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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 679404" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>It just is an acronym from German Shepherd Dog, which is a direct translation of the German name for the breed: Deutsches Schaeferhund.</p><p></p><p>There are so many "Schaeferhunde" in Europe that they are all named by country of origin. You have three types of Belgian Shepherd: the Malinois, the Teurveren (The black Belgian Shepherd is nothing more than a black Teurveren) and the very rare, wire-coated Lakenois. There's the Dutch Shepherd. Bouvier means cowherd, and while we are familiar with the Bouvier des Flandres, there are actually several different types of Bouviers, each again named for country of origin.</p><p></p><p>Most European breeds are named for where they come from and what they were originally bred to do. The GSD was originally developed to herd sheep while being strong enough to protect the flock from man or beast.</p><p></p><p>I have had the good fortune to watch a few GSDs working sheep and it is something to see, but in actuality, there are many breeds that are better for the work, and are also bigger and stronger and better at herd protection.</p><p></p><p>Luckily for the GSD, by the time it was found that only a couple of bloodlines really excelled at herding work, and that imported dogs were actually better at it, people had discovered that when it came to protecting humans, working as part of a human/dog team, and working independently, the GSD excelled. Otherewise, with how high maintenance the breed is, they might well have died out.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 679404, member: 1963"] It just is an acronym from German Shepherd Dog, which is a direct translation of the German name for the breed: Deutsches Schaeferhund. There are so many "Schaeferhunde" in Europe that they are all named by country of origin. You have three types of Belgian Shepherd: the Malinois, the Teurveren (The black Belgian Shepherd is nothing more than a black Teurveren) and the very rare, wire-coated Lakenois. There's the Dutch Shepherd. Bouvier means cowherd, and while we are familiar with the Bouvier des Flandres, there are actually several different types of Bouviers, each again named for country of origin. Most European breeds are named for where they come from and what they were originally bred to do. The GSD was originally developed to herd sheep while being strong enough to protect the flock from man or beast. I have had the good fortune to watch a few GSDs working sheep and it is something to see, but in actuality, there are many breeds that are better for the work, and are also bigger and stronger and better at herd protection. Luckily for the GSD, by the time it was found that only a couple of bloodlines really excelled at herding work, and that imported dogs were actually better at it, people had discovered that when it came to protecting humans, working as part of a human/dog team, and working independently, the GSD excelled. Otherewise, with how high maintenance the breed is, they might well have died out. [/QUOTE]
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