If you’ve ever thought about getting a German Shepherd, it’s likely that you’ve been confronted with the straight back German Shepherd vs. sloped back German Shepherd debate. We’ll cover the back type of the original breed standard as well as why breeders decided to steer the breed in another direction and whether or not that was a good decision. Also, it’s important to see what breed experts, vets, and breeders around the world have to say about this issue and its related health ramifications. After all, the high heritability of health crises such as hip dysplasia in GSDs has been studied for decades already.