and to honor his personality as well - Marsh-mellow ❤😇🫶

I have a cat like this. His name is Mallow 😊

Or coffee-creamer

Indeed! I was about to comment the same thing but saw your comment.

Perfect 👍

Could someone tell me what that means?

​@@azyrennvd4814 The idea behind the sloped backs in german shepherds is to affect their movement giving them an efficient trotting gait that allows them to move efficiently while spending less energy. - google search.

@@azyrennvd4814 I think German Shepherds have been bred with curved backs in the past and it has caused health problems so people are trying to start breeding to where the shepherds have a proper straight back. I’m not super knowledgeable about it but that’s what I’ve been reading and hearing from German Shepherd owners.

@@azyrennvd4814 The Geman Shepherd has been bred with a back that slopes down toward the tail. I don't know why. Seems utterly insane to me. Someone else can give you a more complete answer.

@@azyrennvd4814 Lisa an Bree covered the slope. You can see it in most photos of German Shepherds as that’s been a standard for the breed for a long time. The reason why this is bad is that it puts a tremendous amount of stress on their hindquarters. Which is compounded by the fact that the hips and joints ended up compromised to get that sloping look. Many Shepherds have an underlying condition known as Hip Dysplasia where the socket isn’t fully covering the ball of the bone. This can lead to pain and a large number of medical conditions that can make the dog’s life miserable and the vet bills high.

came here to say that haha

Yup, no, only in Europe. They are gaining popularity, but they weren't very well known outside a handful of Western European countries. When I got mine, there were only two others in my city. Now there are quite a few more. Still only a handful of breeders though.

I say, "Good." The minute they get recognized by the AKC and gain popularity, they'll start declining as people mass-breed these poor dudes and give them sloping backs and a whole mess of genetic conditions.

I know that this breed of dog does not like strangers and does not allow itself to be stroked by strangers.

​@@MrMor94ok that is partly untrue. mine doesnt mind strangers but generally arent very affectionate and dont peg for scratches unlike many other breeds from retrievers to spaniels. swiss sheperd a very kind dog though, and tolerant to strangers plus sweet with children. you have to also acknowledge, that you get a scared and loud dog by not training it well with any dog breed. by training your dog well, this breed is very tolerant to people and loves the people who it is already familiar with.

​@@MrMor94ok i mean you cant go for the standard. i myself got a aussi which i rescued and while the others did not care a little bit for the strangers at their home or even tried to get away from them and were very active and playfull, mine is the biggest cuddle couch potatoe you can imagine. she is lazy and she loves all humans, i basicly have to stop for every stranger which passes by cause she cant stop her hype i havent had to train her anything yet except the handling with other dogs, it sometimes seems like she wants to make clear that i am her human and no one is allowed to touch me. also we got a neighbour which owns a full black german shepperd. he is 3 years of age and everyone who throws his ball once will be one of his best friends forever but he has his own mind and does not care for any order at all - might also be his age. they just also have a character. one might love to be touched by strangers, others might be scared of strangers or agressive against them. most of the time its about luck and training, how your pet turns out.

Lol, pretty accurate 😂

Or the North Korean Shepherd, without the incessant paranoia.

Not quite only if they give the NAZI gold back.

LOL

Actually, the Swiss played EVERY side so, there's that...

Hello from the United States! I am an American and have never heard of this breed. Judging from the dog in this video, I'd say your country may well have the best dog breed in the world! He seems like perfection to me. You have reason to be proud!

@@Lisa-eo9gd Guard dog, intelligent, well mannered, buet be prepared for the snowy hair all over the place. White is is everywhere.

@@snowsansa1527 Thanks for the info! My last dog had short hair but she shed excessively. I have a neighbor who enjoyed brushing my dog daily. (She's a teen and I paid her.) That helped. I might need that again if I can find a Swiss Shepherd.

Sending positive vibes for your interview!

Good luck with your interview.

Tell us how it went!

@@Revealthereal_ I didn't get the job. They wanted someone with experience, and I had none.

