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Breeding for the Star Total Dog

Our Breed’s History

The White Shepherd, White Swiss Shepherd, also known as the Berger Blanc Suisse,
is a direct descendant of the German Shepherd Dog. In the first half of the twentieth century,
German cavalry officer Max von Stephanitz, created the German Shepherd Dog using a variety of
German sheepdogs as his foundation stock. Initially, color was not considered as long as the dog
demonstrated working ability. During the late 30s, however, the white color fell into disfavor.
And was disqualified from the show ring in most registries.

There were, however, always breeders who appreciated the beauty of the white dogs
and who continued to breed them. Because of their exclusion from most German Shepherd Dog
breeding programs, the whites rather quickly evolved into a distinct type, and eventually into a separate breed.

Over time in the USA and Canada White Shepherd dogs gradually began to be
accepted as a distinct and separate breed. The United Kennel Club established the White Shepherd breed in 1999.
FCI gave the breed provisional status in 2002, and full acceptance in 2011 as the Berger Blanc Suisse (White Swiss Shepherd).

While the White German shepherd does still exist, it is not a White Shepherd.
What makes a White Shepherd, White Swiss shepherd different is less extreme in slope and angulation,
much like the dogs that were shown in the early GSD ring during the 20's through the 60's.
The breed standard stresses the importance of form following function, which is working ability.
A White Shepherd dog that must have the agility, freedom of movement, and endurance to do the
work required of it...balance, strength, firmness of movement, and a working dog temperament.

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