The phrase
"white shepherd" refers to a dog breed known as the White Swiss Shepherd or White German Shepherd. It describes a dog that has a pure white coat and is often seen as a friendly and loyal companion.
Full definition
This breed differs from AKC German Shepherds and UKC
White Shepherds in key areas of appearance, temperament, and health.
Questions and answers about
White Shepherd temperament, personality, behavior, physical traits and characteristics, feeding, health care, buying, adoption, puppies and adult dogs.
Although not recognized by the AKC,
white shepherd dogs are direct descendents of the German shepherd.
Swiss white shepherd has a sensible and softer character than German shepherd, Whish is a big advantage.
So I have been using coconut oil topically all winter for my dog and she loves it (55
lb white shepherd).
** A portion of every puppy sale goes to support German Shepherd health research conducted by the German Shepherd Dog Club of America,
White Shepherd Genetics Project, or a German Shepherd Rescue Club **
Solving White Shepherd Behavior Problems One of the most common questions dog owners ask me is: «How can I stop my dog from doing (a specific bad behavior)?»
old white shepherd puppy rescued... she was / is pretty malnurished (weight 35 lbs)... i feed her 4 cups of solid...
My new German Shepherd is terrified of all other dogs My newly acquired 10
month white shepherd bitch Molly is terrified of all other dogs.
The sad truth is that the vast majority of people
offering White Shepherd puppies for sale are unknowledgeable, irresponsible, completely clueless — or all of the above.
Though they seldom have dominant personalities,
White Shepherds still need a confident, consistent owner who will establish and enforce rules.
So to sum up... the health problems of AKC German Shepherds (regular colors), AKC German Shepherds (white), and
UKC White Shepherds are all similar:
If you're considering acquiring a UKC -
registered White Shepherd, you need to find out whether the breeder's goal was to make the temperament of his dogs different from AKC German Shepherds.
Swiss white shepherd is not only different than German shepherd in colour, but it has a different anatomical structure, which retains original structure of working type of shepherds.
White Shepherds need a great deal of early socialization to build a confident attitude toward strangers and strange situations.
One of our favorite things to do is walk Henna,
our white shepherd / husky mix.
I have a malamute /
white shepherd / wolf mix.
Tito Beveridge, founder and CEO of Tito's Handmade Vodka in Austin, TX, built his distillery 15 years ago with his companion DogJoe,
a white shepherd mix, right beside him.
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Since 1999, the United Kennel Club has recognized
the white shepherd as a separate breed and a descendant of the traditional German shepherd.
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Several organizations have been founded to promote the breed as a separate and equal breed (White German Shepherds or
White Shepherds), while other groups would prefer that these dogs remain German Shepherds.
Echo Dogs
White Shepherd Rescue is an organization of volunteer professionals dedicated to saving white German shepherd dogs from mistreatment and unnecessary death simply because they are unwanted and unloved, providing them with a safe, secure foster home, where they receive necessary veterinary care and behavioral training and matching them with families that are committed to providing a safe, loving home environment for their canine family member.
But its not only because of coat color, some of
the white shepherds have red nose (Which is not accepted) and the eye color that should be same for all the dogs.
the white shepherds that you have, i have a female 4 yrs and she has the caramel colour along her back which is a normal colour for Swiss shepherds, some are full white but you will find the caramel colour shepherds, so don't worry