• Zacryon@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    In German those dogs are called “Deutsche Schäferhunde”, which literally translates to “German shepherd dogs”. My guess is, that this was simplified to just “german shepherds” over time.

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      In dog breeding/training circles, people still say “German Shepherd Dog” fairly often, even though you can just omit the “Dog” part in casual conversation. The initialism “GSD” is extremely common, too.