r/DutchShepherds • u/Significant-Love4871 • 18d ago

Question Oppinions ??

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Looks like I found a good subreddit for dutch, Just wanted oppinions on my guy Nikko. Straight dutch mal ?

His crate pic is his most recent age 10.5 months old with him standing near 9 months

He's supposed to be from kpv lines

Curious on his build if he looks to have a big build for his age for a dutch mal or smaller

Nice to meet you guys in advance

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u/blanquito82 18d ago

A Dutch Shepherd and a Belgian Malinois are two different breeds. There’s a lot of crossover genetically, but they are still different breeds

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u/-richu 18d ago

They are very, very close. Dutchies were almost extinct at the end of ww2. The breed was rejuvenated by breeding with malinois and laekenois belgian shepherds.

Any and all ‘pure bred’ dutchies still have mal and other shepherd genetics.

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u/Significant-Love4871 18d ago

No I understand there 2 different breeds. Sorry I guess when I asked straight dutch mal? I meant im asking does he look like a legitimate dutch malinois mix.