Which dog is more athletic, a pit bull or a german shepherd?

Look, my pit bulls were trained with german shepherds. Pit bulls did better. They have more indurance and are stubborn, they will keep going. The pit bull is one of those animals that you would want to take on a long walk/run/jog/bike ride. The pit bulls are great in German Shutzon training. German Shepherds are originally for it, and my dogs passed up the trainer's shepherds. They are both very athletic, and basically the same athletic wise.




In my experience, it would be shepherds. Also the classic training is called Schutzhund, not Shutzon. An example of the athleticism that is required is the dog must run for 20 min while tracking a scent along side of its lead, and if they stop they are penalized. Also they are built for speed and for strength, their bodies are most like a wolf, making them naturally athletic. They are also categorized as working dogs and were developed to herd. Although pitts are strong dogs, their endurance and athleticism is not as natural as the GSD.




german shepherds. they were bred to be athletic. they do everything: police work, seeing-eye work, herding, and even hunting. pit bulls were really just bred for protection and fighting- you can tell by the pit bulls broad chest that in the past century they have only been bred to stand their ground against an attacker and hold an opposing dog down with their weight and strong jaws. but those are not athletic traits.




GS were breed for herding, which is why they have long lean bodies and legs. With that being said, a GS is definately going to be more athletic than a Pit. Depending on the breed of Pits, most of them are shorter and stockier built, with a broad blocked head and shoulders that narrow down to a slender backside.




It depends on what you mean by athletic. GSD's are more agile and in general have a longer endurance. Pit bulls are very muscular and can pull really heavy loads. It's kind of like comparing a boxer to a runner, both are athletic, just in a different sense.




Pit Bulls are police dogs TOO, by the way.





Both of them are probably equally as athletic-- they are both are in the working class (working to do jobs for humans-- herding, farmwork, etc.).





"Depending on the breed of Pit..." LOLOL.




Personally I think GS are more athletic because they are bred to be work dogs that work for the police etc. as pit bulls were bred to fight and fighting does not necessarily mean that they are athletic.




pit bulls are way more athletic they got power,speed, agility a german shepherd really only has power. pitbulls do alot of weight pulling i dont know about GS tho




Im going to go with the American Pit Bull Terrier(not the American Bully or whatever the little fat one is)




definantly a german shephard.


they are used to help police.


pit bulls arent very athletic at all.


:D




german shepard they are usually police dogs so they have to be fit and athletic




A pit bull is more active than a german shepard.




German Shepherds are by far!




German Shepherds!




German Shepherd! :]




german shepard




Both because they both tend to have a lot of energy in them


and pitbals are more faster then german shepards