German Shepherd History “DDR”

The shepherd dog split Germany Briefly and concisely: Were not only qualitatively high-quality dogs, because the breeders in the earlier GDR had neither the market nor the means, which justify here a once entitled wehmuetige review. So some West German breeder or also only owner of some customs dog races in such a way specified … Read more

DDR Line XII of the GDR in the working breeding of modern Germany

After the unification of Germany, German Shepherds from the linie XII DDR were practically no longer used in breeding. The market economy-oriented SV breeding strategy has alienated DDR breeders from “primitive anatomical producers.” * Naturally, representatives of the XII-XIIA lines suffered, which began to be squeezed out of the selection field as unpromising. It seemed … Read more