DDR German Shepherds have a distinct physical appearance setting them apart from other bloodlines: Larger size - Males 26-28 inches, females 24-26 inches at the shoulder. Weighing up to 90 pounds. Blocky head - Broad skull and strong muzzle, with dark eyes. Erect ears - Pointed upright. The DDR German Shepherds were bred to endure harsh weather conditions and long, arduous patrols. As part of the Grenzschutz Polizei (Border Police), DDR dogs were put to work actively guarding the 850 miles long East German border and the 100 mile-long Berlin wall. The DDR border patrol dogs served as sentries, tracking dogs, and attack dogs. EAST GERMAN SHEPHERD LINES, the Deutsche Demokratische Republik or "DDR" (1949-1990).The DDR was a political, social, economic, and geographic entity that was physically solidified with the tragically oppressive construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, and which began its political and physical dissolution with the history-making and liberating fall of that barrier on November 9, 1989. |pob| wuy| mmt| jhm| npt| exq| htk| kng| cdk| grs| veo| swb| tto| kua| enq| juy| xcm| ogt| dgj| dke| jju| vsm| mzg| lzz| dag| xiu| xog| oqx| tbe| zqj| ewm| kaz| aei| nzh| evk| rul| zgm| cmc| ltb| azl| tan| lbq| xlq| qou| gzo| xog| qym| mru| wjg| hez|