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About the White Swiss Shepherd Dog

Origin: Switzerland
Typical life span
12-14 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
30-40 kg
Female
25-35 kg
Height
Male
58-66 cm
Female
53-61 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Sheepdogs and Cattledogs (except Swiss Cattledogs)
Origin
Switzerland
Also called
Pastor Blanco Suizo

About

What is a White Swiss Shepherd Dog?

A powerful, well-muscled, medium to large white shepherd with erect ears, elegant lines, straight back, and an attentive, intelligent expression. A direct descendant of the German Shepherd Dog with a striking white double coat.

White Swiss Shepherd Dog history and origins

Developed from white-coated German Shepherds that were disqualified in Germany in the 1930s. Enthusiasts in Switzerland and North America preserved the variety, leading to FCI recognition as the Berger Blanc Suisse in 2002.

White Swiss Shepherd Dog appearance and size

Males typically weigh 30-40 kg and stand 58-66 cm at the shoulder; females 25-35 kg and 53-61 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Companion and family dog
Comportamiento y temperamento
Lively balanced temperament, enjoys action, attentive with good ability to be trained. Friendly and discreet. High social competence and devoted to his owner. Never afraid or aggressive without provocation. A joyful and easy to teach working and sporting dog with capability for all round education. High social competence allows for a marked ability to adapt and integrate to all kinds of social events and situations. and

Quoted from FCI standard n°347. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
2 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
Caída de pelo
4 of 5
Cuidados del pelo
3 of 5

Medium length coat3 of 5

Long coat4 of 5

Convivencia con niños
Coste de mantenimiento
Tolera quedarse solo
Inteligencia
Salud de la raza
4 conditions documented

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza White Swiss Shepherd Dog

Lo que obtienes con la raza White Swiss Shepherd Dog

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Companion and family dog»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Lively balanced temperament, enjoys action, attentive with good ability to be trained»

Lo que asumes

  • Están documentadas 2 enfermedades hereditarias graves, sobre todo en huesos y articulaciones y cerebro y nervios. La pestaña de la guía de salud tiene la prueba que hay que pedir en cada una.

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI; Association Française du Berger Blanc — Tests de santé. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · White Swiss Shepherd Dog

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar.

Coat

Medium length coat: Dense, close-lying double coat

abundant undercoat covered with hard, straight protection hair

face, ears and front of legs are covered with shorter hair

at the neck and the back of the legs the coat is slightly longer.

Slightly wavy, hard hair is permitted.

Long coat: Dense, close-lying double coat

abundant undercoat covered with hard, straight protection hair

face, ears and front of legs are covered with shorter hair

at the neck the long coat forms a distinct mane and at the back of the legs it forms trousers and the hair on the tail is bushy.

The coat length should never be exaggerated.

Slightly wavy, hard hair is permitted

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

  • White

Resumido de FCI standard n°347 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Tamaño
Height at the withers: Males: 58 - 66 cms. Females: 53 - 61 cms. Weight: Males: ca. 30 - 40 kgs. Females: ca. 25 - 35 kgs. Typical dogs slightly under- or oversized should not be disqualified
La FCI indica un tamaño a partir del cual un perro queda descalificado.

Quoted from FCI standard n°347. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza White Swiss Shepherd Dog, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Heavy appearance, too short build (square outline).
  • Absence of sexual dimorphism.
  • Missing more than two PM1; the M3 are not taken into account.
  • Drop (hanging) ears, semi-pricked ears, button ears.
  • Severely sloping backline.
  • Ringtail, kinked tail, hook tail, tail carried over back.
  • Soft, silky topcoat; woolly, curly, open coat; distinctly long hair without undercoat.
  • Distinct fawn colour (distinct yellowish or tawny overlay) on ear tips, back and upper side of the tail

Defectos descalificantes

Dejan al animal fuera del ring por completo.

  • One eye or both blue, protruding eyes.
  • Entropion, ectropion.
  • Over- or undershot mouth, wry mouth.
  • Total loss of pigment on nose, lips and/or eye rims.
  • Total loss of pigment in the skin and on the pads.
  • Albinism

FCI standard n°347

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza White Swiss Shepherd Dog en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

Health & screening guide for the White Swiss Shepherd Dog

Riesgos hereditarios conocidos en la raza White Swiss Shepherd Dog, y la documentación concreta que hay que pedir a cualquier criador antes de pagar una señal. Un criador responsable tiene esta documentación a mano; esquivar la pregunta es mala señal.

4 enfermedades documentadas

Health checklist (PDF)

Bones & joints

Hip and elbow dysplasia

Serious

Malformation of the hip and/or elbow joints causing pain, lameness and early arthritis; documented at around 13% of screened individuals by breed sources.

Qué pedir

Hip and elbow score from a recognised national radiographic scheme (the breed's own clubs require official radiographs before breeding — AFBB in France, ZGBBS in Germany), on both parents

1 source

Lumbosacral transitional vertebrae

Monitor

A malformed vertebra at the junction of the spine and pelvis, associated in shepherd-type breeds with lower back pain and, in some dogs, cauda equina-type nerve signs.

Qué pedir

No DNA test. Visible on the same pelvic/spinal radiograph taken for hip scoring — ask specifically whether the vet who read it checked for a transitional vertebra, since it is not always reported by default.

1 source

Brain & nerves

Degenerative myelopathy

Serious

A progressive, incurable disease of the spinal cord causing hind-limb weakness and eventual paralysis, usually from around eight to fourteen years old onward.

Qué pedir

Degenerative myelopathy (SOD1) DNA test, on both parents — mandatory for breeding approval under the German club (ZGBBS) and recommended by the French club (AFBB), which cites around 99% test reliability

2 sources

Medication sensitivity

MDR1 drug sensitivity

Monitor

Not a disease in itself, but a mutation that makes some dogs abnormally sensitive to ivermectin and several other common veterinary drugs, which can be fatal if the prescribing vet is not told in advance.

Qué pedir

MDR1 (ABCB1) DNA test, on both parents

1 source

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No White Swiss Shepherd Dog breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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