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Welcome to our website! If you have been searching for that beautiful German Shepherd Dog that is stunning to behold, a great family companion with the versatility and intelligence to do anything, you have come to the right place! Neigepearl kennels have been highly dedicated to this breed for nearly 10 years now and is at the forefront of blood line knowledge in Australia. You can read more about our involvement and unsurpassed passion for the whites under Our Story. Brilliant temperament and working ability is of paramount importance in our dogs, without sacrificing health, conformation and type. We strive to breed the best White German Shepherds of correct all-breed/old style conformation. We do not refer our dogs as White Swiss Shepherd Dogs, as the ANKC has made it clear what Australian lines are to be called (White German Shepherd Dogs). We are serious about breeding the healthiest dogs possible, so we stringently x-ray all our dogs and pups and also use the modern technology of genetic profiling for credibility of our breeding program and genetic testing for other disorders that affect the breed, such as MDR1. We have no issues with occasionally using excellent quality coloured German Shepherd Dogs in our breeding program. We enjoy the flexibility we have here in Australia and take advantage that our lines here are not a separate breed, where we can use top quality coloured dogs to expand the gene pool, and improve the quality of the whites. Some breeders only care about producing white puppies, whilst we have a goal and aim to reach much further than that. In our breeding program, we import frozen semen from some of the world’s best whites for our local breeding program. We do not breed selectively for colour alone, though we would like to see the quality of the whites improved and worked upon. We have found by careful and selective breeding and by placing health, temperament and conformation as EQUAL TOP PRIORITIES, we are producing sound and beautiful dogs, that prove their breed worth by being excellent family and working dogs. A History Lesson… why doesn’t Australia acknowledge our whites? What is the controversy about? Australian white shepherd blood lines are NOT recognised as a separate breed (White Swiss Shepherd Dog, WSSD) here in Australia with the ANKC. Unlike the rest of the world, the ANKC does not register our local lines (as German Shepherd Dogs or WSSDs). Our blood lines are considered German Shepherd dogs with a disqualifying coat colour, making them ineligible for registration with the ANKC (as non-standard colours are not allowed to be bred/registered). In the last couple of years, the ANKC has recognised imported White Swiss Shepherd Dogs, provided they fulfill very strict registration requirements. Since the White Swiss Shepherd breed is quite new (only recognised by the FCI World Kennel Club, in 2003), pedigrees and registration of the breed can only go so far on official papers. Dogs born before 2003 are not listed on many international pedigrees. Backgrounds are left blank or “not registered/verified”. Registration of overseas White Swiss Shepherd Dogs with the ANKC is quite difficult, as ANKC requirements for the breed specify that there must be registration numbers for ALL generations listed on the Export Pedigree. This is difficult since the breed has only been officially in existence and registerable for nearly 7 years! There are many Australian breeders claiming to breed ‘White Swiss Shepherd Dogs’, but this is false and misleading in many ways. The only real White Swiss Shepherd Dogs are those who are registered with the ANKC. There are only 3 breeders registered with the ANKC, Australia-wide and they are in their early beginnings. For our local lines (not ANKC registered imports), we recommend going to breeders of the WGSDAV, who uphold high standards, breed healthy dogs with purebred backgrounds. We are registered breeders with the WGSDAV and register our dogs/puppies this way. When we export our lines, that are to be registered as WSSDs (overseas), we register them with the Australian White Swiss Shepherd Heritage Registry. Ironically, although whites are a separate breed in Europe, the progenitor of the White Swiss Shepherd Dog (as per the FCI WSSD Breed Standard) was Lobo White Burch, who was fully registered in the USA (AKC) as a German Shepherd Dog (white). Lobo was exported to Switzerland in 1967. The White German Shepherd Dog and White Swiss Shepherd Dog are genetically identical and purebred (no other breeds mixed in). There is just a different breed standard and different name applied, depending on what country you live in! Our very own Neigepearl exports, bred right here in Australia, by Australian White GSD lines, have been registered overseas under FCI kennel clubs as WSSDs in Finland, Netherlands and Sweden! They are titled working dogs of great quality, producing champion WSSDs in Europe, but our own country will not consider them for registration! . WGSDAV Breeder Team Winner 2009 Breeder/Co-owner of Best in Show and Runner Up Best in Show at WGSDAV Championship Show 2009 Breeder and owner of Australia’s first Champion (WGSDAV), Neigepearl Vital Obsession * Certified DNA Collector with GTG * HEALTH * TEMPERAMENT * BRAINS * BEAUTY * Visitors

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