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_HINDQUARTERS_
_AKC_
_1976 SV_
(the leg referenced is the forward hind leg in the stacked
position) The thighs should be broad and well muscled. The
upper thigh bone (femur), viewed from the side should slope to
the slightly longer lower thigh bone. The angulations should
correspond to the front angulations without being
over-angulated. The hock bone is strong and together with the
stifle bone should form a firm hock joint. The hindquarters
must be strong and well muscled to enable the effortless
forward propulsion of the whole body. Any tendency toward
over-angulation of the hindquarters reduces firmness and
endurance.
_GAIT_
_AKC_
_1976 SV_
The GSD is a trotting dog. His sequence of step therefore
follows a diagonal pattern in that he always moves the foreleg
and the opposite hind leg forward at the same time. To achieve
this, his limbs must be in such balance to one another so that
he can thrust the hind foot well forward to the midpoint of the
body and have an equally long reach with the fore foot without
any noticeable change in the back line. The correct proportion
of the height to length and corresponding length of limbs will
produce a ground covering stride that travels flat over the
ground, giving the impression of effortless movement. With his
head thrust forward and a slightly raised tail, a balanced and
even trotter displays a flowing line running from the tips of
his ears over the neck and back down to the tip of the tail.
The gait should be supple, smooth, and long reaching, carrying
the body with the minimum of up and down movement, entirely
free from stiltiness.
_TRANSMISSION_
_AKC_
_1976 SV_
(No corresponding item.)
_COLOR_
_AKC_
_1976 SV_
Black or black saddle with tan, or gold to light grey markings.
All black, all grey, or grey with lighter or brown markings
(Sables). Small white marks on the chest or very pale color on
the inside of the legs are permitted but not desirable. The
nose in all cases must be black. Light markings on the chest
and inside legs, as well as whitish nails, red tipped nails or
wishy-washy faded color are defined as lacking in pigmentation.
Blues, livers, albinos, whites, are to be rejected. The
undercoat is, except in all-black dogs, usually grey or fawn in
color. The color of the GSD is in itself not important and has
no effect on the character of the dog or on its fitness for
work and should be a secondary consideration for that reason.
The final color of a young dog can only be ascertained when the
outer coat has developed.
_COAT_
_AKC_
_1976 SV_
a) The normal (stock) coated GSD should carry a thick undercoat
and the outer coat should be as dense as possible, made up of
straight hard close lying hairs. The hair on the head and ears,
front of the legs, paws and toes is short. On the neck it is
longer and thicker, on some males forming a slight ruff. The
hair grows longer on the back of the legs as far down as the
pastern and the stifle, and forms fairly thick trousers on the
hindquarters. There is no hard or fast rule for the length of
the hair, but short mole-type coats are faulty.
b) In the long-coated GSD (long stock coat) the hairs are
longer, not always straight and definitely not lying close and
flat to the body. They are distinctly longer inside and behind
the ears, and on the back of the forelegs and usually at the
loins, and form a moderate tufts in the ears and profuse
feathering on the back of the legs. The trousers are long and
thick. Tail is bushy with light feathering underneath. As this
type of coat is not so weatherproof as the normal coat it is
undesirable.
c) In the long open-coated GSD the hair is appreciably longer
the in the case of the type b and tends to form a parting along
the back, the texture being somewhat silky. If present at all ,
undercoat is found only at the loins. Dogs with this type of
coat are usually narrow chested, with narrow overlong muzzles.
As the weather protection of the dog and his working ability
are seriously diminished with this type of coat, it is
undesirable.
_DISQUALIFICATIONS_
_AKC_
_1976 SV_ (FAULTS)
Any departure from the foregoing points should be considered a
fault and the seriousness with which the fault should be
regarded should be in exact proportion to its degree.
_1976 SV_ (NOTES)
All male dogs must have both testicles fully descended into the
scrotum.
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_Resources (all)_
_Bibliography_
* indicates highly recommended
2)_The Book of the German Shepherd Dog_. Anna Katherine Nicholas. TFH
Publications, Inc., Ltd., 1983. ISBN 0-87666-562-8.
_Dogwatching_. Desmond Morris. Crown Publishers, 1987. ISBN
0-51756-519-6.
