German shepherd dog history.

The German Shepherd Dog is one of the smartest dogs in the world, and its intelligence makes it one of the best species of the breed.



This is because it responds to the changes and is quickly absorbed. Thanks to Max Von Sephanitz, who loved the platoon at first sight.





Let's find out more about the breed's history, in this thread.



The German shepherd is a relatively new breed established in 1899. Thanks to Captain Max von Stephanitz, he was aiming to form a German breed like no other as a herding dog.



Centuries before von Stephanitz's advent, farmers in Europe relied on dogs to lead and protect their herds.



Some dogs were legendary for their skills, and shepherds traveled many days to breed their female dogs.



Stephanitz noted that no one has developed herding dogs into a distinct breed.





In 1898 von Stephanitz retired from military life and branched out for his passion, the experience of breeding dogs to create a German herding dog.



Stephanitz studied British breeding techniques, which are famous for their exceptional herding dogs, and attended many dog shows across Germany, to observe German herding dogs.



Watch von Stefanitz many beautiful dogs, they were athletic dogs, smart, capable. But he didn't see the dog that embodied all those qualities.



On a day in 1899, von Stephantz was visiting a dog show when see a wolf-looking dog. He bought the dogs right away and his name was hektor linksrhein.



Then he called him horand v grafeth, which expresses the power and intelligence.



Von Stephanitz greatly loved the dog, which made him be a community

-verein fur Deutsche schaferhunde- to establish a breed of descendants of horand. He wanted to make a breed for herding, as Germany became more industrialized, and such dogs fade away.



The dog was determined to breed a working dog, and decided that the future of the dog would work with the police and military service.



Von Stephanitz benefited from his military connection, and persuaded the German government to use the breed, during World War I, the German Shepherd served as a red cross dog, lifeguard, guard, messenger, and equipment carrier.



Although the German shepherds made their way to the United States before the war, the coalition soldiers did not notice the courage and strength of the dog until after the war, and returned from the war with some dogs.





One of them was dragged five days old, pulled from a small bomb-laden house in France by a Los Angeles corporal.



The corporal took the dogs to his home and trained him, and then became one of the four most famous Hollywood stars, "Rin Tin Tin", which appeared in 26 films and helped spread the breed in America.







Although the Allies admired German dogs, they were not happy with his German origins.



During war time, all German objects were stigmatized, and in 1917, the AKC changed the breed's name to a shepherd dog. In England the dog was renamed the Alsatian Wolf Dog, a border area between France and Germany.



The AKC returned to using the original dog name in 1931; it took until 1977 the British kennel Club to do the same.



Von Stephanitz continued to be closely involved in the development of the breed, and as early as 1922, he was concerned about certain traits that appeared in dogs, such as bad mood and tooth decay.



He developed a system of strict quality control; The dog needed to pass several tests.



Americans' e bred of German shepherds, on the other hand, has almost never been organized.



In the United States, breeding dogs were raised and breeders focused more on the appearance, movement of dogs.









In popular culture:



German shepherds have appeared in a wide range of media.





In 1921 "Strongheart" became One of the first stars of Hollywood in dogs, followed in 1922 by "Run Tin Tin", which is considered the most famous shepherd in Germany. They both have a star on the Walk of Fame.



German shepherds used the famous Canadian series "the littlest hobo".

The German shepherd named inspector Rex is the star of the Austrian police crime drama program of the same name as German shepherd Rex, who has won many prizes.



He is assisting the murder unit in Vienna and has been introduced in several languages.





After World War II, German and American shepherds began to diverge significantly.



At one point, the US police and military administration began importing German working dogs, because local shepherds failed performance tests.



In the past few decades, some American breeders have begun to focus again on the breed's abilities rather than appearance.



Adolf Hitler had a German shepherd named Prinz in 1921, during the years of poverty, forced to abandon the dog.



However, she managed to escape and return to him. Hitler, who loved dogs because of her loyalty and obedience, developed a great admiration.





In 2018, a genetic study found that the large-scale European herding dog before 1895 led to the emergence of the German Shepherd, the French Berger picked, and the five Italian grazing breeds: bergamasca shepherd, cane paratore, lupina de gigante, pastors Della lessinia and Del lagorai.







In the 19th century in northwest Europe (Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands) the most common dog used for sheep breeding and house protection was the "Continental Shepherd Dog".



All these dogs were very similar at the time, around 1890, the three breeds (Belgian Shepherd, German Shepherd, Dutch Shepherd) went in separate ways.



Of the three breeds, the Dutch shepherd is the closest to the continental shepherd at the time.





During the 1850s there were attempts to standardize dog breeds. They were bred to preserve traits that helped employ dogs to herd sheep and protect their herds from predators.





The German Shepherd breed has been identified as having the skills to herd sheep, such as intelligence, speed, strength, and a strong sense of smell.



The results were dogs capable of doing such things, but differed in appearance and ability significantly, from place to place.





To combat these differences, the Phylox Society was formed in 1891 with the aim of developing standardized development plans for native dog breeds in Germany.





The community was dissolved only three years later because of ongoing internal conflicts over the attributes of dogs that society should promote;



some members believed that dogs should be raised only for the purpose of work, while others believed that dogs should be raised for their appearance.



While it has not succeeded in achieving the goal, the phylox society has inspired people to follow the dynasty unification independently.



With the rise of Germany's large industrial cities, the population began to decline, making grazing animals unnecessary.