Aside from its traditional color which is brown and black, this breed has a variety of colors such as grey, red & black, black & silver, and black & tan. The liver-colored German Shepherd is the rarest color of this breed.
Since it was first bred in Germany in 1899, the 5 varieties of German Shepherds are the Saddle coat German Shepherd, Black German Shepherd, Sable German Shepherd, Panda German Shepherd, and White German Shepherd.
A German Shepherd with a short coat is also known as the ‘short-haired German Shepherd.