_The Essential German Shepherd Dog_. Roy and Clarissa Allan. Ringpress
Books, Ltd., 1994,1996. ISBN 0-948955-13-9.
*_The German Shepherd Dog: A Genetic History_. Malcolm B. Willis Ph.D.
Howell Book House, 1991. ISBN 0-87605-175-1.
The Willis book is fabulous. It is quite technical, with a good
deal of material on health problems particular to GSD's. Willis is
opinionated, and pulls no punches when discussing how the breed has
developed around the world. A very enjoyable book, and worth every
penny. (lm)
_The German Shepherd Today_. Winifred Strickland & James Moses. Howell
Book House, 1988. ISBN 0-02-614990-7.
*_How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend_. Monks of New Skete. Little, Brown
and Co., 1978. ISBN 0-31660-491-7.
The first of the Monks' two books on raising dogs. See note on "The
Art of Raising a Puppy". (hs)
(1) _Pet Owner's Guide to the German Shepherd Dog_. Dr. Malcom B.
Willis, Howell Book House, 1993, ISBN 0-87605-978-7
_Schutzhund: Theory and Training Methods_. Susan Barwig and Stewart
Hilliard. Howell Book House, 1991. ISBN 0-87605-731-8
*_Schutzhund Obedience: Training in Drive with Gottfried Dildei_.
Sheila Booth. Podium Publications, 1992.
(Available from Direct Book Services @ 1-800-776-2665 or from the
publisher at Dept A, PO Box 171, Ridgefield, CT 06877.) This book
is an excellent training guide using motivational methods and the
dog's drives to teach basic obedience. (mc)
_The Total German Shepherd Dog_. Fred L. Lanting. Alpine Publications,
Inc. PO Box 7027, Loveland, CO. 1990. ISBN 0-931886-43-X.
_Tracking Dog, Theory and Methods_. Glen Johnson.
_Training the German Shepherd Dog_. John Cree. The Crowood Press. ISBN
1-85223-955-7.
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_Addresses_
*
_The German Shepherd Dog Club of America_
The GSDCA web page is at http://www.gsdca.org
30 Far View Road
Chalmont, PA 18914
Corresponding Secretary
Blanche Beisswenger
17 West Ivy Lane
Englewood, NJ 07631
*
_United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USA)_
The USA web page is at http://www.igateway.net/~usagsdog/
3810 Paule Ave.
St. Louis, MO 63125-1427
Phone: (314)-638-9686
Fax: (314)-638-0609
The USA follows the International Standard for the German Shepherd
Dog, which is the acknowledged standard in almost every (if not
every) major western country in the world except the United States
and Canada. They are also a Breed Registry for German Shepherd
Dogs, affiliated with the SV in Germany. Dogs registered through
USA are given both a USA number and an SV number, and the pedigree
issued is processed by the SV in Germany and looks the same as the
German pedigree. USA has approximately 4000 members and about 164
clubs around the country, plus an additional 45 or more clubs which
are in the process of meeting the requirements for full-fledged
status. Usually this means they have yet to conduct a Schutzhund
trial or hold a show. The country is divided into geographical
regions, and each club is allocated to a given region, under a
regional director.
Effective 1 Jan 1996, for litters to be registerable with the USA,
both parents must be OFA or "A" certified and both parents must
have a working title.
*
_Verein fur Deutsche Schaferhunde (SV)_
Steinerne Furt 71/71a
D-86167 Augsburg
Germany
*
_The German Shepherd Dog Club of Canada_
The GSDCC web page is at
http://juliet.albedo.net/~gsdcc/index.html
Mail can be sent to: gsdcc@albedo.net
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_GSD Mailing Lists_
_GSD-L Mailing list_
To get on the GSD-L email list for GSD fanciers, send mail to
Eric Happy (ehappy@wwnet.com)
with a message about your interests in GSDs. (The list has gone to
an application system for additions due to some problems with users
not understanding netiquette.) This list is a high volume list and
can be chatty.
There is a web page for GSD-L at
http://www.gdconsulting.com.au/GSD/gsd-l.html
If you have questions regarding the mailing list, contact:
Gareth Davies (gareth@werple.com.au)
or Eric above.
