Choosing a Purebred German Shepherd Breeder At the 1899 dog show, Deutsche SchäFerhundwelpen Von Stephanitz saw a dog named Hektor Linksrhein that perfectly matched his ideas about the breed. He bought him and named the dog Horand von Grafrath. The breed standard stipulates that hind angulation must match front angulation, Reinrassiger deutscher schäFerhund ...