GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS.
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG SHOW BLOODLINES
A
study of the bloodlines of top winners at recent
German Sieger
Shows from 1999 to 2007
By
Dennis Fisher.
There
is a great deal of very interesting information to be learned from a detailed
study of the top winners at the German Sieger Shows. It is of particular relevance for German Shepherd Dog
breeders who make use of the bloodlines of well-known German show winners in
their breeding programme.
What
emerges from this study is that with every few exceptions most of the highly
placed males at the Sieger shows, were sired by top show winners; animals with
V.A. or top V ratings. However a
considerable number of them were bred from bitches who were mediocre show
specimens.
Some of these bitches, who proved to be outstanding
producers when mated to show winning sires, were badly placed when entered at
Sieger Shows. In a number of
instances they were never shown at all at any important shows..
Admittedly
there are often problems with showing bitch.
The bitch may had just whelped at the time a Show or may be out of
coat at the time of the Show, or there may be other factors preventing an
exhibitor from being shown. But the fact that a bitch has never ever
been shown at any stage of her life would certainly seem to suggest that she was
not show material..
It
must be stressed however, that all the dams of the top show winners were very
well bred animals coming from top-quality bloodlines, even though they were not
top quality show specimens.
This
is very encouraging for people anxious to breed top quality show specimens from
their well-bred bitches, even though their
animals lack the
conformation to compete for top honours at shows.
What
follows is a brief study of the pedigrees of the top male
winners at the Sieger Shows,
from 1999 to the most recent show at Ulm in 2005..
1999
SIEGER SHOW.
There
were nine dogs who received the V.A. (Excellent select) award. Because this
study is brief I have also included the nine dogs who were placed V1 to V9 at
the 1999 Sieger Show.
The Sieger and V.A 1 was Rikkor von
Bad Boll.
Rikkor
was sired by the 1995 Sieger Ulk von Arlett.
In this particular instance, Rikkor’s
Dam Hella von Wurtachtal
had a very successful show
career.
she was
V.3 at
the 1994 Sieger Show, and was Youth Siegerin in 1993.
Hella
is a daughter of the 1996 Sieger Visum v. Arminis.
Visum
is a son of the 1993 Sieger Jeck v. Noricum.
Although Hella was a top quality Show bitch, her dam Ica di casa Britta,
was unshown!
V.A.
2 Jango von Furstenberg,
was sired by a very good dog called
Wobo von Larchenhain. Not
a top V.A. dog, but nevertheless an excellent show specimen and very
important, dominant sire. Jango’s dam Uta
v. Furstenberg has never been shown!
Uta’s dam “Julchen von Furstenberg” was shown at the 1985 Sieger Show and
was awarded S.G 32 in the
Junghundklasse. Not a very
impressive performance.
V.A. 3 – was Ursus v. Batu.
Owned and bred by Erich Orschler, he is sired by Hobby v.
Gletscherhopf.
Hobby
was a very good show show specimen
but not a top winner. He was V.22
at the 1997 Sieger Show and is a son of the 1993 Sieger, Jeck v. Noricum.
What is interesting is the Dam of Ursus is Verena v. Batu who had very
unsuccessful show career having been placed S.G 105 in the
Jugendklasse at the 1993 Sieger Show.
Verena herself has not produced any animals of quality other than Ursus
and his litter sister Ussina.
V.A. 4 was the grey dog, Timo v.
Berrekasten. He is
sired by a very good grey dog
called Wanko vom Lippischen Norden, who was V 14 in 1995, but in 1997 did not do well in the test of courage and was placed S.G. 11
in the open male class. Timo
did not have a very successful show career as a young dog having been
placed a very low SG 65 in the Jugendklasse in 1997.
Timo’s dam is Baffi von Berrekasten, who wa placed SG 126 at the 1989 Sieger Show in the Jugendklasse.
Not a very impressive performance.
V.A. 5 was Jello vom Michelstadter Rathaus, who was sired by the
important V.A. DOG Karly von Arminius.
Karly is a son of the 1994 Sieger Kimon
out of an exceptionally good
producing bitch, Marit v. Wildsteiger Land, who was also well placed at Sieger
Shows, being V 17 in 1991 and V 14
in 1993. Karly is
regarded as an important Sire in
Germany.
