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Both Bones and I are big fans of the German Shepherd breed, and wanted to see if we could come up with one using our wolf cast. Didn't turn out too badly I hope!

This guy is about 17" long, and 10" high, made with ball joints and faux fur. His head and feet are cast resin, and hand painted, then sealed before being put together with the rest of him.

Unfortunately as the result of breeding for show ring "perfection", there are a number of crippling, life-shortening disorders now relatively common in GSDs. My SIL, bless her, is a fantastic advocate for responsible breeding thanks to her experience with her own dog Boomer.
Boomer's sire was a Canadian champ, and Boomer is partially paralyzed. He gets around in a wheelchair, without the use of his back legs.
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Current breeding trends in some countries have resulted in an animal vastly different than the traditional working dog GSDs once were.
Our little offering to the wider world of GSD fanart was made in honour of that old style dog, the strong, healthy, loyal tradition GSD.

Available on our Etsy shop
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~Russia-Love Apr 19, 2013
Absolutely Beautiful~
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~YamiNeko-Chan Feb 6, 2013
My old German Shepherd looked almost exactly like that, (and was the old fashioned way too, they are still around just not as common) right from the big bushy tail to the straight back! I miss him... :'(
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~luvcat123 Jan 17, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
this is adorable!!!! my boy friend has a German Shepherd and I love her lol this is an amazing sculpture :)
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~shortwolf212 Jan 11, 2013
do u have any more???
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*WormsandBones Jan 11, 2013  Professional General Artist
We've only done one shepherd so far, but its likely we'll be making more sometime in the future. :)
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Mood: Love ~JanxLieanna Dec 23, 2012
How much did he sell for and would you ever be interested in making another one?? :)
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*WormsandBones Jan 11, 2013  Professional General Artist
We listed him for the same as our wolves - $200. Its pretty likely we'll wind up making another, probably to take to one of our spring conventions. :) We're going to be posting a husky soon too I think.
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Mood: Love ~KingsLuckyDay Nov 25, 2012  Student General Artist
i want one of these SO bad they are totally awesome!!!
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*yoruuko Nov 12, 2012  Hobbyist General Artist
This is gorgeous! The colours are beautiful and very well done
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~LadyTemeraire Nov 9, 2012  Hobbyist Artisan Crafter
SHEPHERD!!! *muppet flail* I have a shepherd mix, and he's such a sweetie. I love this cast! And I agree, the push for show ring quality has really done some bad things to the breed. :( Beautiful sculpt/colors nonetheless!
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