You have arrived to the page of Working White Shepherds Union which is dedicated to inform people around the World that there really are white shepherds that are able to work.
The team involved starting up the Working White Shepherd Union is:
Monika Laneman - Estonia
Margreet Muurling - Netherlands
Anna-Liisa Lundell - Finland
On 11th of December 2008 I got an e-mail from Margreet which had a sentence:
“You hear and see a lot. Are there more real good white shepherds doing agility some where in the world??” Then I understood that Margreet must be “completely alone” if she has to ask a question like this. This question described one of our biggest concerns about white shepherds which we have been talking some years already about. Since the breed became official it has been so popular that there are around every kind of white shepherds which quite often are bred just to have puppies or only win dog shows.
It seems that completely has been forgotten one of the breed standards description that white shepherds have to be:
“Family and working companion dog with distinctive friendly nature to children; attentive watchdog, cheerful and quick to learn.”The white shepherd is a shepherd dog! And family dog does not mean it has to be shy, soft charactered and afraid of everything…..
At that moment I decided that it is time to start Working White Shepherds Union which would inform people around the World that there is still hope and are still white shepherds that are able to work. And unite people that really want to better the white shepherds character to have dogs with working ability.
Monika Laneman
Working White Shepherds Union
