Breed History
Eurasier History
An Overview of the History of the Eurasier
The Eurasier is a relatively new Spitz-type dog breed originating in Germany.
In the 1950’s, in Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, the Wipfel family, Julius and Elfriede, conceived the original concept of creating an ideal family-oriented breed of dog.
While Julius Wipfel is the "father of the Eurasier," he had many collaborators and enthusiasts, such as Charlotte Baldamus, who all worked to help make this dream become a reality. In 1960, Wipfel clearly defined his goal in creating this new breed of dog. His aim was to create a large Spitz-type family dog, one that commanded respect but which also had a calm and even-tempered nature; and it was to be attractive, with beautiful and varied colour coats. The new breed was to be adaptable and suitable to different family lifestyles, from city life to rural life. It took Wipfel and his many associates decades, but they accomplished their goal: creation of the family-friendly Eurasier.
After some debate amongst the leading Wolf-Chow enthusiasts, Wipfel chose the Samoyed, which was introduced in 1972. Nobel prize winner Konrad Lorenz, who acquired his first Wolf-Chow in 1972, helped further popularize the breed. It was recognised by the German Kennel Club (VDH) and the FCI in 1973, and was renamed Eurasier.
Eurasiers were first seen in the uk in the late 1990's, between january 2003 and december 2006 there were only 115 dogs registered with the uk kennel club, there were no registrations with the uk kennel club prior to january 2003.
There are now about 8 thousand Eurasiers around the globe, mostly in Europe, and primarily in Germany, the country of origin. The Eurasier has been recognised by the international dog club, the FCI (Federation Cynologique International) since 1973. All of the 79 countries that are members of the FCI recognise the Eurasier and many of those, especially those in Europe, have national Eurasier clubs. There are an unprecedented 3-national Eurasier clubs in Germany: the EKW, the ZG (Zuchtgemeinschaft fuer Eurasier) and the KZG (Kynologische Zuchtgemeinschaft).
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Breed history excerpts used with the kind permission of the Eurasier Club of Canada.