History of German Shepherd Dogs

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The German Shepherd is considered one of the finest and most noble race. With its high-looking ears and hair shiny, strong and agile appearance of these dogs are the only advance for their intelligence. These dogs learn quickly and will never forget what they taught. Because they are engaged and active, German shepherds are also for their ability to do work appreciated. But in this race where they come from? And how didachieve the fame of this race now?

History

Over half of 1800, groups of dog breeders Phylax called the company was founded to promote the local breed of dogs for the German nation. This group has held discussions and experiments mixing different races, in the hope that parents are a descendant of one who had the advantage. Unfortunately, the group is not long and the group released in 1894. Although thePhylax company failed to create the current German shepherd dogs, the study was led away to provide for its creation.

By the end of the 19th century, a German captain named Max von Stephanitz, race is considered the father of the others formed a group of pastors who have the responsibility to determine the best breed of shepherd dogs, which the Germans came out today.

Although there were high risks of defective offspring,Consanguinity is needed to resolve permanently the quality in the early years of German Shepherd Dogs. To keep alive the race, as well Stephanitz had to find other uses for the breeding of normal sheep. Soon he realized that the capabilities of the breed can be very useful for the activities of government. During the two world wars, the German shepherd dog has received much praise from their owners, a very brave and reliable partner in the industry. It isFor these reasons, the race has one of the most popular breeds in the world.

Change Name

After World War II, the breed name was changed for certain reasons. From the German shepherd dog was the Alsatian wolf dog, named after the French-German border in Alsace-Lorraine. But in 1977, was the original name of the race back and is currently used in many countries.