GSD Resources
Bibliography
* indicates highly recommended
2)The Book of the German Shepherd Dog.
Anna Katherine Nicholas.
TFH Publications, Inc., Ltd., 1983. ISBN 0-87666-562-8.
Dogwatching. Desmond Morris. Crown Publishers, 1987. ISBN
0-51756-519-6.
The Essential German Shepherd Dog. Roy and Clarissa Allan.
Ringpress Books, Ltd., 1994,1996. ISBN 0-948955-13-9.
*The German Shepherd Dog: A Genetic History. Malcolm B. Willis
Ph.D.
Howell Book House, 1991. ISBN 0-87605-175-1.
The Willis book is fabulous. It is quite technical, with a good
deal of material on health problems particular to GSD's. Willis is
opinionated, and pulls no punches when discussing how the breed has
developed around the world. A very enjoyable book, and worth every
penny. (lm)
The German Shepherd Today. Winifred Strickland & James Moses.
Howell
Book House, 1988. ISBN 0-02-614990-7.
*How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend. Monks of New Skete. Little,
Brown
and Co., 1978. ISBN 0-31660-491-7.
The first of the Monks' two books on raising dogs. See note on "The
Art of Raising a Puppy". (hs)
(1) Pet Owner's Guide to the German Shepherd
Dog. Dr. Malcom B.
Willis, Howell Book House, 1993, ISBN 0-87605-978-7
Schutzhund: Theory and Training Methods. Susan Barwig and
Stewart
Hilliard. Howell Book House, 1991. ISBN 0-87605-731-8
*Schutzhund Obedience: Training in Drive with Gottfried Dildei.
Sheila Booth. Podium Publications, 1992.
(Available from Direct Book Services @ 1-800-776-2665 or from the
publisher at Dept A, PO Box 171, Ridgefield, CT 06877.) This book
is an excellent training guide using motivational methods and the
dog's drives to teach basic obedience. (mc)
The Total German Shepherd Dog. Fred L. Lanting. Alpine
Publications, Inc. PO Box 7027, Loveland, CO. 1990.
ISBN 0-931886-43-X.
Tracking Dog, Theory and Methods. Glen Johnson.
Training the German Shepherd Dog. John Cree. The Crowood Press.
ISBN 1-85223-955-7.
Addresses
- The German Shepherd Dog Club of
America
- The GSDCA web page is at http://www.gsdca.org
- 30 Far View Road
- Chalmont, PA 18914
- Corresponding Secretary
- Blanche Beisswenger
- 17 West Ivy Lane
- Englewood, NJ 07631
- United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USA)
- The USA web page is at
http://www.igateway.net/~usagsdog/
- 3810 Paule Ave.
- St. Louis, MO 63125-1427
- Phone: (314)-638-9686
- Fax: (314)-638-0609
The USA follows the International Standard for the German Shepherd
Dog, which is the acknowledged standard in almost every (if not
every) major western country in the world except the United States
and Canada. They are also a Breed Registry for German Shepherd Dogs,
affiliated with the SV in Germany. Dogs registered through USA are
given both a USA number and an SV number, and the pedigree issued
is processed by the SV in Germany and looks the same as the German
pedigree. USA has approximately 4000 members and about 164 clubs
around the country, plus an additional 45 or more clubs which are
in the process of meeting the requirements for full-fledged status.
Usually this means they have yet to conduct a Schutzhund trial or
hold a show. The country is divided into geographical regions, and
each club is allocated to a given region, under a regional
director.
Effective 1 Jan 1996, for litters to be registerable with the USA,
both parents must be OFA or "A" certified and both parents must
have a working title.
- Verein fur Deutsche Schaferhunde (SV)
- Steinerne Furt 71/71a
- D-86167 Augsburg
- Germany
- The German Shepherd Dog Club of
Canada
- The GSDCC web page is at
http://juliet.albedo.net/~gsdcc/index.html
-
Mail can be sent to: gsdcc@albedo.net
GSD Mailing Lists
GSD-L Mailing list
To get on the GSD-L email list for GSD fanciers, send
mail to
Eric Happy
(ehappy@wwnet.com)
with a message about your interests in GSDs. (The list has gone to
an
application system for additions due to some problems with users not
understanding netiquette.) This list is a high volume list and can be
chatty. There is a web page for GSD-L at
http://www.gdconsulting.com.au/GSD/gsd-l.html
If you have questions regarding the mailing list, contact:
Gareth Davies
(gareth@werple.com.au)
or Eric above.
Please don't contact
me about GSD-L. I can only refer you to the information above.
GSD-MOD Mailing List
There is a semi-moderated GSD mailing list (very low traffic) at listserv@iupui.edu. The command:
SUBSCRIBE GSD-MOD should be the first and only line of your mail
message.
German Shepherd Dog Rescue
compiled by Janice Ritter (MA Rescue)
German Shepherd Dog Club of America, Inc.
Linda Kury, Rescue Committee National Chair
369 Drake Court
Santa Clara, CA 95051
(408) 247-1272
AK
German Shepherd Dog Club of Alaska
Bonnie Johnson and Christa Burg
P.O. Box 670266
Chugiak, AK 99567
(907) 688-2352
AZ
Ron and Margaret Nunnally
PO Box 19696
Happy Jack, AZ (Phoenix area)
(602) 477-2216
CA
German Shepherd Rescue
Grace Konosky
417 N. Moss St.
Burbank, CA 91502
(818) 558-7560
(full service rescue)
Monica Royalty
(909) 674-8363
Pat Stevens
(510) 790-9123 (central CA)
Manuel Madena
(714) 491-9177 (southern CA)
Linda Baker
(805) 297-1002
Tracy Beagin
(916) 783-6680
Dorathy Stansbury
4660-Mayapan Dr.
