Blondi profoundly distraught when he lost him. He had been given a German Shepherd before named "Prinz" in 1921, during his years of poverty, but he had been forced to lodge the dog elsewhere. However, she managed to escape and return to him. Hitler, who adored the loyalty and obedience of the dog, thereafter developed a great liking for the breed. He also owned a German Shepherd called "Muckl". Before Blondi, Hitler had two German Shepherd dogs, a mother [born 1926] and daughter [born ca. 1930] – both named Blonda. In some photos taken during the 1930s the younger Blonda is
The German Shepherd Dog in Word and Picture alone sufficient to disqualify a dog in that country. The author of this book, Captain Stephanitz, who is the premier Judge at German shows, states that when he had, at a championship show, to judge three dogs of equal merit he caused a revolver to be fired close behind them. He disqualified two for being shy. The third dog looked sharply to see where the report came from and prepared to attack the firer. He won the prize." An eighth edition of Der deutsche Schäferhund in Wort und Bild in German was published by the Verein für deutsche Schäferhunde (Society