New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-04-04
German Shepherd Do.|
Club Wins Long Fight
with Authorities.
BREED STOOD TEST
BEST IN CAMpArc,
Registering Of Pedigrees N.,.
sary, Together with a Bin
Of Sale for Animal

The German Shepherd Dog O., ]
America has won its long fght
the breed admitted TO this counts.
o. duty. This particular branch =,
dog family has recently mad.
for itself in tracking criminal,
guard dog in military service, Az
the sanitary divisions Of the arm,
tracing wounded soldiers. A..,
dog the German shepherd hss ~.
all records. He learns more ovl,,
natures earlier and represents
greater percentage OF training e,,..
than any other breed.
During the Herrera insurree,;,.
South Africa the German troon,
ried hundreds Of dogs for gus,s :.
sanitary purposes, including Air.S,.
Dobermsns. Rottweilers and c.,..
shepherd dot Even while an =
march many VI the other dos, =.
cumbed, as they could not stand n,
mate and the long marches.
Dozens, suffering from bloody a.,
had to be left behind. and the res, \
soon after. partly through exh,ve,'
on injuries caused hy the African a.,
ing fly. The one dog 20 stand "A, -.
vas the German sheDt ri, and 81,
hundreds Of his offspring are "A !,
found in South Africa.
In the present European war "A, "a,
man shepherd is making a wons,r..l
record, especially in tnding tat soy.,
ed, not only in the German, bu, 4,
IN the French, Russian and Btlrr
armies.
The victory won by the Germs, She.
herd Dog Club in getting these Sos,
admitted free Of duty is ,he.,o,,
bound 20 have most beneficial rs,uls|
All dogs, and, in fact, all animal
that are brought into this cOun,ry i,,|
breeding purposes may come in n,
Of duty, provided they have a reo,
nized pedigree. In order that the n.
eminent may be sure that the pedigrss
are true and correct all animals nc
be registered in the various soeis,e
and clubs. which nearly all eounrs
have, similar in their import 70 N
American Kennel Club.
II so happened that the goyerrns
did not recognize the Verein I'll
Deutsche Schaferhunde, which is Z,
Club for the German Shepherd Deg d
Germany. The only way that this brss.
could be imported free to this eos,,T
was through the Kennel Club Of Ea
land and the Swiss Club. II vas rtcss
rition of the German Club that the q
eel society sought and finally Obtsira
The complete list of foreign Oga,iu
tions recognized by the United STATS
government follows:
La Societe Royale, Saint Hubert Y
Belgium, the Kennel Club Of Enggi
Master of Fox Hounds. England; M
tional Coursing Club, England; kEe|
land Association of Masters OF Hsntn
and Beagles, England; Schweilsrx,,
Kynologi schen Gesellschaft, SEIes'
land. and now the Verein fur Deusasl
Schaferhunde, Germany.
The necessary steps 10 follcs 4
order TO bring dogs into this eogrrT|
free of duty are outlined IN os..a
issued by the Bureau OF Animal lrts.
try at Washington. These, in bre'
are as follows:
First The dog must be registers !
recognized foreign club and ps.'
gree of the dog Secured.
Second The pedigree OF the ti
must then be stamped that is, ee''
fed to-by the secretary OF the s~1
mentioned club, and certificate Z
registration Of this dog in the Ed
must also be secured from the se''r
tary of the club. d.
Third A vendors certificate nA
be secured from the seller Of the OK
or his agent, which shall give the n'h,
and registration number on esen y
sold to the importer, the date Of at
place of purchase. and the name q
address in this country OF the p-
chaser. Blanks for this certificate =, =.
be secured from the custodian o. "
foreign book of record, IN Wasnlns -
or a suitable form can generally q y
cured from one of the American eal''"
companies doing business IN Eur0p.
Fourth A bill OF sale, showing -
paid for the dog, must. also DC S''''
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