La Mesa, CA 91941
(619) 447-6963
Analee Nations
3420 Luna Av
San Diego, CA 92117
(619) 274-8132
Jim Silzeira
4685 Cheshire St
San Diego, CA 92117
(619) 576-1016
Trina Nagia Collinwood
3061 Grand Av
Fillmore, CA 93015
(805) 524-2774
(full-service rescue)
Linda Liederknecht
P.O. Box 2067
Simi Valley, CA 93065
(805) 522-1016
(full-service rescue)
Julie Priest
(510) 778-1638
Gerti Duweiss
(209) 523-6221
Barbara Adcock
4444 Lazy Lane
San Jose, CA 95135
(408) 274-4444
(referrals only)
Cindy Legrand
24 Butcher Lane
Fieldbrook, CA 95521
(707) 826-1724
(referrals only)
Lisa Renick
4811 Deny Ct.
Sacramento, CA 95842
(916) 339-9818
(referrals)
CO
Susan Casey
Colorado Springs, CO
(719) 597-8025
Nancy Phelpes
Box 213
Larkspur, CO 80188
(303) 681-2900
CT
German Shepherd Club of Greater New Haven (CT)
Roberta
(203) 795-4910 (New Haven)
or
Dorrie Halloway
(203) 758-3756 (Prospect)
Helen Scott
46 Hyde St
Manchester, CT 06040
(203) 646-4023
Catherine A. McDonald
18 Stone Mill Rd.
Storrs, CT 06268
(203) 487-1213
DE
Cynthia Mitchell
(302) 875-0756
Suzanne Greenholt
115 Cardinal Circle
Hockessin, DE 19707
(302) 234-3339
FL
Linda Novotasky
4661 Hedgehog St
Middleburg, FL 32068) 6455
(904) 282-8808
Irving Polack
361 Western Rd.
New Smyrna, FL 32168
(904) 423-8662
Jim Trejbal
P.O. Box 2727
Jacksonville, FL 32203
(904) 725-8859
Penny Evancic
1244 Jamaica Court
Jacksonville, FL 32216
(904) 725-9009
Susan Armstrong
6030 NW 77 Terrace
Parkland, FL 33067
(305) 753-5772
Diane Roberts
11904 McMullen Loop
Riverview, FL 33569
(813) 671-2913
A full service rescue
GA
Janet Berwick
(706) 636-2621
Mike Protocas
Marietta, GA
(404) 587-5248
(referrals)
Dana F. Everles
(404) 926-6366
ID
Sharon Thomas
Rt. 1, Box 123
Priest River, ID 83856
(208) 448-2787
IL
German Shepherd Rescue
Liz Vahlcamp
(314) 863-1467
full service rescue
Janet Ingalls
St. Charles, IL 60175
(708) 377-2919
referrals
German Shepherd Rescue
Jackie Brandt
Rt. 1, Box 253
Mokena, IL 60448
(815) 485-2052
full service rescue
IN
Deanna Lugo
841 Hoffman
Hammond, IN 46320
(219) 932-8424 (home) or 219-853-6516 (office)
LA
Joan R. Morehead
PO Box 5024
Shreveport, LA 71115
(318) 797-5982
referrals
ME
Adroscoggins GSD Club of Maine
Winnie And Norman York
(referrals)
(207) 797-4387
(207) 469-7628
Joyce Gagnon
RFD 3 Box 433
Wiscasset, ME 04578
(207) 882-7470
(full service rescue)
MD (See VA also for DC
area rescues)
Risa Lapidow
(301) 441-2461
Margaret Scaife
Jeff Dr., Box 185-19
Waldorf, MD 20603
(301) 843-0966
full service rescue
Gayle Arrington
Prince Frederick, MD
(410) 535-1999
(703) 440-6125
(referrals)
MA
Janice Ritter
(617) 290-0710 (days)
(referrals)
Westledge GSD Rescue
John Hire/Patty Lacroix
Western MA
(413) 967-8361
Ann Thompson
(413) 323-5968
Debbie Hokkanen
GSDCA Regional Rescue Contact
(508) 852-4473
MI
Gail Gray
1500 Sylvan Rd.
Chelsea, MI 48118
(313) 475-3570
(referrals)
Kathleen Holcomb
21500 Wasson Rd.
Gregory, MI 48137
(517) 223-9863
(referrals)
MN
German Shepherd Dog Club of Minneapolis-St. Paul
Marilyn Lindsey-Miller
210 Kindross, P.O. Box 574
Willenie, MN 55090
(612) 426-3682
(referrals)
Pat Peterson
(612) 461-2743
Bert Haagenstad
4361 Welcome Ave N.
Crystal, MN 55422
(612) 535-6339
MS
Cindy Bailye
581 Walker Lane
Raymond, MS 39154
(601) 857-5373
MO
German Shepherd Rescue
Anne Mackey
Kansas City, MO
(816) 363-0121
Karen Waggoner
Ozark, MO
(417) 485-6946
NV
German Shepherd Dog Club of S. Nevada
Betty Zapatka
5409 Avendia Vaquero
Las Vegas, NV 89108
(702) 645-2721
Dottie Newell
(702) 425-2103
NH
Ellamea and Rex Jones
(603) 228-6819 (NH)
Referral only (for now)
German Shepherd Rescue
Stu and Karen Randall
Goffstown, NH
(603) 497-3472
Wendy Luba
Mt. Vernon, NH 03057
(603) 673-6426
Emily St. Hilaire
Ware, NH 03281
(603) 529-2458
NJ
Jodi Caizza
(201) 928-9786
Kim Dislonde
(201) 743-8885
Iza Kabuska
RD2 Box 364
Andover, NJ 07821
(201) 398-1393
full service rescue