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German shepherds make great guards (i.imgur.com)
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[-] Zacryon@feddit.de 24 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

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.

[-] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 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.

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