A BRIEF SUMMARY OF EURASIER HISTORY
Source: Zuchtgemeinschaft Fur Eurasier EV. www.eurasier-online.de
Bella von der Waldmühle Source: Eurasier. Origin, Development, Present Situation. Julius Wipfel.
‘The Canadian’ Source: Eurasier. Origin, Development, Present Situation. Julius Wipfel.
about introducing new bloodlines. Konrad Lorenz and Wipfel dis- cussed the possibilities of crossing in the Siberian Husky before set- tling on the Samoyed. The hope was that the Samoyed would help to refine the Wolf-Chow breed. After the introduction of the Samo- yed in 1972, the breed became gentler and more social in nature. In 1973, the breed was officially acknowledged by the German Kennel Club (VDH) and the Federation Cynologique Interna- tionale (FCI). The only exception was that the breed name was required to change. The Eurasier name was born and derived from the origins of the breeds; Europe and Asia. Since that time, the Eurasier clubs of origin continued to cross-breed with Chow Chow, Samoyed, and Wolfspitz to further the genetic diversity. This continues to happen today under the sanctions of the clubs and the national registries. As with all things human, not everyone agreed to the directions taken, so clubs were formed, and groups split apart and formed new clubs. The history of the clubs of origin in Germany are as follows (Feder 2017): • Kynologische Zuchtgemeinschaft fuer Wolf-Chow-Polar- hunde – 1960. • In 1971, the name changed to Deutscher Zuchtklub fuer Wolf-Chow-Hunde e.V. • In 1973, the name changed to Eurasier-Klub e.V., Sitz Wein- heim (EKW). • In 1973, a second Eurasier club formed by splitting from the EKW, Zuchtgemeinschaft fuer Eurasier e.V. (ZG). • In 1978, there was a third club formed by another split from the EKW, Kynologische Zuchtgemeinschaft Sitz Weinheim e.V., which changed its name in 1993 to Kynologische Zuchtgemeinschaft Eurasier e.V. (KZG). • In 2008, the Pro Eurasier e.V. was formed. • In 2007, the Eurasier-Freunde Deutschland e.V. (EFD) was formed. • In 2009, the EurasierZucht-Vereinigung e.V. (EZV) was formed.
that was a Chow Chow and German Shepherd Dog mix. Wip- fel began furthering his research and studies of genetics, biology, and the law of hereditary. Wipfel believed that to understand dogs we must understand its ancestors. The characteristics that Lorenz described of this Chow Chow/German Shepherd Dog mix peaked Wipfel’s interest in the Chow Chow breed. In 1959, Wipfel bred Bella to a Chow Chow. There was a total of three original Chow Chows chosen to develop the breed. It has been noted in several writings of the breed history that the Chow Chow of Wipfel’s era was built much more similarly to the Eurasier versus what we know as the Chow Chow of today, with a “pushed-in” face. Along with Bella, three other Wolfspitz females were chosen to breed to the Chow Chows. Charlotte Baldamus, a well-experienced and knowledgeable breeder of the Jaegerhof kennel, obtained one of Bella’s daughters. Ms. Baldamus began working with Wipfel on this new “polar dog.” In 1960, Wipfel defined his breeding goal: “The new dog should be a polar dog type with nice and attractive fur colors. Its exterior should be dignified and substantially different from other breeds. Last, but not least, it should possess an amiable and excit- ing character adapted to our living conditions.” This eventually led to the creation of the Wolf-Chow. The breeding association, Kynologische Zuchtgemeinschaft fuer Wolf-Chow-Polar Hunde, came into existence in 1960. Wipfel also defined a standard, and this was accepted by the Union Canine Internationale. The Wolf-Chow offspring were defined as three types. Type I being very “chow-like.” Type II was described as very wild-like and extremely sensitive, and very wolf-ish. Type III appeared in few numbers, but grew to resemble the dog Wipfel was look- ing for. From 1960-1972, eighteen Wolf-Chow kennels came into existence. This new breed caught the attention of Konrad Lorenz who took home a female puppy from Charlotte Baldamus, Jaegerhof Kennel, in 1972. As breeding continued, problems arose due to the high rate of inbreeding. Wipfel sought consultation with scientists
References Feder, Annelie. 2017. Eurasiers Yesterday and Today. (To order, contact Annelie Feder at: mailto:annelie-feder@t-online.de or at annelie.feder@web.de.) Wipfel, Julius. 2003. Euraiser . Origin, Development, Present Situation. (This book is no longer in print.) Müller, Alfred. 2003. Origin and History of the Eurasier. (https://www.eurasier-online.de/index.php/der-eurasier/ursprung-und-geschichte)
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