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The German Shepherd, [ a] also known in Britain as an Alsatian, is a German breed of working dog of medium to large size. The breed was developed by Max von Stephanitz using various traditional German herding dogs from 1899. It was originally bred as a herding dog, for herding sheep.
The German Spitz (German: Deutscher Spitz) is a breed of spitz-type dogs from Germany.It is considered a single breed, with five distinct varieties based on size and colour: the Wolfsspitz/Keeshond, the Giant Spitz or Großspitz, the Medium Spitz or Mittelspitz, the Miniature Spitz or Kleinspitz and the Pomeranian or Zwergspitz ("Dwarf Spitz").
History of the German Shepherd Dog (6 P) P. Dog breeds originating in Prussia (1 P) Pages in category "Dog breeds originating in Germany"
The Great Dane is a German breed of large mastiff - sighthound, which descends from hunting dogs of the Middle Ages used to hunt bears, wild boar, and deer. They were also used as guardian dogs of German nobility. It is one of the two largest dog breeds in the world, along with the Irish Wolfhound. [ 1][ 2][ 3]
The German Shorthaired Pointer or Deutsch Kurzhaar is a German breed of pointing dog of medium size. It originated in the nineteenth century in what is now Germany. [ 1] It is an all-purpose gun dog suitable for hunting and retrieving on both land and water. [ 2] It may also be kept as a companion dog .
The German Spaniel, also known as the Deutscher Wachtelhund (German Quail Dog), is a breed of dog that was developed in Germany around 1890, and is used as a hunting dog. Descended from the old German breed, the Stöberer (lit. "rummager"), which became popular with commoners following the Revolutions of 1848 in the German states , who required ...
Dog ( domestic dog) The Weimaraner[ a] is a German breed of hunting dog of medium to large size, with history going back at least to the nineteenth century. [ 3] It originated in the area of the city of Weimar (then in Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, now in the state of Thuringia ), for which it is named. [ 4] It was recognised as a breed in 1891.
Nation from. Nazi Germany. Owner. Adolf Hitler. Offspring. Wulf and four other pups. Blondi (1941 – 29 April 1945) [ a][ 2] was Adolf Hitler 's German Shepherd, a gift as a puppy [ 3][ 4] from Martin Bormann in 1941. Hitler kept Blondi even after his move into the Führerbunker located underneath the garden of the Reich Chancellery on 16 ...