Jello’ dam – Wilma v. Michelstadler Rathaus was never shown at the Sieger
Show but she was highly placed in 1993 at
a Landesgruppen show where she was placed S.G.1 in the Junghundklasse..
This is another instances where the
Sire is a top show specimen and the dam is also a
good show specimen.
V.A. 6 was a really beautiful dog
called Enzo von Buchhorn, who could be Sieger one day if he was a better
producer. He has not been a
successful producer so far. He is
Sired by the 1997 Sieger Lasso v. Neuen Berg.
His
Dam – Tina v. Lechtal - is very
well bred from a very successful kennel but she has not had a very successful
show career. She was placed
S.G 39 in 1993 in the Junghundklasse at the Sieger Show.
Her dam – Inga v. Lechtal was even
more unsuccessful. In 1989 she was
placed V 86 at the Sieger Show.
V.A 7 WAS Quartz dei Templari, sired by a
very good dog and important sire Amigo v. Belgier, who was
V4 at the 1994 Sieger Show.
Amigo is sired by the Fanto v. Hirschel litter brother Frei v. Hirschel.
Quartz is a very good dog and is proving a dog sire, and he also produces good
temperaments, but his dam Freda del Pellegrino was never shown at a major show.. Records
reveal that her dam. Flora von Wildsteiger Land
was also never shown..
V.A.8 was Huppy. Arlett, who was sired by Eros v. Luisenstrasee
– who was out of the important sire Cello v. Romerau.
Huppy’s
dam- Xira v. Arlett - was a very
unimpressive show specimen who was placed S.G. 100 at the 1994 Sieger Show in
Jugendklasse. It
is also interesting to note that Huppy was not very successful at
the 1997 Sieger Show where he was placed S.G.15 by Rudiger Mai, one of
German’s most experienced judges. One
must keep in mind that this has happened on a number of occasions.
There are dogs who have
unimpressive show records as youngsters but mature into exceptionally good show
specimens.
A dog who springs to mind is the outstanding 1995 Sieger Ulk v. Arlett, who has
also proved to be an exceptionally good sire.
Quite apart from being the sire of the
Sieger “Rikkor v. Bad Boll” and the V.A. DOG “Vando v.Moorbeck”, he has
also sired hundreds of other fine
show specimens. (My own Willy
v. Streek is an Ulk son.)
Ulk
was whelped on the 28th January 1990 as he matured into a remarkably
fine show specimen. However, as
a young animal he was placed only S.G 25 at the 1991 Sieger show under
the very knowledgeable Judge Albert Platz /(Adeloga kennels).
A
lesson to be learned from this is that it is possible for shrewd observer with a
very keen eye to spot a promising dog who has not done particularly well in the
Junior classes at the Sieger Show and buy the animal for a comparatively
modest amount.
The last of the V.A. DOGS was Vando v. Moorbeck, an Ulk son
who was V.A. 9.
Here again is an
example of a top quality animal being bred from a mediocre show specimen,
because Vando’s Dam is Merri v. Hirschel, who was placed SG 93 in the
Junghundklasse at the 1991 Sieger Show.
She is a daughter of the Double Sieger - 1990 and 1991- Fanto v. Hirschel.
It will be quite obvious from the above that the show quality of the dam is
unimportant in so far as producing a top quality animal, as long as she is an
animal of excellent bloodlines and as long as she complements the top quality
male to whom she is bred.
To be a successful breeder you have to be astute, have a very keen eye,
and – above all –extremely lucky!
The picture that emerges from an examination of the top V animals at the 1999
Sieger show is very much the same. The
Sires are for the most part top quality show specimens with a history of being
good producers. The Dams are invariably mediocre show specimens with excellent
bloodlines.
But
of course they are also “ brood bitch types” which is also important.
V
1 at the 1999 Sieger Show was Pitt v. Tronje, a dog who did not show sufficient control
in the test of courage the previous year.
He is sired by the Frei v. Hirschel
son, Amigo v. Belgier, and his dam Tini von Schwabental was unshown.
V2 was the Rikkor v. Bad Boll son, Mack v. Aducht. His dam was Quale aus Wattenscheid who was never shown
at a Sieger show, but she was placed V.14
in 1996 at a Landesgruppen show. Quale”s
dam – Xena aus Wattenscheid was never shown.
