…:: Aus DDR Zucht ::…

Many stories are told in the DDR regarding the German Shepherd. Some talk about the dog as if it were a legend. “Aus DDR Zucht” nowadays too is a regularly used quality typing for a specific type of German Shepherd one is trying to breed. It still is a most interesting period of time in … Read more

East Versus West German Shepherds

Cold War, Dogs, Germany BERLIN — Gerlinde Schultze beamed as she lifted up her week-old puppy. “This is Xaver, a purebred East German shepherd,” she said proudly, kissing the dark whelp on its wet snout. “You can’t possibly find a better bloodline anywhere _ especially not in West Germany.” As the country celebrates 17 years … Read more

Werner Dalm Breed Warden GDR

DDR Working Class Males 1972- Judge: Werner Dalm The competition of father males at the main breed show in 1972 within the GDR Winner Exhibition is over again. The number of around 60 males in this class is not high. Judging is pleasant without having to rush with the times, but from the point of … Read more

Don vom Rolandsteich

Don vom Rolandsteich goes back to Gundo vom Stolper Land. Long before the beginning of the official screening started, Gundo was X-rayed and diagnosed with severe HD, but he was used to a considerable extent as he appeared to bring a lot of „schöne Hunde“ (nice looking dogs). Gundo had delivered 3 DDR-Sieger in the … Read more

Lord & Vello

Lord vom Gleisdreieck Lord vom Gleisdreieck is a grandson of Ingo von Rudingen, who descends from the Ali vom Gränert-line in the DDR. Ali vom Gränert delivered us, resp. delivered to the DDR initially 2 DDR-Sieger in the first generation with his sons: Blitz unter den Hergussregnern and Ali vom Silberbrunnen. Through his descendant Ex … Read more

A Bit of GSD History By Martin Wahl

1880 Sheep herding dog It’s generally known that “Max von Stephanitz” started the German Shepherd breed. Lesser known facts are, that this man had a keen interest in, and extensive knowledge of, physiology, anatomy, mammalian natural history and evolution, theories of breeding, animal husbandry, and derivation and characteristics of the canine species. He was a … Read more

History of Czechoslovakian Vlcak

Wolf Dog Breed History – greyfarer The history of the breed has been edited and reposted from Margo Peron, z Peronówki kennel (http://zperonowki.com/), Poland. Additional history provided by Lukas Michalicka, Sonata Carpathica kennel, Slovakia. In the year 1955, a biological experiment took place in the former Czechoslovak Socialist Republic (CSSR) of that time, namely, the … Read more

German Shepherd Hips: DDR versus West

The Absolute Reference re HD-Prevention Mister Werner Dalm has proven very impressively that one can very well eradicate Hip Dysplasia, if one only sets the standards high enough. And he has provided us very convincing data along with the necessary grafics. Between 1949 and 1989, the population in the former „Deutsche Demokratische Republik“ (GDR) was … Read more