The White Shepherd emerged from white-coat lines of the German Shepherd dog in Canada and the United States and from European imports.
The German Shepherd and the white German Shepherd are the same dogs, though their coat colours vary.
The White Shepherd breed was officially recognized by the United Kennel Club on April 14, 1999.
here is a little about Miss Samantha by KinderKen: When I first saw her at the Cochrane Humane Society, they said she was a White Shepherd cross and I thought they were talking about her colour but I later learned that they were talking about her breed. She had been there about five months and nobody would adopt her because in their words "She is so difficult" and she also failed all of their socialization tests. She was a nightmare and I almost returned her since she had poor manners and was not even house trained even though she was about a year and a half old. I don't think she had ever been in a house before. Eventually, she started to behave and she became a real sweetheart and a joy to be around and she has added so much to my life.