Lobo was a founding dog used to create the breed “White Swiss Shepherd” or Berger Blanc Suisse”. White German Shepherd Dogs had been almost completely exterminated from Europe (culled) after the SV declared them albinos and that they diluted coats of colored shepherds. Later, when more was known about genetics, this was found to be not correct. They are not albinos, nor do they cause dilution in colored litters. The white German Shepherd Dog could still be found in the USA, Canada, UK. In the 1967 Mrs Agathe Burch in the United States returned to her homeland of Switzerland, and brought her male American white German Shepherd Dog Lobo of White Burch. He was mated with White Lilac of Blinkbonny from England, and they are bred under the Shangrila prefix. Their pups began to spread throughout Europe and were breed with other white American/Canadian imports. Lobo’s and Lilac’s first litter was the first to be officially enrolled in the book of the origins for the WSS.
In 2002 FCI recognized the breed that was officially denominated "White Swiss Shepherd" as provisional, and in 2011 they were accepted by the FCI on a definitive basis. While WWS are still come from 100% German Shepherd Dogs, the breed standard is different in relation to conformation and temperament.