HISTORY:
The color white is a typical and ancient color of sheepdogs. At the beginning of the breeding of the German Shepherd, the disposition to have white hair was even very widespread.The White Swiss Shepherd does not come specifically from Switzerland and this name associated with an all white dog does not refer to the snow-capped peaks of Helvetia either.
His story: It's a long journey ...
Long before 1900, the royal family of the Habsburgs of Austria already had an excellent line of Berger Blanc. The beauty of these dogs was even renowned throughout Europe. The Austrian aristocracy had great importance and enormous impact in Europe and it is a fact that the majority of White Shepherds can trace back pedigrees to Austrian Habsburg lines for at least 7 generations.
Race banned from German and then European exhibitions, decimated in 1968 for its color, the white shepherd fell into oblivion.But, unlike in Europe, in North America the white shepherd is doing very well and his popularity is hardly declining there. Also from 1970 it is a dog that is very easily found in the United States and Canada. Then through the media, the white shepherd will again make himself known in Europe.
It was in 1990 that the first step towards official recognition was taken by Switzerland. A small group of enthusiasts founded the Gesellschaft Shäferhunde Schwiz, an association intended to take charge of the future of the White Swiss Shepherd. The following year the club is registered as a breed club with the Société Centrale Suisse and publishes the first breed standard and opens an official studbook.In 1992, the Netherlands registered 2000 BBS in an official register, Czechia and Denmark would follow and in 1999 it was Austria's turn to move to official recognition of BBS.It was necessary to choose a name for this breed known for a very long time and international recognition.
His origins :The FCI considers the country of origin of a breed to be the one who submitted the application for official recognition. This request was made by the Swiss cynological society, which presented a precise standard, as well as an original book which contained at least eight different pedigrees over three generations, without any common ancestor. This request resulted in official recognition on November 26, 2002.
