What dog is this?

I thought GSD but it also reminds me of another breed I can't quite call to mind.

Is it a c1930s brooch/tie pin/cravat pin/stock pin? Thank you.

 

Could it be meant to be a fox?

 

That's what I thought.

Maybe Malinois (French for Mechels, the original name), a Belgian Shepherd variety?

 

I think a shepherd too. My friends Malinois has much larger ears and muzzle, much like a giant German Shepherd on steroids!

 

3 for German Shepherd

 

Yes, they are big. I like that dark face they have.
My favourite Belgian shepherd is the Tervuren variety, which has longer hair, and a dark ruff as well as the dark face.

 

I thought German Shepherd as well.

 

Yes her Malinois is big and very protective, recently chased off a trespasser came inside of her home in the night! :O
I looked up the Tervuren variety, yes, I've seen them before, scary looking protectors.

 

Thank you all!

 

First guess: German Shepherd

Second guess: Australian Cattle Dog:

 

Would have been a common breed when tie clip made. According to the internet, German Shepards were one of the most popular because of Rin Tin Tin.

Debora

 

Beautiful. When I lived in Australia we mostly saw Kelpies in the Outback, smaller and more slender.

 

I think foxes have larger ears..........and actually a 'pointier' face....JMHO!

 

Rin Tin Tin, a German shepherd, was popular in the 1930s.

Rin Tin Tin, 1929

 

And he was still popular in the 50s, you know.

 

Yes, I also watched the 50s TV show.

The original Rin Tin Tin died in 1932. Susan Orlean published a wonderful biography of him - Rin Tin Tin: The Life and Legend.

 

I'd think it's supposed to be a GSD as well...


My brother's GSD/Malinois mix on the right, at left, the young Malinois he gave our cousin - she is his heroine, alerting him right before a tornado hit his house a few months ago, saving him from serious injury or death:




~Cheryl

 

Your friend's Malinois would be unusual, the Belgian Shepherds are typically a bit leaner in both body and head than German Shepherds:






~Cheryl

 

You saw KELPIES?!

 

Yikes!!!