@@lovelylittlevulpix sad actually. i face the same issue but with different jobs. i just dont get, why they dont just help someone gain experience.

They did many, many years ago until they were bred to look like the ones now with perpetually bent knees. It's so sad..

But this kind of overbreeding is now forbidden.

For the love of GOD you put any dog in a 3 point stack and see if their topline it straight 🤦

@@sandedra329 Problem is there are the dogs that have the sloped backs when they aren't in a stack. Frog dogs.

@@comraderaichu6940 This! It's torture breeding and it needs to stop! It causes massive hip and back problems and his very painful. You only need to look at old pictures of the early German Shepherds to see the glaring difference between what the breed is supposed to look like and what some of the modern show dog lines have become. Wikipedia has an article with a picture of "Horand von Grafrath", the first officially recognised and registered German Shepherd ever, born in 1895. THAT'S what a German Shepherd is supposed to look like, in general. He's the common ancestor of all German Shepherds today.

In the U.S. and Canada, they are still just considered White Shepherd variants. They have actually been around in some fashion since the inception of the German Shepherd Breed. But the gene that causes the white fur is recessive, so if you breed one with a standard colors Shepherd, you get standard color puppies. For the longest time, the white color was considered a disqualifying trait and white puppies were often destroyed by the breeders. There was also a misconception for a long time that White Shepherds were contributing to the dulling or lightning of standard Shepherd coat colors. I think it was around the late 80's early 90's that there was enough interest in the variant that breeders finally began to breed them intentionally. Because Switzerland was the first country to officially recognize the breed, they have since been named the Swiss Shepherd. And I know all this because of my own White Shepherd. You will find that the only video I have ever posted is of my own pupper playing soccer.

What a beautiful woman. I wish she did the cleanings with her hair down

​@@stephpom5373 what.... 🙁

@@stephpom5373 That's kinda creepy. No, wait, it is creepy. What's your malfunction?

@@kashimea_ shes gorgeous, some of us come here not just for the pets ...get over it

mine, when he was young he howls, now his bark is very manly, we call him a real man dog.

@@snowsansa1527 Mine barks a lot, he doesn't even know how to howl, he's trying, but it sounds really bad ahahahha

​@@anamatovic5719 Gotta give him credit for trying, though 😂

Umm, I don’t think too many people got the joke. But well done

Mine just whines at me. bhahahah

OMG you have 3?!?! ugh….that sounds like heaven to me!

Yes, the whining is real. I swear my Shepherd will whine like crazy if he feels he is not getting the necessary amount of attention.

What are they like as puppies?

My wife had a German Shepard that passed away 9 years ago, she was amazing and a great ambassador of what the breed was supposed to be. We've been talking about getting another but were thinking of a Shiloh Shepard due to how breeding created so many health problems for the German. I just learned about the Swiss Shepard myself but personally I'm glad they haven't been recognised by the AKC.

They are beautiful ! I had no choice when I got my first shepherd. He was a roadside stray puppy. Mine has all of the shepherd attributes. He's also very gentle and protective. I have no regrets owning a solid black shepherd. Anyone can pet him. I take him everywhere. At five years of age I retrained him for my service dog. Thank you for sharing .

Blondie? Are you serious? That was the name of Adolf Hitlers Shepard too...

Infinite patience... I do not recognize our WSS at all in that hahaha

@@a.w.1906 it was blondi and not blondie. It’s a small difference but please be more careful next time before coming to conclusions

@VeWatchesVideos Do you know where the name American-Canadian WS came from because AM Can is a pretty big difference then Switserland.. An uncle of mine once had Swiss Shepherd that very gentle and almost the same as described in the video.

@@TJson206 There is absolute no difference in pronunciation. Only that counts.

Uhm have you watched them groom your dog or are you joking because that sounds concerning

​@@dootersnooter5343 Yes, maybe better check it out

They definitely can make themselfves heard. Mine is pretty quiet, but whenever I or anyone else washes him, he looks like the most mistreated and opressed doggo that ever doggoed. I am betting yours, just as mine, doesn't have that same problem with any non-bathrom bodies of water though.

