[Oratam]

While I admire German Shepherds, I find the "classic" shepherd with the slightly crouching hind legs less attractive than ones who will never win "Best in Show."

I've seen jet black shepherds as well as snow white ones, usually of tremendous size. Can these truly be German Shepherds or are they mixes?

[chrisinoc]

Oratam,

There are generally two lines of German shepherd builds.

German (big boned,tended as a working dog)
http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2569

American (leaner, angled back, for show)
http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2619

German shepherds come in many colors.

White: http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2541

Black: http://gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2554

All these purebred German shepherds are available for adoption.