German shepherd dog/ Double coat

The German Shepherd Dog is medium-size, slightly elongated, powerful and well-muscled, with dry bone and firm overall structure. The German Shepherd Dog must be well-balanced (with strong nerves) in terms of character, self-assured, absolutely natural and (except for a stimulated situation) good-natured as well as attentive and willing to please. He must possess instinctive behaviour, resilience and self-assurance in order to be suitable as a companion, guard, protection, service and herding dog.

Source: http://www.fci.be/en/nomenclature/GERMAN-SHEPHERD-DOG-166.html

See The German Kennel Club (VDH) for video (if available).
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http://www.vdh.de/welpen/mein-welpe/deutscher-schferhund-stockhaar

Video for this breed (if available) and other breed videos are available in full length here: www.meisterpetztv.de

AKC Video (link - https://youtu.be/mDJWNaAnC44

View more videos on AKC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/AmericanKennelClub

SCC Video (link - https://youtu.be/Pb1arGdwBQY

View more videos on SCC's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKR90_uWp8dUNpGTfQ_y_Zw

WUSV Dashboard – the Standard – selection of subjects

• Zucht / Anatomy-of-the-dog-Basic-Knowledge

• German Shepherd Dog, long-haired
• Tysk schäferhund, långhårig
• German shepherd dog, Long and harsch outer coat
• Schäferhund Langhår

• German Shepherd Dog, short-haired
• Tysk schäferhund, normalhårig
• German shepherd dog, Double coat
• Deutscher schäferhund
• Berger allemand
• Pastor alemán
• Deutscher Schäferhund
• Schäferhund Normalhår

Germany
FCI - German Kennel Club (VDH)
The VDH is the umbrella organisation for more than 168 membership organisations in the whole of Germany. Here you can find the contact details for all VDH organizations.

• Get a GRIHP! on German Shepherds
  This article has been compiled as part of the IPFD's series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds.

Arguing about the (GSD) Standard(s)?

Author: Fred Lanting

excerpt...

"There is a World Union of GSD clubs (WUSV) to which the German Shepherd Dog Club of America (GSDCA) belongs. Nearly every country in the world that has a GSD club is a member, and the vast majority of those use the same Standard that the SV (international parent club responsible for the breed) in Germany does."

• http://siriusdog.com/arguing-about-the-gsd-standard

The German Shepherd Dog -- Articles by Louis Donald

•  (Internet Archives Link) https://web.archive.org/web/20170825182544/http://www.louisdonald.com/articles.html

The website contains in depth information on the breed; discussion of the breed's historical development, breed type as well as photo and anatomical illustrations. Breed History presentation: (Internet Archives Link) https://web.archive.org/web/20170830020256/http://www.louisdonald.com/history-of-the-breed-in-photo.html

Old video Resources: https://www.louisdonald.com/vintage-film--video.html

There are numerous breed standards.

The basis of breed/conformation shows is the judging of pedigree dogs against the 'Breed Standard', which is a picture in words that describes the range of features that are deemed appropriate for the breed.

Three of the major international standards are:

FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale)

The Kennel Club, UK

The American Kennel Club

1. Swedish Insurance Data

• Breed-specific information on rates of disease and death from Agria Pet Insurance (Agria Djurförsäkring) is available for many breeds.

2. Health testing: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA): https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=GS

4:. Finland: Database: http://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/frmEtusivu.aspx?R=166.2
5. UK: Demography and disorders of German Shepherd Dogs under primary veterinary care in the UK

Health/Breeding Strategy Documents and Links:

1. The Kennel Club, UK: Breed Watch (Category 3)
2. Sweden: Breed-specific Breeding Strategies: (in Swedish) and/ or English summary
3. Finland: German Shepherd Dog JTO  2014-2018: http://www.kennelliitto.fi/sites/default/files/attachments/jto/saksanpaimenkoira.pdf
   1. Saksanpaimenkoiran jalostuksen tavoiteohjelma 1.1.2019 - 31.12.2023: https://jalostus.kennelliitto.fi/RotuPDF.ashx?R=166&T=2
4. Germany: German Shepherd Evaluation Tools from Schäferhundverein RSV2000 e.V.

• Schäferhundverein RSV2000: http://www.rsv2000.de/
• The American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation funds research and medical studies that look for the cause of and prevention of the breed's most debilitating issues.
• The German Shepherd Dog Breed Council (UK)
  • Involvement by GSD Clubs from all over the British Isles: activities include:
    • A Breed Survey Scheme which takes place all over the country with full reports on surveyed dogs being published in the GSD National Magazine.
    • A Blood Screening Scheme to locate haemophiliac males, and through them the female carriers.
    • A Breed Database.
    • A Judge's Training Course

Finland: University of Helsinki and Folkhälsan research

• http://www.koirangeenit.fi/ (Finnish)
• http://www.koirangeenit.fi/english/ (English)

Australian Research: Visualization of Genome Diversity in German Shepherd Dogs
Sally-Anne Mortlock, Rachel Booth, Hamutal Mazrier, Mehar S. Khatkar and Peter Williamson
Faculty of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.

• Visualization_of_Genome_Diversity_in_German_Shepherd.pdf

We are listing sites for breed clubs with health or other information that might be helpful. Follow links below.

INTERNATIONAL

World Union of GSD clubs (WUSV)

• WUSV Member Clubs

Germany - Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde (SV) e.V.

Germany - Schäferhundverein RSV2000 e.V.

Finland - Saksanpaimenkoiraliitto ry

France - Club Officiel du Chien de Berger Allemand     

Italy - Società Amatori Schaferhunde

The Netherlands - Vereniging van fokkers en liefhebbers van Duitse herdershonden

The Netherlands - Duitse Herder Rasclub Nederland

Norway - Norsk Schäferhund Klub

Sweden - Svenska Schäferhundklubben

UK - British Association for German Shepherd Dogs Ltd

US - The German Shepherd Dog Club of America