V3 was a dog who has proved to be
an important sire. He is Arex
Hagadahis, bred in Sweden out of the important German Sire – Wobo v.
Larchenhain – sire of the V.A. 2 DOG Jango v. Furstenberg.
His
Dam – Winecke’s Vanta – was never shown at a major Show.
V4 was a dog that has done a lot of winning and is proving a good sire, Zamp
von Schloss Runding.
He is sired by a dog who apppears to be very popular with many German
breeders – Gildo von Wildstgeiger Land – even though he was only placed V40
at the 1998 Sieger Show and in 1997 he was placed V 136, and V 38 in 1996. Zamp’s dam – Ronya von Schloss Runding is yet another
example of a mediocre show specimen producing a top quality dog. She was Sg 51 in the Jugendklasse at the 1995 Sieger Show.
V5
was Layos vom Themados who
was sired by a dog who has never been shown at a Sieger Show, Mutz von Heibronner
Schloss, but who was V3 at a Landesgrupen Show in 1996.
The Dam of Layos, Vesta vom Monchberg was never shown.
V6 was a top quality dog Xando vom
Danischen Hof. He is sired by the
very important 1993 Sieger Jeck v.Noricum son, Lord von Georg Vicktor Turm, out
of Minka vom Dannischen Hof, who was only V 90 at the 1995 Sieger Show, but she
is the daughter of a very good producing bitch, Gina vom Dannischen Hof, who was
V.A. 5 in 1994.
V7 was a Swedish bred animal Gucci
Triumphs, out of the dog who was V.A. 6 – Quartz di Templari who has already
been referred to. The show record
of his Dam, bred in Sweden, is unknown.
V8 was a Mischalands Simon, who had a very good record as a young dog and is
very highly thought of. He is
out of the Visum v. Arminius son,
Max della
Liggia dei Mercanti, out of a bitch whose show record is also unknown.
V9 was Rikkor v. Arlett, a son of
Ulk v. Arlett out of the important producer Gugia v.d. Kahler Heide who has not
had a brilliant show career, having been placed only SG 25 at the 1993 Sieger
Show in the Jugendklasse.
However
she has been highly placed at Landesgruppen shows and she has also proved to be
an exceptionally good producer. She is the Dam of the VA. Bitch Woldarona v.d.
Kahler Heide and her top V litter
sister Wendrina v.d. Kahler Heide.
The situation at the 2000 Sieger
Show was not very different. Here
again there are instances where top show winners are the result of the breeding
of an important, very dominant top show winning sire and a very well bred
bitch, whose show career has been less than impressive.
The 2000 Sieger was Ursus v. Batu,
whose bloodlines have been discussed as he was V.A.3 last year.
A careful examination of the
pedigree of this exceptionally fine show specimen and well-deserved winner of
this year’s Sieger title is very revealing.
Ursus is bred by one of the oldest and possibly the
most knowledgeable breeders in Germany, Erich Orschler.
The bitch line in the pedigree of Ursus goes back to continuous “von Batu”
breeding for FIVE
GENERATIONS generations. This
is a remarkable and very unusual
achievement.
Attention
has already been drawn to the fact that the dam of Ursus, Verena v. Batu had an
unimpressive show record, having been placed a very lowly SG
105 in the Judgenklasse at the 1993 Sieger Show.
The
dam of Verena, Maxi v. Batu was somewhat more successful receiving a placing of
V28 in 1991. The dam of Maxi,
Zilli v. Batu, was a very good show specimen who was placed V4 in 1989.
Zilli herself was the result of three generations of von Batu breeding!
Her dam was Herra v. Batu, a
daughter of Swenja v. Batu. Sired
by one of the most important and dominant sires of his time “Lasso di val
Sole”
Erich Orschler has consistently used bitches of his own breeding and mated them
to outstanding males with a particular objective in mind.
Ursus is the result of a very carefully planned breeding program. He is
proving to be a very dominant sire.
V.A 2
“Timo von Berrekasten” was discussed in our examination of the 1999
Sieger Show results. Attention was
drawn to the fact that his dam Leska vom Berrekasten was unshown.
Leska is the daughter of
Baffi v. Berrekskasten who was placed
only SG 126 in 1989 by Schweikert
in the Jugendklasse, a very unimpressive performance.
It
must be remembered however, that Baffi was mated to the double sieger Fanto v.
