And that is where he spotted a dog named Hektor Linksrhein. His continuing quest for breeding stock prompted Von Stephanitz to attend one of the country’s largest dog shows in April 1899, accompanied by his friend Artur Meyer. Before they disappeared entirely, Von Stephanitz decide to create a formal breed of German sheepdog, buying a sprawling estate near the Bavarian town of Grafath on which to raise them. But as modernity encroached and grazing land slowly evaporated, these peerless sheepdogs began dwindling in number. But instead pursuing his dream to be a gentleman farmer, he relented to family pressure and joined the military.Īs a cavalry officer in the German countryside, Von Stephanitz came to admire the sheep-herding dogs he encountered there for their intelligence and lightning-fast responsiveness.
Growing up in an affluent family in mid-19 th-Century Germany, Max Emil Friedrich von Stephanitz had always wanted to study agriculture, even spending time at Berlin’s veterinary school. The existence of the German Shepherd Dog hinged on one chance meeting.
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