Herding · the Crook

German Shepherd[3]

In Parker et al. 2017 as German Shepherd Dog[1]

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Photograph of the German Shepherd breed
Photo: Erick Drumss Hernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Facts

Family
Herding[2] an editorial choice of Dogtrails, not genetic data
Clade
New World[1]
FCI
Standard no. 166, group 1[4] Sheepdogs
Origin
Germany[4] Map point 51° N · 10° E[5]
Developed in
Not yet sourced
Fixed around
Not yet sourced
Other names
Berger allemand (French), Duitse herder (Dutch)[3]
In the study
GSD[1] Parker et al. 2017 abbreviation

In the tree

Closest in this tree: Cane Paratore. [1]

Also in the New World clade: Cane Paratore, Chinook, Peruvian Hairless Dog, Picardy Shepherd, Xoloitzcuintle.

Groupings with a DNA support below 50 / 100 are merged, as in the explorer. The tree holds 161 breeds.

Sources

  1. Parker HG, Dreger DL, Rimbault M, et al. Genomic Analyses Reveal the Influence of Geographic Origin, Migration, and Hybridization on Modern Dog Breed Development. Cell Reports 19(4):697-708, 2017. read 2026-11-04
  2. Dogtrails visual system, docs/DESIGN.md §2 "Attribution des 30 races": editorial choice by breed, not a datum (docs/DESIGN.md) read 2026-11-04
  3. Wikidata Q38280 (German Shepherd) read 2026-11-09
  4. FCI nomenclature, standard n° 166 "GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG" (unofficial export paiv/fci-breeds, commit 88aaca5) read 2026-11-09
  5. Wikidata Q183 (Germany, P625) read 2026-11-09

Facts only: no text of the FCI standards is reproduced. All datasets and licences.