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40,000,000 BCE
Common ancestor of Canines Hesperocyon
A species of the Hesperocyoninae that lived on Earth 40 million years ago Common ancestor of all species of the Canis group -
30,000,000 BCE
Phlaocyon of the Borophaginae Group
an extinct species that had lived on earth 30 mya -
9,000,000 BCE
Canis species called Eucyon
a species of the Canis group that lived on Earth 9 mya -
1,000,000 BCE
Gray wolf most common ancestor of German Shepherd
Canis Lupis or gray wolf is a species alive today but had been alive also 1 mya -
People have intentions of making a standerdized breed
In 1891 the Phylax Society was created with the intention making standerdized dog breeds. They were located in Germany, they soon disbanded but this helped the evolution of the German Shepherd dog. -
Von Stephanitz goes to dog show and sees an indeal working dog
Von Stephanitz had attended a dog show in 1899 and was shown a dog named Hektor Linksrhein that was a product of multiple generations of selective breeding. Von Stephanitz thought this dog was his ideal thought of a working dog. The dog had a lot of ideal traits and Von Stephanitz had adopted him. -
Von Stephanitz founded the Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde (Society for the German Shepherd Dog)
After Von Stephanitz had bought the dog he founded Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde (Society for the German Shepherd Dog.) Hektor Linksrhein (now Horand von Grafrath) was then declared the first german shepherd dog. -
German shepherd dogs in 1919
IN 1919 54 dogs were registered in the UK Kennel Club as German Shepherd Dogs. -
Amount of German Shepherd Dogs in the UK Kennel Club 1926
In 1926 the amount of dogs went from 54 in 1919 to over 8000 registered in the club. -
German Shepherd's popularity increases
The german shepherds popularity had started to increase again because the dog Sieger Pfeffer von Bern had become the victor in the American Kettle club dog show -
German Shepherd popularity decreases
Breeding lowers because of World War II, less breeding means slower evolution. -
German Shepherd more popular
In 1993 the German Shepherd had become more popular in the US making the breeding happen faster, causing the change in the breed. -
German Shepherd Back
The back of the German Shepherd had started to change and become more curved towards the hind legs.
