Berger Blanc Suisse
| Berger Blanc Suisse White Swiss Shepherd Dog |
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| FCI Standard No. 347 | ||
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White shepherd dog |
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Males: 58-66 cm. |
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Males: 30–40 kg. |
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The Berger Blanc Suisse ( White Swiss Shepherd Dog ) is a breed of dogs recognized by the FCI ( FCI Group 1, Section 1, Standard No. 347 ).
Origin and history
Shepherds as working dogs of the shepherds
The working dogs of the shepherds formed the origin of all sheepdog breeds . These dogs were often white in color so that they could be distinguished from predatory game in the dark. Shepherds need a weather-resistant, reliable and resilient dog. Through the selection for such characteristics, in the course of time fairly uniform, docile herd working dogs developed.
Background: White German Shepherds
In the 1880s, Baron von Knigge owned the white shepherd dog Greif , which was bought by the breeder Friedrich Sparwasser and bred to the wolf-gray bitch Lotte . The bitch Lene came from this connection and was mated with Kastor , from which the male Hektor Linksrhein fell on January 1st, 1895 . This male was registered in 1899 under the name Horand von Grafrath with the number SZ1 in the stud book of the Association for German Shepherds . Horand and his litter brother Luchs Sparwasser were now preferred as stud dogs , with white puppies among their offspring, which were also entered in the stud book. Well-known representatives included Berno von der Seewiese and Hektor von Schwaben .
In 1933 the color white was deleted from the breed standard of the German Shepherd Dog . The reason was that he was blamed for all hereditary defects in breeding, such as HD , ED , blindness and deafness, sterility and general inability to live; also Stephanitz supported this opinion in his last years. White Shepherds were no longer considered to conform to the standards within the FCI and were therefore rare in Europe. However, some white shepherds were exported to the USA and Canada and created a breeding base there, which ultimately also owes today's population in Europe. The popularity of the "new" breed increased rapidly in the United States and Canada. The large breed clubs American Kennel Club (AKC) and Canadian Kennel Club (CKC) did not recognize this breed as a separate breed. They were called the White German Shepherd there. In 1968 the Shepherd Dog Club of America also deleted white from the standard, and the American Kennel Club then refused to include white puppies in the stud book . From then on, white was considered a wrong color for German Shepherds in the USA , and white puppies should be killed immediately after birth. An exception was the Canadian Kennel Club , which continued to recognize the white color as permissible for the German Shepherd. Breeders of the white variant in the USA subsequently formed different breeding clubs.
White Shepherds: The Emergence of a New Breed
In the 1970s the white shepherd came back to Europe, initially to Switzerland. Agatha Burch brought her male Lobo, born in 1966, from the USA to Switzerland. This male can be regarded as the progenitor of the breed in Switzerland. From connections with this male registered in Switzerland as well as other import dogs from the USA and Canada, the white shepherd dogs were gradually spread all over Europe and further bred among themselves. The dogs were listed in Switzerland as a new breed in the appendix to the Swiss Dog Studbook (SHSB) since June 1991 .
International recognition
The population of white shepherds, especially in Germany, Switzerland, Holland, France, Austria and Sweden, increased sharply after 1991, and an attempt was made to get recognition as a separate breed by the FCI. However, due to the opposition of the Association for German Shepherds, which saw the white shepherd dog as a wrong color of his own breed, the recognition was delayed.
In 2001, the Swiss Cynological Society (SKG) agreed to submit the application necessary for international recognition to the FCI. The fact that Switzerland was the first country to show eight independent lines also meant that Switzerland was entered in the standard as the country of origin of the white shepherd dog and the name was set as Berger Blanc Suisse . The preliminary international recognition by the FCI took place on January 1st, 2003, the final recognition on July 4th, 2011.
description
The White Swiss Shepherd Dog is medium-sized, slightly elongated, well muscled, the bones are dry and the overall structure is firm. The height at the withers is 58–66 cm in males and 53–61 cm in females. The head must be adapted to the body and be wedge-shaped, the scissor bite complete with 42 teeth, the erect ears well set and of medium size. The topline runs from the base of the neck over the high withers and straight back to the slightly sloping croup. The back is moderately long, firm, strong and well muscled. Both the fore and hindquarters must be well muscled and sufficiently angled to enable an expansive gait. The top hair can be stick-haired or long-haired, with sufficient undercoat .
He has to be balanced in nature, with strong nerves, self-confident, impartial and benign. Aggression should be rejected as well as fearfulness. White Shepherds are intelligent and willing to learn and are therefore suitable for almost all dog sports . They are problem-free in terms of daily care, but demanding in terms of the necessary species-appropriate keeping and employment that must be offered to them.
use
According to the FCI breed standard, white Swiss shepherds are herding dogs and cattle dogs. They are also used as guard , working , protection and utility dogs as well as rescue , guide and therapy dogs .
Racial delimitation
When breeding German Shepherds, white puppies are always littered. According to the rules of the FCI, White Swiss Shepherd Dogs may neither be crossed with such white German Shepherd dogs, nor may white German Shepherd dogs be used in the breeding of White Swiss Shepherds or be rewritten as such.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Hans Räber : Encyclopedia of the pedigree dogs . tape 1 . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-06555-3 , Weiser Schäferhund, Die Ahnen, p. 218 ff . (First edition: 1993, reprint).
- ↑ Hans Räber : Encyclopedia of the pedigree dogs . tape 1 . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-06555-3 , White Shepherd, The dispute over the whites began, p. 221 (first edition: 1993, reprint).
- ↑ Hans Räber : Encyclopedia of the pedigree dogs . tape 1 . Franckh-Kosmos Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-440-06555-3 , White Shepherd, The white shepherd comes back to Europe, p. 222 ff . (First edition: 1993, reprint).
- ↑ SKG press release (PDF; 24 kB), accessed on July 11, 2011
- ↑ vdh.de: Unser Rasse Hund, August 2013 edition. Retrieved September 28, 2018 .
- ↑ Circular of the FCI 77/2007, confirmed with Circular 32/2013, which referred to the older
