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German shepherds make great guards (i.imgur.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

In German those dogs are called "Deutsche Schäferhunde", which literally translates to "German shepherd dogs". My guess is, that this was simplified to just "german shepherds" over time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

In dog breeding/training circles, people still say "German Shepherd Dog" fairly often, even though you can just omit the "Dog" part in casual conversation. The initialism "GSD" is extremely common, too.