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The White Swiss Shepherd Dog or Berger Blanc Suisse (German: Weisser Schweizer Schäferhund, Italian: Pastore Svizzero Bianco) is a Swiss breed of shepherd dog. It descends from North American White Shepherds imported to Switzerland; the White Shepherd itself descends from white-coloured purebred German Shepherds .
Although white-coated German Shepherds have been known in Europe as early as 1882, in 1933 the breed standard was amended in their native Germany, banning white-coated dogs from registration. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] In the United States and Canada the coloration had gained a following and in 1969 a breed club was formed specifically for white-coloured ...
Dogs of the Shepherds: A Review of the Pastoral Breeds. Ramsbury, Wiltshire: The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84797-808-0. Hancock, David (2013). Gundogs: Their Past, their Performance and their Prospects. Ramsbury, Marlborough: The Crowood Press Ltd. ISBN 978-1-84797-492-1. Hancock, David (2014b). Hounds: Hunting by Scent.
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Some dogs are literally hairless, and even ones with long coats can be non-shedding. Having a dog doesn't mean your home must become a nest of pet hair. Some dogs are literally hairless, and even ...
The White Swiss Shepherd Dog (French: Berger Blanc Suisse, German: Weisser Schweizer Schäferhund, Italian: Pastore Svizzero Bianco) is a variety of the German Shepherd bred in Switzerland. It descends from the American White Shepherds; the first stud dog of what was to become the breed was an American dog born in 1966 and imported to Switzerland.
Representatives of the four Swiss mountain dog breeds. Sennenhunds, called Swiss mountain dogs or Swiss cattle dogs in English, are a type of dog originating in the Swiss Alps. The Sennenhund are farm dogs of the general livestock guardian type. There are four breeds of Sennenhunds, all sporting a unique tricolor coat. While the two larger ones ...
These two Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs, forming a double team, have collar harnesses, with the shaft between their legs. The driver is in the wagon. The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog is a draft and drover breed that performs well very mountainous regions. [2] [4] Its popularity as a draft dog led to the nickname "the poor man's horse". [1]