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The hovawarts of Paris school for guide dogs 
To replace the German Shepherd, the Paris school for guide dogs began showing an interest in the Hovawart as from 1994. 2 Hovawarts, a male and a female (Ilos & Iulia) began working in 1995. This experience proved so successful that the breeding programme started in 1997 with Loula and Lucky.
After that a bitch was selected from each new litter for breeding purposes. Four generations of guide dogs have been produced by the school's descendants. At the same time, the school acquired 3 additional bitches, 2 from Poland and one from a French breeder. Another bitch was offered by a Polish breeder. At present the Paris school for guide dogs has 19 Hovawarts that are actively working, 3 retiree, 2 are training and 1 in host family. Amongst these descendants of Loula and Lucky, 21 are guide dogs and 2 future guide dogs. (Two puppy from the Paris school stock was educated and given away by another association)
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