Ah yes. I only have a few vices and collecting Playmobil animals is definately one of them. I love, love, love the German Shepherds that Playmobil has created and I take great joy in collecting them, naming them, etc...
I have eight so far, soon to be ten. Playmobil is releasing the white German Shepherds from the circus set in America this year and I'm planning on getting two.
As to names, the two dogs in the Police coats in the back are Chief Warren and Sagan (Sagan is the one with the light face).
The two dogs in the blue coats are from the super rare, only released in Germany set that ~Ambereye so kindly found for me. I can't thank you enough for this. Klaus is the brown dog and Kaiser is the black and tan.
The two dogs in the white medical coats are the females. Heidi is the all tan dog closer to the left of the picture and Elsie is the other.
Finally, the two dogs in Police coats in the foreground are Dominic (aka Dom) with the black muzzle and Axel, the irresponsible but lovable goof.
For more photos of my various plushes and figures, please check out my toy gallery here:
Yes, you're right. They're almost the same save for slight differences in how their markings were applied. It's quicker to identify them when they are wearing their coats!
--WildSpirit
--WildSpirit