[gundog]

The “German Shepherd mix” in the story appears to be GSD/Belgian Mallinois mix. Very capable working dogs, with a lot of energy. I’ll bet it got no exercise.

Mallinois

Like pits, the breed has become a victim if it’s own popularity. I tend to look on herding dogs in the hands of “families” the way that many people look upon pits. I don’t really trust them, or rather, trust them to revert to form when stressed.

[Rdct29]

Belgian Malinois are serious working dogs with really high prey drive. People get these dogs not knowing what they are. A woman who lived near my father was walking down the street with a 1 year old Neapolitan mastiff pulling her down the road. It saw another dog and she couldn't hold on to it anymore. I helped her get the dog back. She bought it at the local mall and had no idea how big it would get. Luckily the dog wasn't aggressive.