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All of our breeding pairs come from this level of quality.
At 501 Shepherds, we do not build our program off paper pedigrees alone. We built it on true European bloodlines that are health tested, proven and held to a higher standard before they are ever allowed to be bred.
Every one of our imported dogs from Serbia and across Europe comes with FCI hip and elbow certifications through the Kennel Club of Serbia. That is the European equivalent to OFA and in many ways a stricter system. Dogs must pass hips and elbows just to be eligible for breeding registration. There is no skipping that step over there.
That means our dogs come from generations of animals that were physically sound, properly built and cleared under the FCI A or B hips and 0 elbows standard, which is the same as OFA Good to Excellent with normal elbows here in the US.
This is exactly why we focus on European lines. We are protecting the future of this breed by not cutting corners. We are not breeding dogs that just look good in a backyard or on social media. We are breeding dogs that come from programs where structure, health and temperament have been enforced for decades.
When you bring a puppy home from 501 Shepherds, you are not getting American mass produced bloodlines that have slowly drifted away from what a German Shepherd is supposed to be. You are getting genetics that still come from working farms, show rings and strict European breeding standards.
That is what makes our dogs different.
That is why our puppies move different, grow different and mature into steady confident companions.
This is not luck.
This is intentional breeding built on European quality from the ground up.
501 Shepherds Vom Branscum
Built on the old world standard.