White Swiss Shepherd Dog Club of the Western Cape

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White Swiss Shepherd Dog Club of the Western Cape

In 2001 the White Swiss Shepherd was recognised as a separate breed by the Kennel Union of Southern Africa (KUSA).

A group of enthusiast formed a club to encourage, promote and advanced the breed as well as ensure its ongoing well-being.

05/07/2021

15/06/2021

UPDATED BREEDER LIST 🐾

19/05/2021

1 female puppy still available. Contact White Knight Kennels 082 855 3210

Puppies are now 7 weeks old and will be going to their new homes next weekend. However, I had a cancelation and there's still 1 female looking for her forever home.
Serious buyers only - as all my puppies are sold with a strict spay / neuter contract.
They are all dewormed 3x, vaccinated, micro chipped, and will be registered with Kusa.

10/05/2021

Our latest update on South Africa's active KUSA White Swiss Shepherds breeders.

Do feel free contacting our breeders for more information.

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Origin of the White Swiss Shepherd

The White Swiss Shepherd (WSSD), also known as the Berger Blanc Suisse, Weisser Schweizer Schäferhund (German) and Pastore Svizzero Bianco (Italian), is a dog breed originally from Switzerland. They are from the same origins as the White Shepherd and the German Shepherd Dog (GSD).

The WSSD History:

The first German Shepherd Dog that was registered by the Society for GSD (Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde) was Horand Von Grafrath. Neither he nor any of his offsprings were white, although his great-grandsire on his mother's side was a white dog.

At the beginning of the German Shepherd Dog breed, all colours were accepted. Only in the early 20th century, Europe began to exclude the white gene.

The very first White Shepherd club was founded in America during the 1970’s. Not long after that, the breed made its appearance again in Europe. First in Switzerland, then Denmark and Germany afterwards. European cynological societies slowly started to accept the White Shepherd.

The White Shepherd breed was recognized in Switzerland 1991 and in the Netherlands in 1992 as the Berger Blanc Suisse. Not long after that the Czech Republic, Austria and Denmark also started recognizing the breed.

Since 1991 the White Swiss Shepherd Dog has been registered as a new breed within the Swiss Studbook. November 2002 the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) recognized the breed on a provisional basis. In December 2000 the Kennel Union of South Africa (KUSA) recognised the White Swiss Sheperd as a breed on its own. November 2002 the Fédération Cynologique Internationale (FCI) recognized the breed on a provisional basis and only in 2011 this breed was officially recognized by FCI, where the recognition was given at the World Dog Show in Paris on the 5th July 2011.

Not too long ago, on 19th July 2017, the UK KC announced that the White Swiss Shepherd Dog would be given Kennel Club recognition with effect from 1st October 2017.

REFERENCES

2018 Berger Blanc Suisse, Wikipedia, Accessed on 18 July 2018, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berger_Blanc_Suisse

Weebly 2018 History of the White Swiss Shepherd Dog, White Swiss Shepherd Dog Club UK, Accessed on 18 July 2018, http://www.whiteswissshepherdclubuk.org/breed-history.html