Thanks everybody.
What breed or breeds is Maxi? He's such a cute dog.
He is a German Shepard with something else mixed in, probably Labrador Retriever. But for the greatest part GSD; I always call him a 90% GSD
. Apart from his ears he looks like a GSD. But often people don't regocnize him as such because many people only know the black and red GSDs (or black and blonde, the ones with the famous black saddle), and they don't know the sable ones.
Here's a pic of a pure bred sable GSD. My Mäxi looks pretty much like this dog:
Do you let him sleep on your bed with you at night? 
No. He's not allowed on the bed or sofa.
The best places (most comfy and on a higher level than the ground, for better surveillance) are reserved for the bosses of the pack. That's why I originally forbid him such places. He was a young, but already big dog (not a puppy) when we got him and I had a small child and a toddler at that time, so I wanted to make it very clear to this (then) foreign dog who's the boss in the house.
Meanwhile I long know he's not the type of dog with ambitions, but I also know how much hair he sheds
. That's why he isn't allowed on the bed or sofa now.
