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German shepherd dog
(redirected from Alsatian dog)

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German shepherd dog
a large muscular dog with medium length, double coat of tan and black, erect ears and bushy tail. The breed has been used widely as a working dog in police and military activities and as a guide dog for the blind. It is predisposed to epilepsy, giant axonal neuropathy, pituitary dwarfism, hip dysplasia, pyoderma, anal furunculosis, pancreatic insufficiency, pannus, persistent right aortic arch, subaortic stenosis, eosinophilic myositis and von Willebrand's disease. Called also Alsatian.


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The intruders shot one of their alsatian dogs, and the complainants were each tied to chairs and then viciously attacked with a variety of weapons including a plug-in iron.
The intruders shot one of their Alsatian dogs, and the complainants were each tied to chairs and then viciously attacked with a variety of weapons, including a plug-in iron.
Summary: A man who was savaged by two Alsatian dogs has died, police have said.
 
 
 
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