The verein started to keep a stud book immediately marked by an s. Born in dresden, germany, he was born into german nobility. In the original german shepherd studbook, zuchtbuch fur deutsche. A society named the phylax society formed in germany in 1891, with the intention of standardising dog breeds.
Contentsshow early years born in dresden, kingdom of. Both horand and luchs were used extensively, line bred and inbred, producing many litters resulting in numerous offspring. Stud book, in fact the first registered german shepherd dog. Data complied from american kennel club akc stud books, our goal is to preserve the german shepherd heritage so it is never lost. Black kraken k9black kraken k9 german shepherd breed history. History of german shepherds ayers legends german shepherds. Over a century of german shepherd history pethelpful. Wgsd history white german shepherd dog club of america. He then proceeded to mate hektor with other worthy mates. They are often used as police dogs, but they have many other uses. History of berger blanc suisse white shepherdwhite swiss.
German shepherd simple english wikipedia, the free. The first time a white german shepherd was exhibited. Get started finding pedigree and ancestry information for any dog in our database by entering the dogs name in the header search form. German shepherd dog club of america gsdca about gsds. The society disbanded in 1894, but many of the members continued. Horand became the first registered german shepherd dog, with the number sv1. History of the german shepherd breed anges gardiens. The history of the association for german shepherds. The famous character in the animated series inspector rex, played by beejay. Because grief was white and horand was line related to him, horand carried the white gene and sired many white pups and many colored pups with the white recessive gene. We know horands characteristics, because there is a picture of him, as well as a description. Stephanitz declared him the very first german shepherd dog.
It was at this time the verein was established and horand became the first entry in the newly founded stud book, becoming the first registered german shepherd. Horand embodied for the enthusiasts of that time the fulfillment of their fondest dreams. The white german shepherd dog german shepherd country. Born in 1895, this was the first of the german shephered line. George horowitz, renowned english judge, german shepherd alsatian columnist, author and historian documents the background of hektor linksrhein a. Because of their intelligence, speed, drive, eagerness. Stamped the gsd with their type wolflike appearance. Horand was bred to 35 different bitches, producing 53 litters of which, 140 progeny were registered with the sv. German shepherd dog history origins, facts, information. Next, within a few weeks max of getting this new dog, he and several of his friends created the sv now the national german shepherd club of germany and started working on organizing the first dog championships all around an idea that. They have been used as herding dogs, guard dogs, military dogs, eyes for the blind and as pets between others. German shepherd dog encyclopedia article citizendium. He was big for that period, between 24 and 24 12, even for the present day a good medium size, with powerful frame, beautiful lines, and a nobly formed head. History of the german shepherd breed les anges gardiens.
This breed was created with a clear and precise objective. Shortly after, he founded the german shepherd dog club and established the first criteria of the recognition of the breed. In the first 15 years of the new age, the history of the white shepherd is equal with the breeding of the german shepherd. The german shepherd was created using three foundation lines. The gsd is a fairly recent breed in the breeding history of dogs, having been developed.
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