower jaw: must be strong and full, must have a strong bite and a strong lip, and should be connected with good muscles.
⑤ Nose: straight nose, should be the same line with the extension of the forehead.
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⑥ Teeth: The dog’s teeth must be healthy, have a strong bite, and be intact. [) All of the teeth have 42, 20 in the upper jaw and 22 in the lower jaw. The teeth of the German Shepherd dog, bite like scissors, the teeth of the upper jaw towards the front too prominent or recede into are considered defects. The gap between the teeth and the teeth is too large, is also a shortcoming, cut teeth should be no gap, to bite very tight. Must be strong and powerful.
(7) Ears: Medium in size, with a broad root, high and erect upward, both ears facing the same direction, not inclined to one side, and the front end of the outer ear hub must be finely pointed and positioned toward the front. The dog’s ears appear tilted, short, drooping and other phenomena are neither very good. ⑧ Eyes: The size of the eyes should be medium, forming an apricot shape, not protruding, with dark eyes, matching the color of the coat, dark with black is good.
Neck: The neck should be strong, with well-developed muscles, the skin of the throat should not hang down loosely, the neck of the dog should maintain an angle of 45 degrees in a tense standing position, but when running and marching the neck will be stretched forward is better.
(ii) Basic characteristics of the body
① The length of the body should be longer than the length of the body height. The length of the body height should be 100, and the length of the body length should be 110% to 117% of the body height.
② Chest depth: the depth of the chest, about 45% to 48% of the body height is good. Those who are particularly deep are not very good.
③ Ribs: The bones of the rib cage must be fully developed, must be long and well shaped, barrel-shaped or flat average is not very good.
④ Elbow: the position of the elbow shall extend to the position of the sternum at the elbow. That is, the elbow is flush with the lower line of the sternum. A normal chest can make the elbow move easily and freely when running. A chest that is underdeveloped due to the rib cage, causing the muscles to not stretch enough, and like a barrel shape when it is too round, will cause a sick elbow and will not allow easy rotation. A chest that is too flat will cause a situation where the elbow is pressed in. The chest is stretched out towards the back, and the result is that the waist will be shorter.
⑤ Abdomen: The curve of the abdomen forms a gradual and backward upward.
(iii) Basic features of the back
① Back: Contains the waist. It is extended and strongly developed. The distance between the neck and the hips should not be too long.
② The front part of the back must have sufficient length and height, which is obvious in relation to the whole back of the dog, and does not interrupt the dorsal line, and gradually goes down along the dorsal line from the front to the back.
③ The loin must be broad and muscular.
④ The rump of the bitch affects the formation of the placenta, so a short sloping rump or a flat coccyx are not desirable.
⑤ A long rump with only a slight slope down (about 23 degrees) is desirable.
⑥ Tail: The tail should have plump hairs, bending outward like a knife-like droop. At rest, maintain a soothing arc down, but when excited, when the movement, it becomes significant like an arch slightly upward. However, the tail should not be raised above the horizontal line, and the tail should not be straightened or rolled up the back. Artificial methods to cut the tail short or change the shape is not allowed by the rules.
(D) the basic characteristics of the forelimbs and hindlimbs
① forelimbs: the scapula must be long, inclined position and ground contact. The upper carapace and the forecarapace are at about right angles.
② The upper wrist is the same as the shoulder, and requires strength and well-developed muscles.
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③ Fore wrist: viewed from any direction, should be straight. []The bones of the upper wrist and fore wrist are oblong.
④ The elbow is too loose, or excessively squeezed are not allowed.
⑤ The bones of the forelimbs are longer than the deep tip of the thorax and account for about 55% of the height relative to the body height.
(E) the basic characteristics of the hind limbs
① The upper part of the hind limbs must have strong muscles and wide amplitude.
② The upper part of the hind limbs: from the side view, it is inclined.
③ The lower part of the hind limb is slightly longer than the upper part, and the angle is approximately the same as the angle of the upper wrist of the forelimb; too deep an angle is not very good.
④ The joints must be strong and powerful. The anterior part of the hock must also be strong and powerful, forming a compact joint with the lower part of the hind limb. The hind limbs can easily push the body forward in the dog’s movement, which is not only strong in the dog’s feet, but also requires the dog to have well-developed hind limb muscles.
(vi) Basic characteristics of the toes
The German Shepherd’s toes shall be short, very tight, and seemingly arched and bulging. The bulbous part of the sole of the foot is very thick and without cracks. The paws are short, strong and black in color. The claws of the German Shepherd are mostly longer than the hind feet and should be cut off both on the first day of birth.
(VII) The basic characteristics of the coat color
German Shepherd fur color distinction, can be divided into light gray, black, and teal, yellow, only black mixed with other fur color, the formation of the dog’s main coat color tone. Small white spots on the chest or inside, or very light color is allowed to exist, but it is not ideal for the dog as a whole.
The main color of the German Shepherd is often gray, in addition to black. The color of a puppy’s coat can only be determined when the body is fully grown.
(viii) Basic characteristics of the coat
The thicker the hair on the upper part of the German Shepherd, the better. Each hair must be straight and thick, with short hair on the inside of the ears and on the front of the head and feet, feet and toe tips. The neck is slightly longer, the elbow of the forefoot, the hair of the root joint of the forefoot are long, the hair of the upper part of the hind limbs and the rump is longer, the length of the hair, mixed with different. There are differences according to the dog.
