Ok a Timber Shepherd is like a really big smart hairy GSD. And i mean BIG. But there outward appearance is just very much GSD. The Czech Shepherd (what I have) is like.... um.. Take a CWD give it shorter legs a much wider chest. its ears are probably bigger than a CWD but smaller than a GSD. It has hackles like a wolf and a inbetween muzzle. Big feet
The colour is generally more like a GSD as there is no silver and white only. They tend also to be darker than GSD, they are usually mostly black with a few GSD like markings in silver, tan and white. There is also a blackish sable or most commonly all black. The big difference is the intellegence. I know most people say that about there dogs but trust me wolfdogs add a whole new meaning to the word.
I personally would prefer to have a male here, but I know what you mean. I rent at the moment and have a really big lap dog(my Czech Shepherd) and now a 7 week old GSD. Not to mention the leader of the pack my cat. But I grew up with worse. We used to take in unwanted and abused animals. At one time (and this is in a small suburban back yard) we had 6 dogs, 16 cats, rabbits, guiniepigs, mice, rats, chickens, ducks, budgies, a magpie, a carawong, lizards, and one stick insect
and thats all that I can remember off the top of my head. We never went on holidays. I really believe that we should all keep in contact because as a group we can achieve a lot more than as individuals. I am glad I have this GSD pup as I am know talking to all the groups that we will have to deal with when we want it to be a registered breed. P.S I am looking at maybe purchasing a property soon