@@dootersnooter5343 he just doesn’t like the drier, or the air tube of death as Vanessa calls it, watch most of her videos with shepherds, huskies etc and you’ll see how much they like to complain even though they’re not being harmed in the slightest. Our boy LOVES his groomer, he won’t let any strangers touch him, but will go running up to the groomer demanding fusses!

@@alinasartcafe our is very vocal, I never knew a dog could make so many noises! He actually likes being bathed, it’s the drier he doesn’t like, he does his “drama queen” bark, where he’s not being aggressive in any way, just complaining and making his opinion known to anyone in the neighbourhood! They’re very loyal and loving companions though.

My first WSS also was a rescue I took from the side of the road. I fell in love forever and when he died I was so heartbroken that I got another one. They are just adorable

In my experience I've only ever seen that in the US, since moving to the UK and spending a lot of time in Germany I only ever see straight-backed German Shepherds over here (thankfully)

​@@-TriP- Canada too. Seen lots of short legged ones

Gsds don't have short back legs, it's a stack. They are squatting.

@@sandedra329 whatever

why even sloped backs?

I would be interested to know what type of voodoo was performed on that Swiss to have zero prey drive. In all honesty, it's minor in mine, but it's directed at cats. He doesn't want to harm them, just to catch them long enough that they'd play with him. Somehow communication falls apart when he uses his considerably large mouth to catch them. So he ends up crying, not because they scratched him, but because they still ran away from him. I have gotten very good at spotting cats in random bushes as we walk, but I sadly haven't developped night vision to the extent I need it to spot them before he does.

@@alinasartcafe We had ours as a foster (now in her forever home!) and have cats at home and she was very interested, but would never chase - even when they displayed prey-like activity (running, etc). Not sure what magic was involved, but she was SUPER sweet with our older cat (21), and would always try to mother him by lying next to him and pulling him into her belly with her paws or nudging him with her nose, then licking and cleaning him. He is grumpy old gus, but he loved the attention and would roll on his back and purr madly as she cleaned him! We thought maybe she was a mill mom who had her puppies taken away, but never got any details, other than she was not fixed and had obviously had at least one litter previsouly. She was just a sweetheart with our other animals!

I was thinking the same thing 😮

I hope you get that farm. I grew up on one. ❤ Prices on acreage is skyrocketing though. Bill Gates & other oligarchs (& not just Americans) are buying up lots of land. Some for the crops, some for the underground aquafirs. Better get it while you can.

@B2CISME I'm blessed enough to be Canadian, and I get government help ($50k CAD) to help me start up after I get my college degree 😁 thank you so much for the support, it means a lot. A lot of people are trying to talk me out of it because I didn't grow up on a farm and I lack experience

How's it going? Are you happy with this breed?

@sabin..5331 Hey! It's been going really well. Definitely a great breed! I just watched this video again and I agree with most points about this breed. I like to call her a "German Shepherd Light" and it's also why I got this breed. Definitely still a working dog, so there's a ton of energy and potential there, but also very manageable and really relaxed and calm too at home. Easy to train, super smart, really friendly. Does require you to put in quite a bit of work too though. The only point from the video I wouldn't necessarily agree with is the "less anxious." I never owned a German Shepherd, so I can't compare, but my Swiss Shepherd definitely used to be anxious, though mostly rooted in frustration and her being overwhelmed. She used to have what I liked to call "mental breakdowns" when there were too many new impressions outside or when she had to patiently wait. Never seen something like that with any other dog but my dog trainer said it was quite common for this breed in their first 1-2 years of life. But 95% of the time, she's the best dog ever. :)

@@fiprosha Thank you for your response! "German Shepherd Light" that's sweet 😄 I'm glad that you are happy with this breed. My dog (English cocker spaniel) died 3,5 months ago. I was thinking about a new dog and this breed caught my eye. However, I'm not sure about it yet. Your response is very helpful to me. I was talking with other owners of this breed and they said that WSS is " very very sensitive" and you must train them only in a positive way. You said that your dog has "mental breakdowns". Do you think he has them because he is a "sensitive breed" or is it only your case? I think that I am very sensitive too, so I'm not sure if I would be the right owner for them 😅 I'm sorry for my English. Unfortunately, I'm still learning.