Please don't contact me about GSD-L. I can only refer you to the
information above.
_GSD-MOD Mailing List_
There is a semi-moderated GSD mailing list (very low traffic) at
listserv@iupui.edu. The command: _SUBSCRIBE GSD-MOD_ should be the
first and only line of your mail message.
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_German Shepherd Dog Rescue_
compiled by Janice Ritter (MA Rescue)
_German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc._
Linda Kury, Rescue Committee National Chair
369 Drake Court
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 247-1272
_AK_
_German Shepherd Dog Club of Alaska_
Bonnie Johnson and Christa Burg
P.O. Box 670266
Chugiak, AK 99567
(907) 688-2352
_AZ_
_Ron and Margaret Nunnally_
PO Box 19696
Happy Jack, AZ (Phoenix area)
(602) 477-2216
_CA_
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Grace Konosky
417 N. Moss St.
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 558-7560
(full service rescue)
_Monica Royalty_
(909) 674-8363
_Pat Stevens_
(510) 790-9123 (central CA)
_
Manuel Madena_
(714) 491-9177 (southern CA)
_Linda Baker_
(805) 297-1002
_Tracy Beagin_
(916) 783-6680
_Dorathy Stansbury_
4660-Mayapan Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91941
(619) 447-6963
_Analee Nations_
3420 Luna Av
San Diego, CA 92117
(619) 274-8132
_Jim Silzeira_
4685 Cheshire St
San Diego, CA 92117
(619) 576-1016
_Trina Nagia Collinwood_
3061 Grand Av
Fillmore, CA 93015
(805) 524-2774
(full-service rescue)
_Linda Liederknecht_
P.O. Box 2067
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 522-1016
(full-service rescue)
_Julie Priest _
(510) 778-1638
_Gerti Duweiss_
(209) 523-6221
_Barbara Adcock _
4444 Lazy Lane
San Jose, CA 95135
(408) 274-4444
(referrals only)
_Cindy Legrand _
24 Butcher Lane
Fieldbrook, CA 95521
(707) 826-1724
(referrals only)
_Lisa Renick _
4811 Deny Ct.
Sacramento, CA 95842
(916) 339-9818
(referrals)
_CO_
_Susan Casey_
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 597-8025
_Nancy Phelpes_
Box 213
Larkspur, CO 80188
(303) 681-2900
_CT_
_German Shepherd Club of Greater New Haven (CT)_
Roberta
(203) 795-4910 (New Haven)
or
Dorrie Halloway
(203) 758-3756 (Prospect)
