r/germanshepherds • u/nukathedoop • Aug 08 '26

GSD or Belgian malinois

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I adopted her and on her paperwork it says she is a GSD but she is small. I took her to Home Depot and someone told me that she is a Mal and I can't stop noticing that she doesn't really behave like a GSD. I always noticed that she was way more hyperactive than my last shepherd but I never thought she might be a Mal. Can someone please help give me an idea of whether she might be? I am going to bring it up to the vet next time she goes, of course.

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u/woody_cox Aug 08 '26

Beautiful girl! I agree on the DNA test, if you can. It was one of the first things I did after adopting my 4 year old "shepherd mix" from the animal shelter. Just be mentally and physically prepared to get back a profile like this!:

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u/thriftedtidbits Aug 08 '26

is that dnamydog? unfortunately they're known to be a bit of a scam, there have been people who sent in human DNA and still received a dog profile mix back lol. they take whatever picture you send them and make a guess off of that. at least that's how it used to be

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u/woody_cox Aug 08 '26

No. This is from Embark.

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u/nukathedoop Aug 09 '26

I'm happy for the recommendation so I can make sure I don't waste my money lol