White Swiss Shepherd Dog
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Dog (domestic dog) |
The White Swiss Shepherd Dog (French: Berger Blanc Suisse, German: Weisser Schweizer Schäferhund, Italian: Pastore Svizzero Bianco) is a breed of dog from Switzerland. It descends from American White Shepherds imported to Switzerland; the White Shepherd itself descends from white-coloured purebred German Shepherds.
History
White-coloured German Shepherds were once banned from registration in their native Germany, but in the United States and Canada the colouration gained a following and a breed club was formed specifically for white-coloured German Shepherds, calling their variety the White Shepherd.[1] The first stud dog of what became the White Swiss Shepherd Dog was an American dog born in 1966 that was imported to Switzerland.[1] The variety was provisionally accepted as a breed by the Fédération Cynologique Internationale in 2002, and received full acceptance in 2011.[2] The Kennel Club of the United Kingdom officially recognized it in 2017.[3]
Its herding abilities are similar to those of the German Shepherd.[4]
References
- ^ a b Pickeral, Tamsin (2014). Dogs unleashed. San Diego: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781626862739.[page needed]
- ^ Berger Blanc Suisse (347). Fédération Cynologique Internationale. Accessed March 2020.
- ^ New Breed – White Swiss Shepherd Dog. The Kennel Club. Archived 23 July 2017.
- ^ Hartnagle-Taylor, Jeanne Joy; Taylor, Ty (2010). Stockdog Savvy. Alpine Publications. ISBN 978-1-57779-106-5.