German Shepherd Dog The first breed club was formed in 1881 after Max von Stephanitz and his followers developed and promoted the breed as a herding dog, and later as a working dog used by the police and the armed forces. From the First World War the bravery and temperament of the German Shepherd has gained the breed worldwide recognition and praise and he has shown his worth in other disciplines too:- as a guide dog for the blind, as a tracking dog, and in obedience. The evolution of the breed and its changed appearance in the last fifty years has provoked fierce debate: the German Shepherd has a marked division of breed type. In recent years the long haired variety, once frowned upon in its native country has been officially recognised in the Breed Standard. Breed Group Vulnerable Breed Size How much exercise? Length of coat How much grooming? Supposedly sheds? Town or Country Type of home Minimum garden size Lifespan Pastoral No Large More than 2 hours per day Short More than once a week Yes Either Large House Large Over 10 Years
Health Information You may be aware that some breeds of dog and their crosses can be susceptible to inherited disease. Of course you want to be sure that the dog you choose is as healthy as possible, and you would like to know that it has not inherited any undesirable disease-causing genes from its parents. There is some help in that DNA tests for diseases in purebred dogs are available for some conditions in some breeds, but there are not very many such tests just yet! There are also, however, a number of clinical veterinary screening schemes that dog breeders can use to increase the probability of producing healthy puppies. Details of the various screening schemes, both veterinary and DNA, that are available to breeders in the UK can be found at www.thekennelclub.org.uk/doghealth Potential dog owners should be aware that, at present, the application of various health screening results to breeding programmes is not always straightforward, and breeders may make choices for various reasons. A responsible breeder though, will always be willing to discuss relevant health issues with you. Breed clubs are often useful sources of breedspecific information. What Screening is relevant for the German Shepherd Dog? Kennel Club Assured Breeders must use the following screening schemes for sires and dams BVA/KC BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme Kennel Club Assured Breeders are strongly recommended to use the following screening schemes and/or advice for sires and dams BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme Eye testing Breed Club - Haemophilia testing for males Bitches under two years not to produce a litter No stud dog to be used under 18 months of age DNA test - DM The list above is not necessarily comprehensive. Breed clubs and experienced breeders are useful sources of information on health issues in the breed. All breeds have a Breed Health Coordinator. German Shepherd Dog Clubs Name Aberdeen & District German Shepherd Dog Training Club Telephone 07813 551971 Aylesbury German Shepherd Dog Training Club 01296 681245 Birmingham & District German Shepherd Dog Association 01922 457 615 Bolton & District German Shepherd Dog Club 0161 368 4928 British Association For German Shepherd Dogs 01283 813752 British German Shepherd Dog Training Club 01744 810100 Clyde Valley German Shepherd Dog Club 07920 111035
Name Telephone Crewe & North Staffs German Shepherd Dog Club 01782 388 402 Derbyshire German Shepherd Dog Club 01226 204273 Dundee Alsatian & Training Club 01383 502 626 Fife German Shepherd Dog Club 07591451520 German Shepherd Dog (Alsatian) Club Of The United Kingdom 01302 338441 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Devon 01626 833260 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Essex 01708 342194 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Kent 01843 846572 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Northern Ireland 02838871630 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Scotland 01236 873543 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Suffolk 01473 719 514 German Shepherd Dog Club Of