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Originally Posted by deepsepia
Two more bizarre anti-German measures of WWI in the US
"German Shephards" became "Alsatians"
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The American Kennel Club changed the name from German Shepherd Dog to just Shepherd Dog. The German Shepherd Dog Club of America also dropped the German from its name and became just the Shepherd Dog Club of America.
It was the UK Kennel Club that officially changed the name to Alsatian Wolf Dog which it remained until 1977. The wolf dog part was eventually dropped.
There were a lot of anti-German sentiments in the US which is a little surprising considering the number of German immigrants this country had. Cities changed names of streets that were German or "German sounding" and a lot of people changed their names for the same reason (including some of my relatives).
Some people even changed the names of food items that were too German.
