# Just A Fluffy German Shepherd Or Something Else? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [January 4, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-fluffy-german-shepherd-or-something-else/479776 "2009-01-04T03:13:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-fluffy-german-shepherd-or-something-else/479776/1 "2009-01-04T03:13:19Z")
I saw a lady walking a dog and I asked her what kind he was, she said he was a German Shepherd. I asked if I could pet him and she said yes. He was a nice dog but was he fluffy. Literally I could skink 4 or 5 hands, hand over hand over hand over hand over hand, into his fur. I asked if he was mix breed and she said, “No it’s winter that’s why he’s so hairy.” The dog looked like a regular German Shepherd except a very fluffy hairy version of one. I have seen other German Shepherds in the area being walked and they aren’t nearly has fluffy as this guy was. My question is a hairy fluffy German Shepherd somewhat different breed or is it just a regular German Shepherd that for some reason produces more fur in the winter. This is our second really cold winter in a row ---
**Author:** ![Fetchund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b2d939/32.png) [@Fetchund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fetchund)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-fluffy-german-shepherd-or-something-else/479776/2 "2009-01-04T03:18:22Z")
German Shepherds can throw long coats in their pups, and some folks breed for it. Personally, I love the look. In most breeds, the longer coat is called “rough” and the short “smooth”, but I’d have to look to see if the GSD folks use that terminology. [http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html](http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html) this link has some pics of long coats towards the bottom. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-fluffy-german-shepherd-or-something-else/479776/3 "2009-01-04T05:14:02Z")
Maybe the dog was a [Belgian Tervuren](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=IAg&resnum=0&q=tervuren&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) and the woman was a twit? ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [January 4, 2009, 6:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-a-fluffy-german-shepherd-or-something-else/479776/4 "2009-01-04T06:03:43Z")
> [@Fetchund](#): > > German Shepherds can throw long coats in their pups, and some folks breed for it. Personally, I love the look. In most breeds, the longer coat is called “rough” and the short “smooth”, but I’d have to look to see if the GSD folks use that terminology. > > [http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html](http://www.4gsd.net/colours.html) this link has some pics of long coats towards the bottom. I looked at the link and it was the same color as the top dog in the link but it was even fluffier than the long haired dog at the bottom. It had to be a mix, 'cause I would describe it more as fluffy than hairy. Maybe it was a really fluffy long haired shepherd. > [@Scarlett67](#): > > Maybe the dog was a [Belgian Tervuren](http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=IAg&resnum=0&q=tervuren&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi) and the woman was a twit? Those are pretty dogs, but not what I saw.