>>1145937I don't know if I'd say most, but many police depts are switching to mals because of how hard it is becoming to find a sound GSD. Really, you can get a sound GSD for fairly cheap, it's just a matter of knowing what to look for but the people buying the puppies are either impatient (which I can understand) or not utter dog fags. Also, there's the issue that Mals need much more mental stimulation than GSDs and are overall more intense, so they have a hard time keeping them kenneled without the dogs going a bit stir crazy.
>>1145690If you're worried, then don't go off leash. I'm a fan of the saying 'don't trust your dog more than 60%' but if you're out the gate already knowing your dog doesn't have a good recall, you're asking for trouble. Work on attention focus and recall, start in the house, move to your back yard, then to low distraction areas. Slowly build your way up, use higher value treats or toys as needed. Just look up recall training and attention building on youtube, go through a few videos or read some articles, try some shit out and see what works best for your dog,