It is a Belgian Sheepdog....and I don't know how anyone could confuse it with a Flatcoated Retreiver. -Kay Reamensnyder and Betty Doerpinghaus -Home of Bedkar German Shepherds -bedkar@xxxxx -Visit our Website: www.bedkargsd.com > Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:23:28 -0400 > From: izakabuska@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Pics of Coated Blacks > To: grnram415@xxxxxxx; murfamx4@xxxxxxx; Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > I didn't know there was a breed "Belgian Shepherd" - I thought it is a > Belgian Sheepdog - at least according to AKC standards. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <grnram415@xxxxxxx> > To: <murfamx4@xxxxxxx>; <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 2:58 AM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Pics of Coated Blacks > > > > Perhaps it is the Belgian Shepherd that is being mistaken for a long coat > > GSD.? The Malinois is a short coat and I have only seen one black.? They > > are generally tan with blk tips.? The Belgian Tervern is a long coated > > breed but also tan with some black in the outer coat.? The Belgian > > Shepherd is a black, long coated dog and sometimes confused with a flat > > coat retriever.? At any rate, their body types couldn't be more > > different.? > > > > > > > > Just some useless info stored in my head :-) > > > > > > > > Laura > ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2009. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================