Wales 02920 219253 German Shepherd Dog League Of Great Britain (Limited) 01630 638 540 Grampian German Shepherd Dog Association Heads Of The Valleys German Shepherd Dog Club 01443 412 975 Iceni Dog Training Club 01473 311 041 Jersey Dog Training Association 01534 862 643 Leicestershire German Shepherd Dog Club 01162 223970 Midland Counties German Shepherd Dog Association 07885 045080 North Eastern German Shepherd Dog Club 07920 499788 North Wales GSD Club 01248 410594 North Yorkshire & South Durham GSD Club 07922192404 Preston & Fylde German Shepherd Dog Club 01942 867010 Sheffield German Shepherd Dog Society 01777 703417 South Of Scotland GSD & All Breeds Training Club 07876 210243 South Western German Shepherd Dog Club 07905 306 877 South Yorkshire Alsatian Association 01302 721015 Southern Alsatian Training Society 01795 890415 Southern GSD Training Club 07940 204779 Tyne Valley German Shepherd Dog Club 01207 543439 West Yorkshire German Shepherd Dog Club 01924 443838 Wigan Alsatian & All Breeds Training Club 01942 226606 German Shepherd Dog Rescue Organisations Name Telephone ARAS Dog Rescue 01234 743797 Garbo's GSD Rescue 020 8546 4943 Garbo's GSD Rescue 01903 410302
Name Telephone Garbo's GSD Rescue 07483 225071 Garbo's GSD Rescue 07950 260362 German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01568 797957 German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund 07714 245446 German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund 01375 405589 German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund 07724 150525 German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund 07908 879223 German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund 01342 842902 German Shepherd Dog Welfare Fund 01622 717173 German Shepherd Rescue Elite - ADCH 01623 798943 German Shepherd Rescue Elite - ADCH 07710 276250 German Shepherd Rescue Elite - ADCH 01277 840204 German Shepherd Rescue Scotland 07391 531106 GSD 2000 Rescue & Re-home 0117 953 7124 Lancashire German Shepherd Rescue 01772 633860 Lancashire German Shepherd Rescue 07742 277304 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01444 453302 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01403 262758 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01483 532765 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01737 244030 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 07517 561004 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01932 243686 Vigil German Shepherd Dog Rescue 01403 891550 Assured Breeders Name Member since Phone Accolades Mrs E & Mr K A Johnson 14/12/2011 01586 553979 Campbeltown, Argyll Mrs P A Whiting Newbury, Berkshire Ms T Lund Reading, Berkshire Mrs N M G Berry Olney, Buckinghamshire Mrs T J Wright Ely, Cambridgeshire Mesdames C S Dobereiner & P O Gilliver Wisbech, Cambridgeshire Mrs R Asher Crewe, Cheshire 30/09/2007 01635 278647 31/08/2007 01189 759838 30/04/2007 07974 341820 30/06/2009 01353 861722 29/04/2013 01945 430433 22/06/2015 07872 328880
Name Member since Phone Accolades Mr A & Mrs A J Edwards 30/06/2009 01619 415699 Lymm, Cheshire Mrs J E & Dr D A Wellings Northwich, Cheshire Mrs F Ryder Stockport, Cheshire Mrs J Holroyd Newquay, Cornwall Mrs K Milliken Newtownards, County Down Mr K Puczylowski & Mrs M Puczylowska Dungannon, County Tyrone Miss G V Severn Belper, Derbyshire Mr R Evans Chesterfield, Derbyshire Miss K Hutley Derby, Derbyshire Messrs S Hawthorne & A Bulloch Lockerbie, Dumfriesshire Ms H G Linnett Carmarthen, Dyfed Ms B Lindquist Llandeilo, Dyfed Mr J & Mrs M B Stephens Llandovery, Dyfed Mrs P L Scroggs-Healey Tregaron, Dyfed Mr A & Mrs J Yates Hove, East Sussex Mrs S E Worley Brentwood, Essex Mr P J & Mrs S J & Miss J S Binden Chelmsford, Essex Mrs L Pagan Wickford, Essex Mr J Andison & Ms K Peel Kelty, Fife Mrs K A George Hereford, Herefordshire Mr T S Robinson Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire Mr J M Lourenco Ashford, Kent Mrs E A Lowe Birchington, Kent Mrs J & Mr N Thompson Folkestone, Kent 24/06/2011 374535601606 88 08/04/2017 0161 915 8811 28/10/2016 01637 499315 30/11/2007 02897 521238 16/01/2017 07856 534315 30/11/2009 07977 878478 09/05/2017 01246 807016 15/01/2018 01332 731909 03/04/2013 01576 470656 31/01/2009 07833 630605 31/03/2010 07960 592513 28/02/2011 07721 840552 31/08/2006 07963 661884 03/10/2012 01273 270192 31/12/2010 01277 232846 01/07/2005 01621 829693 01/07/2013 01245 320488 28/02/2010 01383 830543 31/03/2006 01432 880819 30/11/2010 07759 234451 04/07/2017 07917 721858 30/11/2006 01843 846572 20/09/2017 07974 757231
