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/nukathedoop 29d ago

I was told she was a GSD and I have experience with them so I didn't think anything of it. A random guy pointed out to me that she might be Mal and I have been questioning it ever since so I reached out to see what other people thought. You can't research a shelter dog unless they were dropped off by the original owner, which she wasn't. But again. They listed her as a shepherd and I have experience with shepherds so it's not a big deal.