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The name Alsatian remained for five decades, [22] until 1977, when successful campaigns by dog enthusiasts pressured the British kennel clubs to allow the breed to be registered again as German Shepherds. [24] The word "Alsatian" once appeared in parentheses as part of the formal breed name of the American Kennel Club and was removed in 2010. [25]
The German Shepherd Dog or Alsatian is a breed of dog. GSDs are highly intelligent, agile and well suited to active working environments. They are often deployed in varied roles such as police work, guarding, search and rescue, and in the military. They are also used as assistance dogs, especially in Europe. GSDs also make loyal and loving pets ...
Oscar was a mixed-breed dog that was adopted from an animal shelter in Cape Town in 2004. [1] DNA testing revealed him to have been a mix of Alsatian, Corgi, Cocker Spaniel, and Basset Hound. [2] He is best known for having travelled around the world with his owner Joanne Lefson in 2009.
Mackenzie Jacobs gets up early every morning to feed her puppy, Korlette. The pair practice commands like "sit" and "lie down," The 10-year-old loves being an official puppy raiser and working ...
[citation needed] The dogs were bred solely for their working ability, with little effort to standardise a particular appearance or create a defined breed of dog. [2] In 1899, ex-cavalry captain Max von Stephanitz was attending a dog show when he was shown a dog that fulfilled what von Stephanitz believed a working dog should be. He purchased ...
A charity that cares for ill, disabled and elderly dogs says all dogs need a loving "forever home". The Dogs Nobody Wants Sanctuary (DNWS) in Slough was set up by Matthew Young, 57, and his ...
Seeing the joy on senior dog’s face as he went home brought Steve a profound sense of healing. Image credits: wolfgang2242. Fast forward to today, Steve takes care of 10 senior dogs alongside ...
Alsatian may refer to: A person from the Alsace region of northeast France; Alsatian dialect, the language or dialect of Alsace; German Shepherd, a breed of dog also known as an Alsatian in the UK; RMS Empress of France (1913), ocean liner originally named the SS Alsatian