Name Member since Phone Accolades Mrs W J & Mr A J Sharp 09/02/2017 01622 820812 Maidstone, Kent Mrs S J & Mr P S Freeman Maidstone, Kent Mrs S A Dooley Sheerness, Kent Ms C Day Westerham, Kent Mr K Marshall Coatbridge, Lanarkshire Mrs C M Tyson Bolton, Lancashire Mr R J D Steele Bolton, Lancashire Mrs A S Guy Wigan, Lancashire Mrs A S & Miss M Guy Wigan, Lancashire Mr J W & Mrs C L Robinson Coalville, Leicestershire Mr N R & Mrs M Chalk & Mr E Vorrias Loughborough, Leicestershire Mr N R & Mrs M Chalk Loughborough, Leicestershire Miss A J Garrick Horncastle, Lincolnshire Mr G P & Mrs J M Mellis Louth, Lincolnshire Mrs C S Janz King's Lynn, Norfolk Mrs S P & Misses H & B & Mr G Rowlands York, North Yorkshire Mrs J C Stokes-Harrell Wellingborough, Northamptonshire Mrs K Keats-Johnston Llanymynech, Powys Mr D P Giles Shifnal, Shropshire Miss F Ward Chard, Somerset Mr L & Mrs D Yates Yeovil, Somerset Mr D G & Mrs B Banyard Brigg, South Humberside Mr A Wade & Miss J Mitchell Rotherham, South Yorkshire Mr D R & Mrs M A Oakes Sheffield, South Yorkshire 30/04/2007 01622 746280 31/01/2008 01795 511858 30/09/2008 07958 560480 05/07/2011 01236 873543 26/07/2011 01204 853327 03/05/2016 07714 401797 31/03/2010 01942 749971 31/03/2010 07958 046732 30/09/2009 01530 832266 22/05/2012 01509 266587 23/05/2012 01509 266587 31/05/2009 01507 527886 31/07/2010 01507 357199 23/03/2017 07787 828870 02/11/2013 07814 401231 01/12/2011 07713 315767 27/09/2012 01691 830529 22/04/2005 01952 461329 02/02/2016 01460 62214 24/02/2016 01935 849408 31/03/2009 01652 618623 31/05/2010 07976 876737 30/06/2008 01142 851384
Name Member since Phone Accolades Mr J K Hockey 16/03/2012 01909 560410 Sheffield, South Yorkshire Mrs A Timmins Burntwood, Staffordshire Mr C A & Mrs I A Daye Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire Ms S E Kewley Lowestoft, Suffolk Mrs E G Hierons Farnham, Surrey Mrs S Skelton Gateshead, Tyne and Wear Mr W & Mrs O Hughes Houghton Le Spring, Tyne and Wear The Police And Crime Commissioner For The West Midlands Coventry, West Midlands Mr R Harrison Walsall, West Midlands Miss S Brookes Walsall, West Midlands Mrs R Wells Horsham, West Sussex Mrs S Thurloway Horsham, West Sussex Mr J & Mrs B Chambers & Mrs M Mitchell Huddersfield, West Yorkshire Mrs C M Spurr Wakefield, West Yorkshire Ms A Swift Trowbridge, Wiltshire Mrs K J Stevens Warminster, Wiltshire Mrs T M & Mr A P Mapp Droitwich, Worcestershire Mrs J Bargman Kidderminster, Worcestershire Miss V C Childs Malvern, Worcestershire Mrs D L Blackwell Worcester, Worcestershire Mr G I Douglas Clevedon, Avon Miss S Jaggs Cullompton, Devon Mrs R Turner Ferndown, Dorset Mrs S & Messrs K & C Bevan Llanelli, Dyfed 04/05/2011 01543 685722 17/06/2013 07517 026362 31/10/2007 07917 320961 19/05/2015 01252 312838 31/07/2010 0191 477 5137 08/11/2016 01916 593854 09/06/2011 01216 268202 08/03/2018 07525 817584 02/02/2012 01922 473007 31/07/2007 01403 864174 18/04/2013 01293 851315 07/09/2017 07582 836557 26/02/2013 07397 881705 04/07/2017 07973 675382 31/08/2006 01985 217733 07/07/2011 07967 155572 31/03/2008 01299 270514 17/10/2011 07795 442861 31/10/2012 31/08/2008 01275 852400 30/04/2009 01884 841907 09/05/2011 01202 895136 23/04/2012 01269 871384
Name Member since Phone Accolades Mr D C & Mrs S L Bowen 31/03/2007 01559 389966 Pencader, Dyfed Miss P A Roe Sheffield, South Yorkshire Mrs M E Mason Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 31/07/2009 01142 336262 14/11/2012 01284 728189 Accolade of Excellence Studbook Achievement Breed Club Membership Breeder Experience Denotes a significant contribution to Bred at least 3 dogs listed in the Current member of one or more 5 or more litters registered with the a breed. Studbook. breed clubs Kennel Club