Old German Shepherd Dog

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Old German Shepherd Dog
Not from the FCI recognized
Origin :	Germany
Alternative names:	Long-haired German Shepherd Dog
Withers height:	Male: 60–65 cm. Bitch: 55–60 cm
Weight:	Male: 35–45 kg. Bitch: 25–35 kg
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The Old German Shepherd is a breed of dog that evolved from the long-haired variant of the German Shepherd . It is not recognized as a breed by the FCI . Since 2010, the long stick hair type has also been recognized as a variant of the German Shepherd Dog.

Origin and history

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The term Old German Shepherd Dog is used today in common parlance to describe the German Shepherd Dog with a longer top coat. This is bred in different associations.

The reason can be found in the history of the German Shepherd Dog . After the Association for German Shepherds (SV) had decided that the long-haired type should no longer be allowed for breeding, some breeders founded their own breed club in order to maintain the long-haired or long-haired type through their own breeding. The name "Altdeutscher Schäferhund" was used.

The SV decided to allow the long-haired type to breed again from 2010.

Originally, the term old german shepherd dog some old German Shepherd blows that did not work out in the breeding of the German Shepherd and now under the umbrella term Old German Shepherd dogs are summarized. Regardless of this, the original name is still used.

description

The appearance corresponds roughly to that of the German Shepherd Dog, but its coat is long with a soft undercoat. He has long fur, so-called flags, on the ears, legs and the bushy tail, clear trousers on the legs and a mane on the neck. The colors are the same as the German Shepherd Dog.

Essence

Its essence corresponds to that of the German Shepherd Dog with shorter stick hair.

use

As the German Shepherd it is used as protection , utility , herding and companion dog used.

Web links

Commons : Old German Shepherd Dog  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Footnotes

1. ↑ Standard German Shepherd Dog, Long-haired variant ( Memento from July 18, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) ( MS Word ; 281 kB)
2. ^ Working group for the breeding of old German herding dogs . Altdeutschehuetehunde.de. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
3. ↑ Old German herding dogs at Gut Herbigshagen about here