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[–] thanks_shakey_snake@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

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.