Q: Are you King Shepherd breeders / are your dogs King Shepherds?

King Shepherds as a breed are a "breed in development" not accepted by the American Kennel Club but can be registered elsewhere and are a cross of larger German Shepherd Dogs, Shiloh Shepherds, and possible various flock guardians. Our breeding dogs are registered with the American Kennel Club and are German Shepherd Dogs. There are people that loosely use the term "King Shepherd" to apply to any oversized German Shepherd, and also use the terms "King German Shepherd", "King Size Shepherd" or "King Size German Shepherd", which is fine because it denotes the size of the dog, not the breed. However, we do want to clarify that while some of our dogs may share relatives in the pedigrees, ours are not the same as the registered King Shepherd breed of dog.

An example of our dogs would be pictured below, Ash, who is one of our oversized German Shepherds. Now at maturity, he measures 30" at the shoulder with a weight of around 135 pounds. He is a large boned German shepherd with a broad head and an impressive stature, but unlike King Shepherds, is an AKC registered German Shepherd and a type that we are striving for.

We have produced some male puppies that are even LARGER and HEAVIER than him, and would be comparable to the King Shepherd breeders standard in size. On average a dog at a healthy weight (NOT fat!) from us ranges as follows:

Females: 80-100+ pounds at maturity, 25-28"+ at the shoulder

Males: 100-140+ pounds at maturity, 27-32+" at the shoulder

As you can see in the slideshow above, we strive to produce dogs that are large, have a broad head, large bone structure, an "old fashioned" straight-backed appearance as well as a calm demeanor. Also like King Shepherds, our dogs come in both the long coat as well as short coat varieties. While this may be similar to the King Shepherd breed standard, our dogs are AKC registered GIANT German Shepherds.

Again, while our dogs may look very similar and be indirectly related through the specific larger German Shepherd Dog lines used to incorporate into the King Shepherds, we are NOT King Shepherd breeders and our dogs are NOT the registered King Shepherd breed of dog, as our breeding dogs are AKC registered pure German Shepherds that differ from the norm as they are GIANT in size.

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Hits since counter addition to our King Shepherds FAQ on February 3, 2013


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