@@sabin..5331 Oh no, I'm sorry to hear about your dog. That has to be hard. I honestly wouldn't say that my WSS is sensitive and I also disagree with the idea of only positive training in general. The mental breakdowns are definitely not because she's sensitive, but more due to a lack of frustration tolerance (even though we actually actively trained that!) and her having a hard time processing certain impressions. Like, sometimes you drive to a new spot to go for a walk, and she gets so excited that she's already whining in the car. Then, once she's out of the car, she wants to go exploring asap. Walking next to you with a good heel is literally impossible (even though she can technically do it) because my dogs brain is everywhere but with me. If you don't let her run right away, she'll start whining and crying and it gets worse the more you insist on her being patient before she's allowed to run. There's often just a lot of energy that I think mine still needs to learn how to handle. This has already gotten a lot better though over time and with her first heat. I've also asked a dog trainer about this because I was really worried I was doing something wrong, and he only laughed and said this was really very normal behaviour for this breed. They tend to get really easily overwhelmed by the world outside. I'm sure not all of these dogs are like this, but mine certainly is, and from what I heard, it's nothing uncommon. These meltdowns really aren't the worst though, haha. As long as you don't care that other people probably think your dog is crazy. I like to compare them to a girl lying on the supermarket floor crying and screaming because they didn't get that chocolate bar they wanted. But yeah, mine's not sensitive though. I still do mostly positive training though because my dog is smart enough to know that she's faster and stronger than me. Like, recently I taught her not to pick up random food from the ground. If you tell her "NO!", she just eats it faster because she's absolutely aware that there's nothing I can do if she's off leash. So I taught her to basically find food for me, sit down, and she then gets a way better treat for it. She loves working with me, but it needs to be fair and worthwhile for her too. Where are you from? Because I was gonna say that maybe the WSS breed might also be a bit different in your country since I'm from Europe and figured you were from the US. I could also write you a giant essay though on why this breed is pretty much the best breed imo haha.

Sorry, but what do you mean by anxiety?

@@Falco2Itachi Some lines of german shepherds are known for being anxious or nervous, this can lead to them being more reactive overall.

A coworker of mine owns a Swiss Shepherd and she is the most well educated and calm dog, just a sweetheart.

WSS can also be prone to anxiety (they are still a herding breed and are prone to things such as anxiety, or they can be, as well as reactivity)

@@miawilliams6183 I never heard of that. They are working dogs. Why would they be anxious? Some individuals. Sure, you can get an anxious dog whatever race he is but an entire line?

Overbreeding and poor genetic quality has been detrimental to several breeds. Such as the American Pit Bull Terrier, German Shepherd, Labrador, and Golden Retriever breeds. Niche breeds tend to have better stock.

@@Dungavenhooter-1700 i actually cant see why the german shepperd has such a bad name. i do live in germany and i have seen quiet a lot of shepperds in my life but barley any without straight backs. they have gotten so rare in the past years. the oldest shepperd i knew had a happy life untill he got 16.

@@deformiertergolfball4847 Likely due to better breeding practices and more genetic diversity in the dog population. American GSDs likely suffer from the “founder effect.”

@@Dungavenhooter-1700 i just dont understand why people behave like this and dont see the issue they are creating. same with cutting tailes or ears. id just wish humanity would give more about their surrounding

@@deformiertergolfball4847 Good point. People should be more considerate of the people and life around them.

That is a great name for a White Swiss Shepherd 😊 I bet when she sheds, her fur is snow. 😂😂

@@GracemarieJohnson2763 yes you are absolutely right. I have become very skilful with the hoover in my retirement 😀