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The Grand Shepherd has been systematically bred in collaboration with professional dog breeders and small ranch and farm owners under the direction of a doctor/farmer. In the near future the Grand Shepherd will be registered as a new AKA breed.
In developing the Grand Shepherd breed base stocks of pure bred Anatolian Shepherds and pure bred St. Bernards have been utilized. N.B., the St Bernard base stock has been taken from dogs of working lineage, (such as those utilized by the Amish and Mennonites in the Pennsylvania Dutch regions of the US) that are in close conformity to the original breeding standards of the Benedictine monks of the Hospice Du Grand St. Bernard. |