White Shepherd

Coat

Solid: White (15)
May have Cream (45) Ivory (Texture) on the ears, upper muzzle, upper body, and/or tail, but such shading is less preferred.

Comes in longhair and shorthair varieties.

Eyes

Dark Brown (50-59/90-99)

Nose

Black (35-39/244) preferred.
Flesh (180-187/70-79/40-49/213) is also allowed, either as a spot in the middle or on the whole nose.

Faults

German shepherds with white coats are registerable as white shepherds in UKC, but petz from files hexed specifically to resemble the breed are preferred in the show ring.

Disqualifications

None

Notes

White was a colour found in the German Shepherd since the breed was put together in the 1880s and until 1933, when it was turned into a disqualification in the German standard. It is said that it was changed due to health issues connected to the colour, but there is no proof of this. The colour quickly disappeared in Europe, but there were remaining White Shepherd breeders in the USA and Canada. It is the Canadian standard that forms the basis of the Swiss one (which is used within the FCI). White became a disqualified colour in German Shepherds in 1968 in the USA, and many of the dogs were exported to Europe, where several kennels were started. Today, most Western European countries have White Shepherd clubs, including Germany. Many consider it to be a companion breed, but in Germany the breed is expected to have the same type of working qualities as the German Shepherd. The breed was recognized by the FCI in 2003.

The White Shepherd resembles the German Shepherd as it looked in the mid 1900s. It should have a medium length body, elegant with flowing lines. The head should be wedge-shaped, powerful and dry, forehead and top of muzzle parallell. The nose is preferred as dark as possible. The eyes are almond-shaped, the ears set high. The chest is deep but not too broad, as high as half the height at the withers. The topline should be horizontal. The tail is set low and sable-shaped.

Breed Files

White Shepherd - Supernova V2 — Supernova V2
**Filename:** White Shepherd
**Offset:** 368F
**Base:** Great Dane
**SCP:** Great Dane
**Accepted:** May 12, 2008
**Notes:** Version 2 of the Supernova file. Addballz ears and tail (four carriage variations). Includes shorthaired and longhaired variations. Optional claws, 'normal' legs or one hind leg further forward. Recommended to cross the same coat variations. 2nd gens may have a missing ear line (can be fixed by removing Fur Patterns Ball section in the file, but this can cause missing fuzz).

White Shepherd - Supernova V1 — Supernova V1
**Filename:** White Shepherd
**Offset:** 368F
**Base:** Great Dane
**SCP:** Great Dane
**Accepted:** November 2, 2006
**Notes:** Addballz ears and tail (2 carriage variations). Includes longhair and shorthair.