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Mission Statement

The KSCI's mission is to only breed dogs when our breed knowlege, experience and dedication to the King Shepherd breed will result in a mating that will produce an outstanding litter with qualities that are so close as possible to the Standard of the Breed. Our goal is to preserve and enhance the characteristics that make up the King Shepherd through DNA and health/temperament testing.

We are currently working to incorporate the KSCI after which we will begin to establish non-profit status. In the future we would like to establish the King Shepherd Foundation whose goal will be to provide a venue for health research.

Other Information

Membership Fees: $40.00 Family, $35.00 Single

All of our judges are educated by the KSCI and have judged Rarities and North American Kennel Club, AKC and ARBA events.

Join the KSCI Message Forum on Yahoo Groups where you will find the King Shepherd Club International Registry Rules & Regulations and an informative message forum.

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2008 EVENTS CALENDAR

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RARITIES & NORTH AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB

April

Battleship Classic - April 12 & 13
Norfolk, VA
Indoors in conjunction with the Pet Expo
Gold Miner Classic - April 19 & 20
Eldorado Fairgrounds, Placerville, CA
SACCI Specialty
ISWS Specialty
Buckeye Classic - April 26 & 27
Sunset Park, Middletown, OH
Canidae Rep on site
SACCI Specialty
CGC Testing by Kathy Teller $15

May

Pocono Classic - May 10 & 11
McDade State Park, Scranton, PA
FCI Judge: Massimiliano Mannucci, Italy
CGC Testing by Chuck Webber $25 for evaluation, all paperwork filing & a gift for new CGC recipients
Brookville, PA - May 24 & 25
SACCI Specialty
Indianapolis, IN - May 31 & June 1

June

Chicago, IL - June 14
Wolverine Classic - June 21 & 22
Arboroad Farms, Ann Arbor, MI
CCAA Midwest Regional Specialty
Pennsville, NJ - June 28 & 29
CGC Testing by Chuck Webber $25 for evaluation, all paperwork filing & a gift for new CGC recipients

July

Seattle, WA - July 19
Portland, OR - July 26 & 27
SACCI Specialty
ISWS Specialty

August

Denver, CO - Aug 2 & 3
CT - Aug 9 & 10
VA - Aug 23 & 24

September

NJ - Sept 6 & 7
MA or CT - Sept 20 & 21
PA - Sept 27 & 28

October

NJ - Oct 11 & 12
Hartford Classic - Oct 25 & 26
Connecticut Expo Center, Hartford, CT
Indoors, Pet Expo

November

Year End Super Show - November 22 & 23
Meadowlands Exposition Center at Harmon Meadow, Secaucus, NJ
CCAA Eastern Regional Specialty
Carolton, GA - Nov 29

December

Kissimmee, FL - Dec 6

AMERICAN RARE BREED ASSOCIATION SHOW CALENDAR

INTERNATIONAL ALL BREED CANINCE ASSOCIATION SHOW CALENDAR

Welcome to the King Shepherd Club International

The KSCI is an inclusive organization and welcomes "all" King Shepherds & their owners to our events, shows & as members.

The King Shepherd breed began it's development in 1996. The original vision was of an extra large or giant-sized German Shepherd. The vision included differences in temperament, conformation and size - as compared to the German Shepherd. The German Shepherd is the foundation of the King Shepherd.

The first rare breed organization that recognized the King Shepherd was ARBA [American Rare Breed Association, followed by International Rarities & North American Kennel Club (NAKC)]. Its definition on how a G1 generation King Shepherd could be produced was by "breeding a King to a German Shepherd; breeding a King to a Shiloh Shepherd [another "rare breed" which is influenced by the German Shepherd]; and breeding a German Shepherd to a Shiloh Shepherd." Originally, the King Shepherd was produced by selective breedings of specific bloodlines of German Shepherd dogs that deviated from the AKC "ideal" German Shepherd Standard of the Breed. Using the Shiloh Shepherd was disallowed several years ago.

The King is unique because it deviates from the "ideal" German Shepherd that is described in the AKC German Shepherd Standard of the Breed. The goal of the KSCI & KSCIR is to work on the evolution of the King Shepherd breed by carefully selecting breeding pairs through health/temperament testing as well as utilizing DNA testing on all dogs registered with the KSCIR.

We invite "all" King Shepherd owners to join us in this quest by submitting copies of pedigrees, documented health/temperament testing and DNA. All of this information will be available to the KSCI membership and eventually to the public.