_Helen Scott _
46 Hyde St
Manchester, CT 06040
(203) 646-4023
_Catherine A. McDonald_
18 Stone Mill Rd.
Storrs, CT 06268
(203) 487-1213
_DE_
_Cynthia Mitchell _
(302) 875-0756
_Suzanne Greenholt_
115 Cardinal Circle
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-3339
_FL _
_Linda Novotasky _
4661 Hedgehog St
Middleburg, FL 32068) 6455
(904) 282-8808
_Irving Polack_
361 Western Rd.
New Smyrna, FL 32168
(904) 423-8662
_Jim Trejbal_
P.O. Box 2727
Jacksonville, FL 32203
(904) 725-8859
_Penny Evancic_
1244 Jamaica Court
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 725-9009
_Susan Armstrong_
6030 NW 77 Terrace
Parkland, FL 33067
(305) 753-5772
_Diane Roberts_
11904 McMullen Loop
Riverview, FL 33569
(813) 671-2913
A full service rescue
_GA _
_Janet Berwick_
(706) 636-2621
_Mike Protocas_
Marietta, GA
(404) 587-5248
(referrals)
_Dana F. Everles_
(404) 926-6366
_ID _
_Sharon Thomas_
Rt. 1, Box 123
Priest River, ID 83856
(208) 448-2787
_IL _
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Liz Vahlcamp
(314) 863-1467
full service rescue
_Janet Ingalls_
St. Charles, IL 60175
(708) 377-2919
referrals
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Jackie Brandt
Rt. 1, Box 253
Mokena, IL 60448
(815) 485-2052
full service rescue
_IN _
_Deanna Lugo_
841 Hoffman
Hammond, IN 46320
(219) 932-8424 (home) or 219-853-6516 (office)
_Laurie Tatum_
96 E. 800 N
Lake Village, IN 46349
(219) 345-5540
full service rescue; owner surrenders only
_LA _
_Joan R. Morehead_
PO Box 5024
Shreveport, LA 71115
(318) 797-5982
referrals
_ME _
_Adroscoggins GSD Club of Maine_
Winnie And Norman York
(referrals)
(207) 797-4387
(207) 469-7628
_Joyce Gagnon_
RFD 3 Box 433
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 882-7470
(full service rescue)
_MD_ (See VA also for DC area rescues)
_Risa Lapidow_
(301) 441-2461
_Margaret Scaife_
Jeff Dr., Box 185-19
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 843-0966
full service rescue
_Gayle Arrington_
Prince Frederick, MD
(410) 535-1999
(703) 440-6125
(referrals)
_MA _
_Janice Ritter_
(617) 290-0710 (days)
(referrals)
_Westledge GSD Rescue_
John Hire/Patty Lacroix
Western MA
(413) 967-8361
_Ann Thompson_
(413) 323-5968
_Debbie Hokkanen_
GSDCA Regional Rescue Contact
(508) 852-4473
_MI _
_Gail Gray_
1500 Sylvan Rd.
Chelsea, MI 48118
(313) 475-3570
(referrals)
_Kathleen Holcomb_
21500 Wasson Rd.
Gregory, MI 48137
(517) 223-9863
(referrals)
_MN _
_German Shepherd Dog Club of Minneapolis-St. Paul_
Marilyn Lindsey-Miller
210 Kindross, P.O. Box 574
Willenie, MN 55090
(612) 426-3682
(referrals)
_Pat Peterson_
(612) 461-2743
_Bert Haagenstad_
4361 Welcome Ave N.
Crystal, MN 55422
(612) 535-6339
_MS _
_Cindy Bailye_
581 Walker Lane
Raymond, MS 39154
(601) 857-5373
_MO _
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Anne Mackey
Kansas City, MO
(816) 363-0121
_Karen Waggoner_
Ozark, MO
(417) 485-6946
_NV _
_German Shepherd Dog Club of S. Nevada_
Betty Zapatka
5409 Avendia Vaquero
Las Vegas, NV 89108
(702) 645-2721
_Dottie Newell_
(702) 425-2103
_NH _
_Ellamea and Rex Jones_
(603) 228-6819 (NH)
Referral only (for now)
