An introductory fragment of the first part of the translation of the American edition of “The German Shepherd Dog in Word and Picture” by Max von Stephanitz in 1923; 200 pages out of 750; 175 illustrations. With the help of the full version you will understand the theory of the origin of the domesticated dog of the early 20th century; learn the differences in the structure of a wolf and a German shepherd; get acquainted with the earliest mentions of herding dogs from the 14th century. You will find an overview with photographs of what herding dogs and shepherd dogs were like a hundred years ago in Russia, Germany, France, England, Hungary, Serbia, Macedonia, Italy, Switzerland, Mongolia and Tibet and the main bloodlines of the best producers of the German Shepherd breed with photos of the ideals of the breed. Biological terms and names are verified according to the German publication of the creator of the German Shepherd breed “Der deutsche Schäferhund in Wort und Bild”, Germany, Jena, 1921. The preface by Max von Stefanitz and the list of literature he used are also taken from there.