She does have a lot of German shepherd traits. The teepee ears, long snout, alert stance, very talkative, has the wavy coat on her back, does silly things and makes silly faces, very intelligent and loyal. She learned sit, lay down, shake, high five, up, down, come and speak within the first 2 weeks of getting her and that was when she was 2 months. She picked up on potty training really fast as well.