New dogs at GSGSR! New boy, Dino, is ready for adoption. » See all available dogs We are now on Amazon Smile. Shop the same way and Amazon donates to GSGSR! Welcome to the California Golden State German Shepherd Rescue Website. We are based in the San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California. Golden State German Shepherd Rescue is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit charitable organization. We are a small group of volunteers and have no paid staff, facility, office or kennel. Our volunteers are located mainly in the San Francisco Bay Area. Our mission is to help German Shepherd Dogs in life-threatening situations, and to educate the public about this highly intelligent and versatile breed. Most of the German Shepherd Dogs we rescue come from the Northern and Central Valley regions of California . Rescue is not simply taking animals out of shelters; it is also providing that animal with the opportunity through health care, behavioral and emotional assistance, to live out its life in a caring and loving home.

Our goal is to find loving new homes for German Shepherd Dogs who are in need of a second chance; most of them have come from animal shelters in Northern California, where they have run out of time. While we welcome the challenges that rescue work provides, it is not work we can do alone. We need help in the form of people and financial resources. Please consider joining us as a volunteer, a donor, or in any other manner in which you feel you can help. Your participation will be greatly appreciated by us, but - more importantly - by the dogs waiting for our help. Click here to see our latest newsletter.History of the White German Shepherd Dog In Karleruube Rhineland, on April 3, 1899, the first imported German All-Breed Dog Show was held. A retired military man, Max Von Stephanitz, and his friend, Arthur Meyer, were in search of a "super dog." was strong, healthy and intelligent, with erect ears, a medium-short, weatherproof coat, an outgoing, friendly nature, high trainability and disciplined.

considered the father of the German Shepherd Dog. Hector carried recessive white genes. With Hector as the foundation dog, other dogs were bred in for various reasons. factor that was enhanced was the white coat. Many of the early herdsmen preferred the white coat, as it was easier to distinguish the dogs from darker European wolves. this, such breeds such as the Great Pyrenees, the Kuvasz and the Police Tatra Mountain The most concerted effort to develop a pure strain of white German Shepherds prior to the 1900's was in Alsace-Lorraine in Austria by the powerful Royal House of Hapsburg. seems the Queen of Hapsburg, as the story goes, wanted white German Shepherds to go with their white gowns and the magnificent Lipizzan horses. 1912 - Anne Tracy of New York imported the first German Shepherds into the United StatesWhite puppies immediately showed up in the first litters. 1917 - The American Kennel Club registered the first white German Shepherds from the

1921 - Von Stephanitz published his book on "The German Shepherd Dog," which included aTractor Tires On Dana 60 photo of a celebrated white German Shepherd Dog, Berno v.d., who was a direct descendant ofBeagle Puppies For Adoption Orlando Fl During the 1920's and 1930's, with television in America, white German Shepherds,Corgi Puppies For Sale In Columbia Sc alongside their colored counterparts, became stars to a growing audience of people. like "Rin-Tin-Tin" and "Strongheart," based on the stories of the super dogs of the battlefields endeared the breed to the pubic. In the 1950's, many white German Shepherds proved to be sensational in obedience In the 1960's, with the increasing popularity, friction developed between the standard

German Shepherd breeders and the white-coated devotees. The white coat gene suddenly became erroneously blamed for the genetic problems existing in the German ShepherdThis led to Germany's trying to outlaw the white dogs.Fanciers of the white German Shepherd Dog were puzzled. and herding breeds have been known for at least 2,000 years, yet had suddenly become In 1964, fanciers in Sacramento, California formed the first White German Shepherd Dog Club to protect these beautiful white dogs. On April 6, 1968, the American Kennel Club accepted the revised standard from the German Shepherd Dog Club of America, which disqualified the white-coated dogs from the showThis still allowed the white-coated dogs' AKC registration rights to In 1969, white German Shepherd fanciers across the country banned together, following the lead of the Sacramento group, and formed The White German Shepherd Dog Club of America. The organization accepted and adjusted the

GSDCA breed standard to allow the white coat color. Soon, specialty shows sponsored by the organization began displaying the white-coated dog to the public. Meanwhile, members showing in AKC obedience rings, tracking, herding trials and temperament testing continued to show everyone that these dogs can compete with the "standard" shepherds, as well as other breeds, in many areas. The Constitution of the White German Shepherd Dog Club International, Inc. states that the FIRST objective of the Club shall be: "to preserve the name and heritage of the white-coated German Shepherd Dog as an integral and inseparable part of the GermanHow Do I Adopt a Dog from GSRNC?"We are so glad we found you guys. As you know this was our first time working with a breeder and you made us feel so confident in our decision. We're just waiting for Aria to get a little older so we can add another perfect Parson's pup to our family!" R litter Fenix x Nala whelped, 4 males/3 females.