Chocolate labrador has two 6 week old puppies. She mated with a large,quite long haired german shepherd. The puppies are black, quite fluffy and very adorable. The lab had an easy birth and dotes on her babies. I know of good homes for them both but have been asked what will they look like when fully grown. Does anyone know of any dogs that are crossed with lab and german shepherd..
2006-12-29 06:36:39 · 33 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Since they're mixed breed, there is no way to know for sure what they will grow up like.
2006-12-29 06:39:42 · answer #1 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No-one can tell you what the pups will look like as adults.
I know of one Labrador Retriever/ German Shepherd cross breed who is all black and is the size, shape and build of a German Shepherd Dog. His head is shaped like a German Shepherd's but he has floppy ears like a Labrador - he also has a very outgoing, friendly temperament which is more like the Labrador than the GSD.
Your pups could be Labrador-shaped and long-coated. It is just a case of wait and see.
Perhaps you should consider having your b**ch spayed to avoid another litter. She could have up to twelve pups and you might have difficulty finding decent homes for them all.
2006-12-29 08:22:06 · answer #2 · answered by DogDoc 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not really an answerable question as there are too many variables. Are you sure the sire was a German Shepard and not a Belgian Tervuren? (See link for pictures.) Most likely they will be a mix of the two, a longer coat than mom's, but possibly not as long as dad's. The coat color can change drastically so no guessing there. Could remain a solid color as now, could develop some if not all of the markings of dad. Ears could go either way, too; stand up (believe it or not these are called "prick" style ears) or the droop of a hound's ear, or something in between, similar to a Parson's Russell Terrier (aka Jack Russell Terrier) where they stand up but the tips drop. The face will most likely not be as soft and broad as mom's nor as sharp as dad's.
As I said, too many variables.
2006-12-29 06:49:57 · answer #3 · answered by doggzma 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well adorable for sure! They will keep whatever markings/colors that they have now, and will be large dogs. You said they were fluffy, so they will also be long haired like the Shephard I would think. There really is no quarantee for this question, they could turn out like either parent, or a mixture of them both. Cute, and adorable! Enjoy!
2006-12-29 06:54:39 · answer #4 · answered by Redneck girl 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i had one before and she looked more like a shepard and acted ALOT like a lab. She had the shepard ears, tail and face and the colors also, but she enjoyed water and seemes as though she would love hunting too, lol. It seems those puppies will look more like a shepard also, thats how she looked when she was a puppy, but when she got older she wasn't fluffy anymore, she had a coarse coat and it was short hair. She was mixed with black lab. They also seem to be great dogs, because of the mix. Shepards are protectors and labs are perfect family companions =]
2006-12-29 06:46:51 · answer #5 · answered by •*Ҳ̸ҳ[Miss C]ҳ̸Ҳ*• 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am sure they will be adorable. Its is hard to to say what they will look like when they get bigger, depends on who's going to be the more domanant in them. As both a chocolate lab and a long haired GSD are both beautiful animals, the offspring can only follow suit which ever they turn out more like. Wish I could see them.
2006-12-29 06:42:56 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A friend of mine has a lab x german shep and she is beautiful. Shes bigger than a lab, with longer fur, but has a lab face and lovely big lab eyes. she also has the most beautiful temperament. Your puppies are gonna look gorgeous when they are fully grown!!!
2006-12-29 10:57:47 · answer #7 · answered by megz 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think there's going to be a standard answer. Each puppy could get a different attribute from it's parents. One could have a head shaped more like the shepherd, the other one like the lab, etc.
2006-12-29 06:39:10 · answer #8 · answered by UNI Panther 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
they will be hard work with that mix.nutty like a lab and excitable hopefully have the brains of a gsd. tell them good luck and to think bout it alot there are already to my dogs needing a loving home and so many dogs are mixed up by having lots of different owners and i agree with the vet man get them spayed or neuterd when they can be and microchiped just incase they escape.goodluck.they will also be quiet big when fullly grown.
2007-01-01 23:01:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good thing they're not a Bull dog and a Shitzu!!
Try this link, here's a photo of a Lab-German Shepherd mix
http://artisttec.com/mspca/newsletter/road.html
2006-12-29 06:45:55 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
This is one of the main problems with cross breeds, you don't know what they will look like! With a first cross like this, chances are they will look like one of the parents. With this cross, they'll probably be long coated with Lab ears. Quite a nice cross, hopefully you are not planning to repeat it!
2006-12-29 21:28:21 · answer #11 · answered by anwen55 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