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Dog ( domestic dog) 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 Berger Picard (/ b ɛər ˌ ʒ eɪ p ɪ ˈ k ɑːr / bair-ZHAY pih-KAR, French: [bɛʁʒe pikaʁ]) or Picardy Shepherd, is a French herding dog originating in Picardy. These dogs nearly became extinct after both World War I and World War II [1] and remain a rare breed.
FCI, VDH, WUSV. Website. The Association for the German Shepherd Dog breed. The Verein für deutsche Schäferhunde ( SV ), in English, German Shepherd Association, is a breed club founded in Germany in 1899 by Max von Stephanitz and his colleague, Arthur Meyer, which set forward the standards of the German Shepherd dog breed.
Origin. Germany. Dog ( domestic dog) Old German herding dogs (German: altdeutsche Hütehunde ), including old German sheep dogs or old German shepherd dogs ( altdeutsche Schäferhunde) are a group of traditional types of working, herding dogs from Germany. They are landraces consisting of working strains of dog, and some of them are the types ...
The only thing funnier than this big dog 's reaction to his least favorite word is his viewers' speculations as to why he hates it so much. One commenter guessed, "Maybe “ooga” is a slur in ...
The White Shepherd is a variety of the German Shepherd bred in the United States. Although white-coated German Shepherds have been known in Europe as early as 1882, in 1933 the breed standard was amended in their native Germany, banning white-coated dogs from registration. [1] [2] In the United States and Canada the coloration had gained a ...
Horand was born on January 1, 1895, in Frankfurt Germany. Bred by Friedrich Sparwasser of Sparwasser Kennels, he was born from the same litter as Sparwasser's famous dog, Luchs. Then named Hektor, Horand was a Thuringian shepherd dog, from Thuringia, a state in Germany known for dogs bred for a greyish, wolf-like appearance and tall, erect ears.
Originally about the size of a German Shepherd Dog, the St. Bernard grew to the size of today's dog as kennel clubs and dog shows emphasized appearance over the dog's working ability, along with a closed stud book. Barry's taxidermied body. Although the skull shape was changed in the 1920s, his body demonstrates the original St. Bernard proportions