Where did the DDR Come From

History of the pedigree dogs from 1945-1990 in the GDR GDR history With special consideration of Schnauzers and Pinschers in the GDR Here is how to navigate through this website: Credit: http://www.wallenfels-pinscher.de/ GDR history 1. The socialist dog 2. Organization of pedigree dog breeding and dog sports in the GDR Association of Mutual Farmers’ Aid … Read more

History of the pedigree dogs from 1945-1990 in the GDR GDR history With special consideration of Schnauzers and Pinschers in the GDR Here is how to navigate through this website: Credit: http://www.wallenfels-pinscher.de/ GDR history 1. The socialist dog 2. Organization of pedigree dog breeding and dog sports in the GDR Association of Mutual Farmers’ Aid … Read more

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

Bloodlines Father line Breeding system Cynology in the DDR can be traced predominantly through paternal bloodline. The Germans being sticklers for carefully built systems continued on with the original line concept system, the father line breeding systems. These are the lines listed in the 1962-1963 DDR Korbuch ZL: I (Line 1) Roland v TeglerforstZL: II … Read more

What makes a DDR Dog A DDR Dog You may have seen people posting Pure or 100% DDR dogs or breeding’s throughout the years, I see it all time. As a researcher of all things DDR dog I look at every pedigree that I can find advertised as DDR. Throughout the last decade the number … Read more