Breeds intro-Chapter 1

I decided to start breeds introduction chapter by chapter but we won't deal here with common breeds like Border collies,Pit bulls,Westy's and breeds most of us know all about,instead we will dig deeper into breeds that you don't pass on streets each day and even breeds that some people never heard of before,so from now on i will write one chapter each week about some of this not so common dogs.
So let's get it on with:

White Swiss Shepherd Dog ( Berger Blanc Suisse)

 Perfect family dog,with great working predispositions,friendly towards children,carefull guard and quick learner.This breed originally comes from German shepherd's.

About history:Only writing about breed before 1900. comes from province Alsace-Lorraine.On king's court of Habsburg dynasty pure white shepherd's have been breeded.Stories say that that court's ladys where smitten by looks and colour of these athletic but sliky dogs.In those times Habsburg's were one of most influental family's in Europe so they dogs became popular.We will skip some parts of breeds history as it is very unclear where are its true origins and move to 20th century.In the year 1906. first dog came to USA,it was Mira von Offingen,but she didn't meet the expectations and she couldn't compete with Queen von Switzerland on New York dog show 1908. she was sent back to Germany,without registration to American breed book.Two womans are very important in breeds history but as it would take too long to describe their influence in breeds development we will just mention thier names:Ann Tracy and Geraldine Rockefeller Dodge.On year 1919. first German shepherd is registred in Canadian breed book and since till 1959. dog colours weren't written we do not have information about any white dogs.Even tough on 1922. H.B.Boyd starts Canadian Association of German shepherds we do not have real info about white dogs till second decade of WWII.On year 1959. German association for German shepherds decides that white dogs are albinos and they that they are excluded from German shepherds breeding.Breed standard was changed and soon American organization also took same standing about breed and soon white dogs were blamed as carriers of defness,blindness and bad temperament.This change of standard resulted that all breeders euthanised white pups as soon as they were borned wich resulted that soon all white dogs were vanished from Europe.In year 1964. starts club for White shepherds wich had breed protection as its goal,soon it changed name to "White German Shepherd Club" and then again in 1976. to "American Shepherd Club International" and the again to "White German Shepherd Dog Club International" (WGSDCI) 1977.Also in Canada was started White Shepherd Club in 1970. and so started battle for preserving the breed.In 70's and 80's and White Shepherd's came to Europe,woman named Agatha Burch came back to Switzerland from USA and with her brought white male named "Lobo" and with him breeded her's white female brought from England.It was first registred litter.Lobo that came to world in 1966. is considered starter of the breed in Europe and Switzerland.In last 20 years White Shepherds spread across Europe wich resulted in bringing the breed under FCI under name "White Swiss Shepherd Dog" (FCI standard 347).
About breed in general:As any breed this also has its virtues and flaws.They are very tolerant and aren't dominant by nature.They are very attached to their owner,more then other dogs wich can result in them not eating when you are not around,SO DO NOT GET THIS DOG IF YOU CAN'T FULLY DEDICATE TO HIM.If you don't give them enough time,they will close into themselves and that will cause troubles that are hard to adjust later.They are not trustworthy towards strangers,not everyone is their friend but they never show fear or agression.Around the world they are used to help blind people,in police to discover drogs and bombs,for agility competitions becuase they simply enjoy working and learning.This breed is not small,but their loyalty,love towards children and beauty of their character melts even biggest fear of dogs,there is simply no Swiss Shepherd that won't get under your skin.With all these great characteristics there are of course some flaws.Breed is prone to some genetic diseases so every dog that is meant for future breeding should undergo few tests before breeding like:-MDR 1 gene test (test for over Hypersensitivity to some remedies)
                      -DM test (Degenrative Myelopathy)
                      -CMR 1 test (Canine Multifocal Retinopathy type 1)
                      -MH (Malignant Hypertermia)
                      -Megaoesophagus
                      -Audiometria
                      -BAER test
Breed standard:
Link to:Swiss White Shepherd standard