Anyone ever read about these dogs?
DDR GSD's are from the Deutshe Demokratishe Republik or East Germany
DDR DOGS & DDR DOGS IN GENERAL" are extremely interesting and fascinating. The German Shepherds from that region of Germany were definitely the most popular of the working breeds. They were also the most conspicuous breed on the winners podium at the working dog trials there. Being the most commonly used breed for defense duties in all levels of government, they were a favorite and trusted dog as a home companion and guardian also. The groundwork was laid not only for the preservation and development of a working dog, but also for "schutzhund", which is today one of the worlds' most popular and useful working dog sports, which has in turn been the foundation of all successful police, military, and working dog programs in existence and a wellspring of talented animals for use in the public service.
By the beginning of the second world war, the German Shepherd Dog breed become very popular in Germany, and numbers and quality were increasing, however WW2 would prove devastating to the breed by the disruption of food supplies. Plus many dogs were recruited forcibly into the military. Untold numbers were lost, but there were many dogs that did survive by being fed what little food was available.
At the end of WW2, Berlin was split in two, the rest of the country was divided into an east and west zone, the capital city of Berlin was located far into the interior of communist East Germany. East Germany and East Berlin remained under Russian and communist control until 1989 and 1990. During the first 40 years of separation of East and West Germany, the east and west German Shepherd Dogs, began to follow their own different paths out of necessity and circumstance. The East Germans had little or no access to the dogs in West Germany because a combination of political, bureaucratic, sociological, and perhaps most importantly economic separation prevented much intermingling of the bloodlines. Thus the DDR dog remained PURE.
Although now increasingly rare and with many lines unfortunately extinct, there are still enough East German bloodlines in the United States and in Europe to serve to increase the genetic diversity and vigor of the breed of the DDR German Shepherd Dog, and to retain much of the original characteristics of the breed, while offering very good working ability, a more robust and well-pigmented dog, and improvement by a reduction in both the incidence and the severity of hip dysplasia.
DDR GSD's are from the Deutshe Demokratishe Republik or East Germany
DDR DOGS & DDR DOGS IN GENERAL" are extremely interesting and fascinating. The German Shepherds from that region of Germany were definitely the most popular of the working breeds. They were also the most conspicuous breed on the winners podium at the working dog trials there. Being the most commonly used breed for defense duties in all levels of government, they were a favorite and trusted dog as a home companion and guardian also. The groundwork was laid not only for the preservation and development of a working dog, but also for "schutzhund", which is today one of the worlds' most popular and useful working dog sports, which has in turn been the foundation of all successful police, military, and working dog programs in existence and a wellspring of talented animals for use in the public service.
By the beginning of the second world war, the German Shepherd Dog breed become very popular in Germany, and numbers and quality were increasing, however WW2 would prove devastating to the breed by the disruption of food supplies. Plus many dogs were recruited forcibly into the military. Untold numbers were lost, but there were many dogs that did survive by being fed what little food was available.
At the end of WW2, Berlin was split in two, the rest of the country was divided into an east and west zone, the capital city of Berlin was located far into the interior of communist East Germany. East Germany and East Berlin remained under Russian and communist control until 1989 and 1990. During the first 40 years of separation of East and West Germany, the east and west German Shepherd Dogs, began to follow their own different paths out of necessity and circumstance. The East Germans had little or no access to the dogs in West Germany because a combination of political, bureaucratic, sociological, and perhaps most importantly economic separation prevented much intermingling of the bloodlines. Thus the DDR dog remained PURE.
Although now increasingly rare and with many lines unfortunately extinct, there are still enough East German bloodlines in the United States and in Europe to serve to increase the genetic diversity and vigor of the breed of the DDR German Shepherd Dog, and to retain much of the original characteristics of the breed, while offering very good working ability, a more robust and well-pigmented dog, and improvement by a reduction in both the incidence and the severity of hip dysplasia.
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