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Stu and Karen Randall
Goffstown, NH
(603) 497-3472
_Wendy Luba_
Mt. Vernon, NH 03057
(603) 673-6426
_Emily St. Hilaire_
Ware, NH 03281
(603) 529-2458
_NJ _
_Jodi Caizza_
(201) 928-9786
_Kim Dislonde_
(201) 743-8885
_Iza Kabuska_
RD2 Box 364
Andover, NJ 07821
(201) 398-1393
full service rescue
_Donna Petrosia_
P.O. Box 903
Jackson, NJ
(908) 370-3795
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Christy Shore
Leesburg, NJ
(609) 785-9728
_Kim_
Rutherford, NJ
(201) 935-7076
Rotties and GSDs
_German Shepherd Rescue, Inc of PA (see below)_
Southern NJ
(609) 985-4725
_Lacy's Shepherd Rescue_
Donna Petroisie
Jackson, NJ
(908) 370-3795
_NM _
_Central New Mexico GSDC_
Kathy Gonsey
429 Shirk Ln SW
Albuguerque, NM 87105
H: (505) 877-7352
W: (505) 877-8370
full service rescue
_NY _
_Ritter Hof Kennel_
Mary and Kitty Cummings
810 E. Maine Rd.
Johnson City, NY 13790
(607) 729-2718
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Risa Stein
Rocky Pt, NY
(516) 744-3258
_Anne Marie Stedman_
(914) 756-4165
_Donna Blair_
Pottersville, NY 12860
(518) 251-3959
_Margaret C. Patterson_
Macedon, NY
(315) 524-4126
_NC _
_German Shepherd Dog Rescue_
Debbie and Jim Rafalowski
Raleigh, NC
(919) 467-4698
internet:jjr@unity.ncsu.edu
full service rescue
_Steve and Anita Holton_
Raleigh, NC
(referrals)
(919) 774-6384
_OH _
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Elizabeth Stidham
Eaton, OH 45320
(513) 456-5393
_Dennis Barker_
17 Tyler St.
Toledo, OH 43612
(419) 476-3899
_Dr. Bonnie Huffman_
8591 Kennard Rd.
P.O. Box 4
Lodi, OH 44254
(216) 948-4101
_OK _
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Lynn Seals
404 Airport Rd.
Broken Box, OK 74728
(405) 584-7664
_PA _
_German Shepherd Rescue, Inc of PA_
Nancy Aiosa (717) 586-9064
Diane Reppy (717) 943-2055
Sue Bunnell (717) 388-6959
Charlotte Williams (717) 943-2624
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Nadine Miller
1 West Crestlyn Drive
York, PA 17402
(717) 741-0286
_Kim Carr_
PO Box 93
New Columbia, PA 17856
(717) 568-0567
_Colleen Baker_
1168 Dogwood Lane
Quakertown, PA 18951
(215) 538-3201
_German Shepherd Rescue_
Carol and Wendall Larson
RD1 Box 415
UpperBlack Eddy, PA 18972
(215) 294-9216
_Jennifer and Tom Buck_
RD2 Box 2821P
Hamburg, PA 19526
(215) 320-4000
_SC _
_GSD Rescue_
Carl Makins
(803) 232-9125
_TN _
_Laura Hamrick_
233 Burch Road
Clarksville, TN 37042
(615) 431-4561
(White GSD emphasis, but sometimes has others)
_TX _
_Marci Linn_
(817) 847-1126
_German Shepherd Dog Club of Dallas_
Connie Irwin
(214) 530-1568 referrals
or
EJ Murphy
(817) 481-1753 referrals
_German Shepherd Dog Club of Houston_
Adoptive Assistance
Tom Landry
(713) 251-0403 (Houston area)
_German Shepherd Dog Club of Fort Worth_
Lee Rugeri
Roanoke, TX
(817) 431-9163
(referrals)
_Sherry Wallis_
725 E. Creekside
Houston, TX 77024
(713) 465-9729
_VT _
_Ian McLean_
Starksboro, VT
(802) 482-3932
_David McCarthy_
Burlington, VT
(802) 899-3559
_Bonnie Capron_
Arlington, VT
(802) 375-6057
_VA_ (See also MD for DC area rescues)
_Betsy Brown_
Oragne, VA
(703) 854-7840
referrals
_Julie Duhn_
200 Gravel Ridge Rd.
Waynesboro, VA 22980
_Larry Spivak_
9200 Dorothy Lane
Springfield, VA
(703) 451-9046
_Gloria Shelton_
(703) 659-1400
_Debbie Day_
(703) 895-9047
_WA _
_GSD Rescue_
Margaret LaTour
P.O. Box 3523
Redmond, WA 98073
(206) 762-4504
(full service rescue)
_WV _
_James Breon_
Petersburg, WV
(304) 257-4638
_WI _
_Carol Overguard_
Cambridge, WI 53523
(608) 423-4456
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_Breeders_
The best resources to find breeders in good standing are the various
parent clubs. This list is currently under construction.
___________________________________
_Other Resources_
This section is currently under construction.
_Police K-9 Magazines_
_The Police K-9 Recruiter_
PO Box 1263
Monroe, WA 98272
(360)568-8870
Subscriptions are free to sworn active law enforcement officers.
Just fax a business card or letter on department letterhead
requesting one. Isues are sent to departments only. Officers
wanting issues mailed to their residence must pay the regular
subscription fee of $29.95.
___________________________________
If you have favorite magazines, videos or books about GSDs that are
not mentioned here, please send mail to: gsd@cluebus.com
_________________________________________________________________
_German Shepherd Dog FAQ
Holly gsd@cluebus.com
Copyright (c) 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 Holly Lee Stowe_
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