UMary Allen
UVon Stephanitz wahlala ehileleke kakhulu ekuthuthukisweni kwalolu hlobo, futhi ngo-1922 wethuswa ezinye zezici ezisafufusa zenja, njengokungabi namandla kanye nokuthambekela kokubola kwamazinyo. Wakha uhlelo lokulawula ikhwalithi eqinile: ngaphambi kokuba i-German Shepherd Dog ngayinye ikhuliswe, kwakudingeka iphumelele izivivinyo eziningi zokuhlakanipha, isimo sengqondo, ukugijima kanye nempilo enhle.
#1 Ukuzalaniswa kwe-American shepherd yaseJalimane, ngakolunye uhlangothi, kwakungalawulwa. E-US, izinja zazifuywa ukuze ziwine imibukiso yezinja futhi abafuyi babevame ukugxila kakhulu ekubukekeni kwenja, ukuhamba nokuhamba kwayo.
#2 Ngemva kweMpi Yezwe II, uhlobo lwe-German Shepherd olufuywa eMelika naseJalimane lwahlukana kakhulu. Isikhungo sezomthetho sase-US kanye nezempi zaze zaqala ukungenisa ama-German Shepherds njengezinja ezisebenzayo, njengoba abelusi baseJalimane basekhaya behluleka ukuhlolwa ukusebenza futhi behlushwa izifo zofuzo.
#3 Emashumini eminyaka amuva nje, abanye abafuyi baseMelika baphinde bagcizelela kakhulu ikhono lenja futhi kancane ekubukekeni kwayo ngokomzimba, bangenisa izinja ezisebenzayo ezivela eJalimane ukuze zifakwe ezinhlelweni zabo zokuzalanisa.
Manje sekungenzeka ukuthenga abelusi baseJalimane abafuywa eMelika abaphila ngokuvumelana nedumela lohlobo lokuba izinja ezikwazi ukusebenza.