Quote Originally Posted by Phil View Post
He looks a nice dog. I always get in trouble with my mate when I call his dog an alsatian. Is it something to do with one being hairier than the other? Nice kilt by the way.
That was my impression as well Phil. I know that the Police dogs here use are called Alsatians, not German Shepherds and they are generally hairier than my old dogs, who were German Shepherds. I always thought that they were a slightly different breed.

On the American Kennel Club website they classify the dog this way:

German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian)

So I really do not know why it would be more proper to call him a German Shepherd. Does anyone know?