German shepherd/Alsacian Papo came in for September 2011...

From the same seller as i had the Bullyland pond from, i had this beautifull German shepherd/Alsation.
I think, it resambles a modern German shepherd very well! :)


54004 Papo German shepherddog

Papo really makes very good dogs IMHO...

one of my favourite breeds, he is beautiful! Congratulations Willy , is this dog retired now?

Congrats, Willy.
I was a little disapointed with this figuere. The colouring is not nearly as nice as in the catalogue, I think

It it not retired, Harriet

SUSANNE wrote:

Congrats, Willy.
I was a little disapointed with this figuere. The colouring is not nearly as nice as in the catalogue, I think

It it not retired, Harriet

Maybe Matt finishing and adding some contrast will made it better!!

You are right, Ken. It is contrast in the colouring that is missing
IMHO

I think the head is good, but I dont like when they do german shepherds with that awful back.

It just tells children that this is the way german shepherds should look, and thats wrong

A nice new farm animal!!

Thanks you all guys!
Well, for me it is the best German shepherd at the moment.
I can understand Anna's point, because the way modern German shepherds look, with the downfall in the back, was not what they looked before indeed.
Any dog can be a farm-animal Andreas, and you know by now, that i still collect dogs and cats, and the farmlife in the smaller scales, specially when they are old.
Just outside of my hometown, they have austriches, emu's, nandu's, llama's, alpaca's, fallow deer, tropical birds, pheasants, wild waterfowl, and more classified wild animals on the farm, so what is a farm-animal today...

Arrakai wrote:

I think the head is good, but I dont like when they do german shepherds with that awful back.

It just tells children that this is the way german shepherds should look, and thats wrong

You are SO right. They get problems with their hips, and they are not really suited for jumping or other hard work, for wich they were originally bred
Could anyone imagine a wolf with that sloping upper line ?

speaking about wolfs

the first wolf is spotted in holland

afther a lot of years

STORMnl wrote:

speaking about wolfs

the first wolf is spotted in holland

after a lot of years

WOW ! Where in Holland ?
I would have thought that Holland is so densely populated it would not be easy for a wolf to hide

The wolf was spotted in the eastern parts of Holland.
I told about it in another tread...
He came from over the border of Germany, were 3 packs of wolfs are roaming now in the western part of Germany.
But there are several more packs there, specially in the former DDR.
It is thought to be a sub-adult male, looking for new territory...
We have some space for a some wolfs here, but not like in Germany.
The former last wolf in our country was seen in the late 1800's...

Beautiful dog Willy! :)

Obrigado Rogerio!