MY COMMENTS AND THE TRUTH ABOUT THE KING SHEPHERD!
The King began as the AMERICAN SHEPHERD as did several other (now new rare)
breeds did. I call the GSD with AKC papers the American Shepherd
as the AKC allowed the GSDC of America to present Standards of the Breed that did not conform to the Germans shepherd dogs
way back when the club first formed and the dogs first entered into the American Show rings.
It was the American German
Shepherd OWNERS who held on to these rare oversized dogs and bred them to their own registered or unregistered American Shepherds.
There was no "ORGANIZATION"
who kept records, but there were Breeders. Not only back yard breeders, but mostly German Shepherd Breeding Kennels.
These American German Shepherd breeders who also showed their dogs continually tried to bring
these dogs into the ring. So much so that there was a period in time where the show judges had to carry measuring sticks or
mark their pants legs to be sure an oversized German Shepherd with AKC papers did not win in the ring. That is how gorgeous
these dogs were.
Tina Barber was one of
these GSD breeders and she registered the name of her GSD kennels with AKC as the Shiloh Kennels. Rumor has it that she took this name "Shiloh" from a gal who was using the name for her kennels, but since
that gal did NOT register the name Shiloh' with AKC, Tina got the use of it.
The German Shepherd was
the main ingredient in the King Shepherd.
In fact one of the first
rare breed organizations that recognized the breed included among its acceptable definitions on how an F1 Generation King
Shepherd could be produced was by
1. "breeding a King to a German Shepherd;
2. breeding a King to a Shiloh Shepherd (another "rare breed" which is highly influenced by the German Shepherd);
and
3. breeding a German Shepherd to a Shiloh Shepherd".
Originally the King Shepherd was indeed produced by selective breedings of specific bloodlines of
German Shepherd dogs that deviated from the AKC Ideal German Shepherd Standard of the Breed.
Once again, these were not the GERMAN shepherds because the GSD has a breed standard and the GSDC of America try’s
hard to abide by the standards of the breed.
Later on in the years,
the American King Shepherd Club, Inc. (AKSC) was formed and they have since reformed the King Shepherd Standard of the breed
and introduced other breeds, to try to strengthen the King Shepherd breed as well as to build upon the characteristics that
make the King different from the AKC Standard of the German Shepherd.
Some people believe that
the King is "just a King-sized German Shepherd". While the AKSC will not argue
with these individuals and based on the original vision and genetics of the King, to a German Shepherd Purist, there is an
element of truth.
A King Shepherd looks
like a large German Shepherd Dog. Well, not all of them do. And
not any longer!
Once again we have inconsistency
because of outcrosses that are being bred into the lines. Outcrosses such as the GRT.
PYRENEES, BELGIANS, SHILOH'S, LEONBERGERS,
CHOWS and AKITA’S? Heck who knows for sure? The founders may have a clue
but they certainly cannot control any breeder who wishes to out cross and hide the fact.
The King Shepherd was
of course a 'Mutt', as all new breeds were once... But what I do not like about the King Shepherd is the falsifying of breed
records.
Now, don’t come to me and tell me that this did not happen. I am too old and have been around far too many of you breeders to know that this did indeed happen. I also know that these breeders bred more than just the THREE MAIN BREEDS... into
this dog and they believed they had to hide the fact.
What sold, what made money and what made the breeders proud was a very large German Shepherd Dog
that was larger than anyone else’s! Money Talks, bull shit walks...
So what is in the King?
As I have gone through
the photos of many of the lineage of Kings, Shiloh's, Whites, GSD, Tundra, Am. Indian, Tamaskan, etc... I have come to the
following PROFESSIONAL opinion of what is in the King Shepherd and you can take this to the bank! The Blood Bank!
IN
ASCENSION:
1. GSD (oversized American Show Shepherds)
2. Shiloh
3. Belgian Shepherd (in
the shiloh)
4. Alaskan Malamute
5. Pyrenees’
6. Turvern (also in the
shiloh)
7. Leonburger
8. New Foundlander (very
small amount)
9. Sarplaninac (Caucasian
Ovtcharka) (small amount as the leonburger is the cousin of these dogs)
10. Siberian Husky (in
the background of some of the gsd's that went un-noticed within some pedigrees)
11. Akita (small trace
amounts that came from gsd's that were used by breeders who did not know it was in the lineage)
12.Wolf (may or may not
have been known to be in some of the lines of dogs that were used within the Shiloh lines)
13. Saint Bernard
And just recently I have
seen some puppies with Chow faces…
How can I say this? (Take your King to the Blood bank and then get back with me.)
If you breed with a Shiloh you will have the rest of that stuff in your lines because
the Shiloh Shepherd has them in their lines. They may or may not know it but all those breeds are in the Shiloh that I have
stated are in the KING.
When you breed to a dog that is not of your dog, you NEVER know what is in the background or
family tree. Breeders are UNETHICAL...
and if you truly believe that the paperwork that comes with your puppy or with a stud dog is correct, then you live
on fantasy Island...
