History of a Doberman
Breed History:
The breed originated in Germany, around 1900, taking its name from Louis Dobermann
of Apolda, a tax collector, who desired a medium size dog to perform as a guard
dog as well as companion. Breeds utilized to develop the Doberman Pinscher may
have included, the old shorthaired shepherd, Rottweiler, Black and Tan Terrier
and the German Pinscher.
The properly bred and trained Doberman has proved itself as friend and guardian, As
is developed, its qualities of intelligence and ability to absorb and retain
training brought it into demand as a police and war dog.
The Doberman Pinscher Club of America, founded in 1921 has continued to this day to
foster the breed.
http://www.akc.org/breeds/doberman_pinscher/history.cfm
The breed originated in Germany, around 1900, taking its name from Louis Dobermann
of Apolda, a tax collector, who desired a medium size dog to perform as a guard
dog as well as companion. Breeds utilized to develop the Doberman Pinscher may
have included, the old shorthaired shepherd, Rottweiler, Black and Tan Terrier
and the German Pinscher.
The properly bred and trained Doberman has proved itself as friend and guardian, As
is developed, its qualities of intelligence and ability to absorb and retain
training brought it into demand as a police and war dog.
The Doberman Pinscher Club of America, founded in 1921 has continued to this day to
foster the breed.
http://www.akc.org/breeds/doberman_pinscher/history.cfm
History of a German Sheperd
The German Shepherd breed appeared late at the end of the 19th century in Germany
and they were first exhibited at a show in Hanover in 1882. They were not like
German Shepherds as we know them today though being rough coated, short tailed
and rather resembling mongrels. The German Shepherd Dog as we now know it didn't
really appear until after the Second World War.
The breed was actually created by the cross breeding of working sheep dogs from
rural Germany by an ex cavalry officer called Max von Stephanitz whose aim was
to create a working dog for herding which could trot for long periods.
A breed standard was drawn up and the first breed show took place in 1899
following which the GSD became firmly established across Germany. In 1906 the
first dogs were exported to the USA .
Since then, the breed has grown enormously in popularity and is now one of the most
popular pedigree breeds in the UK as a pet as well as being the favourite
working breed for many forces, especially the police. They are widely used for
security purposes because of their strong protective instincts.
Many people in the UK still call these dogs Alsatians which may partly be due to the
fact that they when they were first bred, the Alsace region of France was part
of Germany were these dogs were very popular. In part it may also be due to the
first and second world wars that the name Alsatian stuck as the word 'German'
had a negative connotation. I still get people who think that Alsatians are the
traditional short coat black and tan dogs and that German Shepherds are the long
coated dogs that have become popular.
GSD's make wonderful family pets and will protect family and home.
These dogs are highly intelligent and will show undying devotion to their master but
they are dogs that need company and stimulation to be at their best. It is
however, important to remember that this is a working breed and that they do
have certain characteristics that some people might find difficult to live with.
The German Shepherd should be steady, loyal, self assured, courageous and
willing and should not be nervous over aggressive or shy. Nervous aggression is
something that we are now seeing more often as a result of bad breeding. It is
sad but there has always been indiscriminate breeding of German Shepherds right
from the start, which has lead to problems with temperament and
health.
http://www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/german-shepherd-history.html
and they were first exhibited at a show in Hanover in 1882. They were not like
German Shepherds as we know them today though being rough coated, short tailed
and rather resembling mongrels. The German Shepherd Dog as we now know it didn't
really appear until after the Second World War.
The breed was actually created by the cross breeding of working sheep dogs from
rural Germany by an ex cavalry officer called Max von Stephanitz whose aim was
to create a working dog for herding which could trot for long periods.
A breed standard was drawn up and the first breed show took place in 1899
following which the GSD became firmly established across Germany. In 1906 the
first dogs were exported to the USA .
Since then, the breed has grown enormously in popularity and is now one of the most
popular pedigree breeds in the UK as a pet as well as being the favourite
working breed for many forces, especially the police. They are widely used for
security purposes because of their strong protective instincts.
Many people in the UK still call these dogs Alsatians which may partly be due to the
fact that they when they were first bred, the Alsace region of France was part
of Germany were these dogs were very popular. In part it may also be due to the
first and second world wars that the name Alsatian stuck as the word 'German'
had a negative connotation. I still get people who think that Alsatians are the
traditional short coat black and tan dogs and that German Shepherds are the long
coated dogs that have become popular.
GSD's make wonderful family pets and will protect family and home.
These dogs are highly intelligent and will show undying devotion to their master but
they are dogs that need company and stimulation to be at their best. It is
however, important to remember that this is a working breed and that they do
have certain characteristics that some people might find difficult to live with.
The German Shepherd should be steady, loyal, self assured, courageous and
willing and should not be nervous over aggressive or shy. Nervous aggression is
something that we are now seeing more often as a result of bad breeding. It is
sad but there has always been indiscriminate breeding of German Shepherds right
from the start, which has lead to problems with temperament and
health.
http://www.germanshepherdrescue.co.uk/german-shepherd-history.html