![]() ![]() If you are looking for a unique breed of dog that makes an excellent family pet, consider the Berger Blanc Suisse. These dogs are intelligent, but they are also friendly by nature and loyal to their families. The Berger Blanc Suisse is recognized only by the Federation Cynologique Internationale. ![]() Re-registering an FCI imported White Swiss Shepherd as an AKC German Shepherd will revert the dog's breed back to German Shepherd and it may be impossible to ever have that dog or it's progeny recognized as an FCI White Swiss Shepherd.Though the Berger Blanc Suisse (also known the White Swiss Shepherd Dog or Snowy Shepherd) looks remarkably similar to both the White Shepherd and the White German Shepherd, all three of these dogs are separate breeds. The FCI does not recognize the UKC, therefore UKC registration in addition to compliant FCPR registration does not impact FCI recognition of any dog. USA WSS owners and breeders who want to compete with their dogs in conformation and/or sports, often dual register their dogs with UKC as White Shepherds and the FCPR (FCI) as White Swiss Shepherds. This allows USA resident dogs of FCI recognized breeds that are not yet recognized by the AKC to be registered through FCI member club Federacion Canofila De Puerto Rico (FCPR). USA Resident FCI WSS: FCI WSS imported to the USA can maintain FCI compliant registration through the partnership program FCI has with AKC. The FCI circular, written in 2007, closed the studbook on the FCI WSS and further breeding's to White Shepherds and/or White GSDs that were not already entered as FCI WSS became prohibited. The UKC closed their White Shepherd studbook in 2012 and no longer allows for entry of AKC registered GSDs, unless under specific circumstances.įCI White Swiss Shepherd / Berger Blanc Suisse (worldwide): USA bred White Shepherds and White GSDs that were exported to Europe and selectively bred over generations. UKC White Shepherds (USA): USA bred White German Shepherds that have been bred white to white for many generations and trace back to the original White Shepherd advocates and breeders who saved the color gene from being eradicated from GSD lines. White GSDs go against the AKC breed standard. If both parents are White German Shepherds, they will have all white puppies. At the risk of over-simplifying, registration can be broken down geographically.ĪKC White German Shepherds (USA): AKC German Shepherds color White pop up in colored breeding's when two colored parents both carry the white masking gene. No outcrossing was done during the development of the White Swiss Shepherd, so they are pure descendants of the German Shepherd. In 2011 the FCI and all affiliate kennel clubs throughout the world officially recognized the WSS. The UKC officially recognized the White Shepherd in 1999, and once again they were welcome back in the conformation ring in the USA. In 1991 the White Swiss Shepherd was officially recognized as its own distinct breed in Switzerland. American White Shepherds were exported to Europe and became the predecessors of today's White Swiss Shepherds. An increasingly negative attitude toward these dogs led to an overall decline, so breed advocates in the USA created White Shepherd clubs and breeding programs in an attempt to save the White Shepherd. In 1959 the AKC adopted the exclusively colored breed standard and in 1968 White Shepherds were banned from the conformation ring altogether. albinism which is a lack of pigmentation and associated with skin problems, blindness, deafness, and other health issues. ![]() In fact, the recessive gene that causes an all white coat in shepherds is a masking gene that covers other colors vs. The claim was that the white gene was responsible for genetic disorders and coat fading associated with albinism. In 1933, under Nazi leadership, White Shepherds were deemed a genetic malfunction and were actively eliminated from breeding programs in Europe. From the beginning, the recessive gene for a completely white coat was present in German Shepherd lines and White Shepherds were an acceptable variation within the breed. The White Swiss Shepherd, also known as the Berger Blanc Suisse, shares its lineage with the German Shepherd. ![]()
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