Giant Long Coat German Shepherd Ash - Pioneer Pioneer's Shepherds GSD

Our male long coat German Shepherd Ash. In the video he's out of coat and lost a bit of weight due to the heat, we'll try to get better video this winter. Video taken Oct 5-6, 2007. In the video, to get an idea of his height of about 30" at the shoulder, 120 lbs, Jason is 6 ft. Abe is his 9 month old son who is almost as tall as him already! See pics of him standing next to a yardstick at http://www.pioneergermanshepherds.com/oversizedgermanshepherd_ash.html


Pioneer German Shepherds breeds sweet-tempered plush and long coat (long haired) German Shepherd Dogs that are oversized with a laidback temperament. Please note that our dogs are NOT Shiloh Shepherds but are distantly related, with larger size and less angulation than most GSD. Nor are they King Shepherds, however they are above average in size (some say king sized) with a large-boned structure. However, all are AKC German Shepherd Dogs. Puppies are whelped indoors and raised underfoot in our home with lots of love, occasionally available to select companion homes. For more information about our dogs, see our website at http://www.pioneergermanshepherds.com or http://www.pioneershepherds.com

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[young95]

I mean no offense in saying this, but Ash is AT MOST a plush. He is definitely NOT a longcoat. Not by a mile. Longcoat males have fur that drops down as much as a foot from their tails. The fur behind the forelegs and haunches stretches a good 6-8 inches, and the coat itself is 4-6 inches long, and extends below the belly by a good 4 inches. Ash is a nice dog, but NOWAYNOHOW is he a longcoat. Sorry.

[LongcoatGSD]

@young95 You're incorrect. In the description you would see that he's out of coat, meaning his undercoat has been shed out. With that said, some long coats are longer than others, however he is a coated dog and when bred to another long coat produces only long coats, if he was a "plush", he would produce both and/or only "plush".

[young95]

@LongcoatGSD...I've been around longcoat GSD's since long before SV lifted the restriction against them, and I own one that just completed his SchH3 trials. It strikes me that you are using your own definition of "longcoat". I sincerely applaud and appreciate your efforts to restore the breed to the way they were before they were almost destroyed by the AKC, but I think you should adjust your definition to what a longcoat actually is, rather than what you would like it to be.

[LongcoatGSD]

@young95 A dog that is a long coat will have tufts of fur on the ears, a "mane", longer fur on the body and tail, "pants", as well as tufts of fur in between the feet. The actual length of a long coated dog will vary, but just because you don't believe an extremely long coated dog to be a true coat, two long coated dogs of all variations will always produce as such and with variations as to length, but will never appear to be a "plush" or "short", which do not have tufts nor fringe.

[young95]

@LongcoatGSD.....Sir, over the years I have seen all manner of variations in what some people call "longcoats".....very few of which possess ALL of the characteristics of a longcoat GSD. Simply having ear tufts and paw fur does NOT qualify a dog as a longcoat! With SV now recognizing the longcoat, my guess is that what we are discussing here will be sorted out, with longcoats with ALL the characteristics becoming the unofficial standard.

[LongcoatGSD]

@young95 LOL well I'm not a "sir" , I have birthed four children. In any event, here is a picture of Ash in coat (remove spaces) - pioneergermanshepherds . com/ashmarch2009.jpg

compare him to my friend's dog, who is a plush (remove spaces) - daiquirisdogs . com/Curtis.html

If you feel these dogs are the same, texture-wise, I do not there is anything more that can be said.

[Eliowyn]

If German Shepherds grow up with children it isn't dangerous for them to be around babies and kids, my German Shepard did and he's great with them

[bluecollarcanuck]

Just curious- are the bloodlines being corrected to reduce hip dysplasias? I understand that even some of the European/ German bloodlines have been bred more for appearance than good working characteristics.

[MrZOMBIEBOZZ]

Fluffyyyy

[thelaw1984]

He is just lovely. I love this breed so much. Nice to see he looks nice and strong, with a straight back.

Even on my travels in America I noticed that some breeders like to breed the GS' with a really sloped back which I can't imagine is good for them and probably promotes hip dysplasia. He looks bigger than my boy who at the time of writing is 8 months old.

[attilaclark]

I got a female German shepherd ...Now this dog is really part Akbash somewhere back there probably. Overall , the German shepherd is really a Collie crossed with a Doberman. Add in a little this and that . 

[marshalljimduncan]

beautiful dog!

[Alanitoo]

@Eliowyn safety comes first so STFU !

[Pulitara]

@PivotB3stZ i dont care as i said i hate children but if i had a kid somehow i wouldnt have an animal that has the body to hurt even an adult right next to the kid

[Bv791510]

He looks old and sick with bad hips

[PivotB3stZ]

@Pulitara No offense but you have no idea what you're talking about here. I grew up with my German Shepherd who passed away about 2 years ago, and she would actually take naps with me as a baby. My brother's German Shepherd plays with their newly born baby quite a bit as well. German shepherds are great with kids.

[Pulitara]

Having a baby with such a big unpredictible animal is very very unwise but then again i hate children su go on right ahead