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German Shepherd's are a pedigree breed meaning they are not a mix.

However, Columella said that the ancient dog were a white colour but the Pyrenean Mountain Dog was descended from these.

Other herding dogs had different colours of grey and grizzled hinting here wasn't a specific breed.

Across the regional landscape of Germany Shepherd's bred a wide variety of dogs to herd their sheep with no uniformity of size, color, or shape, except for what was common for their particular region. The only real interest was that herding dogs be physically and mentally sound so they could work tirelessly, competently and faithfully along side the shepherd. This was the landscape seen by Max Von Stephanitz, the recognized father of the modern German Shepherd Dog breed, in the 1880s. Founding of the Modern German Shepherd Dog Breed in Germany.

Hence, the Shepherd was produced from these types.

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