Hirschel to produce Leska. Fanto
v. Hirschel is without doubt the most exciting mover I have ever seen. Fanto himself was sired by a magnificent specimen with
an exceptional gait “Tell v. Grossen Sand”.
But
Tell was a rather disappointing Sire
producing only two sons of note in the litter brothers, Fanto and Frei v.
Hirschel. And Fanto himself, in spite of having been mated to many fine britches,
has not produced many top males. However,
Fanto has made an important contribution to the breed in siring
bitches who have been
excellent producers of quality stock.
V.A. 3 was Mack v. Aducht, whose
bloodlines were discussed in the 1999 analysis of winners. His dam, Quale v.d.
Wattenscheid”although unshown at a Sieger Show was V 14 at a Ladesgruppen
show. The very old-established
Wattenscheid kennel of Waldermar Kober has consistently produced top quality
animals over the years.
The V.A. 4 placed dog was “Enzo v. Buchorn”, son of the 1997 Sieger “Lasso
v. Neuen Berg” out of Tina v.
Lechtal. It was mentioned
that Tina had an unimpressive show record having been placed SG 39 in 1993 in
the Junghundklasse.
However,
an important fact that must not be overlooked is
that the Lechtal kennels of Hans Martin are similar in some respects to
the Batu kennels of Erich Orschler. Tina
v. Lechtal is a daughter of a very fine show specimen, Susi v. Lechtal, who was
V2 at the 1992 Sieger Show under Dr. Beck.
Examining the pedigrees of Lechtal bitches will reveal a continuous line
of bitches bearing the Lechtal suffix for several generations.
This years V.A. 5 winner “Yasko v. Farbenspiel” represents a contradicition of the theory that top show winners are the
progeny of dams whose show careers are unimpressive. He is sired by the current Sieger ursus v. Batu, out the 1997
Siegerin, Connie v. Farbenspiel, sired by the important Sire, Eros v.
Luienstrasse.
Connie's
breeding also
represents, for the most part, bitches bearing the Farbenspiel
suffix going back many, many
years. This exceptional young dog,
bred by the old-established very successful
kennels of Erwin Wieser, a charming,
unassuming gentleman, always willing to give others the benefit of his
considerable knowledge, was a very deserving Youth Sieger last year. Whelped on
the 1st. July 1998 it is a very creditable achievement to be awarded
V.A honours at such a young age.
“Yasko”
has already proved his worth
as a dominant Sire and in 2001 - he
was a worthy winner of the
Sieger title. It is
an honour for which Erwin
Wieser has striven for more than half
a century and it is something he well deserves)
V.A 6 this year represented a
somewhat surprise choice in “Untox von Ducati”.
In 1999 he was placed only SG 19 Junghundklasse
under Heinz Huhn and few would have thought he would have been elevated to such
high honours in the space
of one year. Bred by the well-known “Ducati” kennels of Peter
Willmers, his dam is the unshown “Joska v. Ducati”,
V.A 6 was “Pitt v. Tronje”
whose was placed V1 last year and whose bloodlines were discussed. He is sired
by the Frei v. Hirschel son, Amigo v. Belgier, who has
produced some fine animals.
V.A 7 was “Esko v. Danischen Hof,
who was Junghund Sieger in 1998 and V 14 last year.
He is sired by last
year’s reserve Sieger “Jango v. Furstenberg” out of the exceptional
producing bitch, “Una v. Oxalis.
Although not a top show bitch herself,in addition to “Esko”
Una has produced “Jago,” “Jana”
and “Jasko” v. Danischen Hof, all excellent specimens.
She is sired by “Karly v. Arminius” out of Nina v. Romerau. Her owner
Ahmet Benzes, a relatively small
but extremely successful breeder, was very fortunate
to have acquired a bitch who has turned out to be such an exceptionally
good producer.
The last dog in the 2000 V.A.
line-up was “Neptun v. Bad-Boll”who was only SG 31 in the Jugendklasse in
1996 under Rudiger Mai. However,
he was placed V 11 in 1997 and V12 in 199..
Sired by the “Jeck v. Noricum” son
“Jasko v.d. Roten Matter, his dam is “Elbe v. Bad Boll” who was V
26 in 1996.
She is a daughter of the 1997 Sieger “Lasso v. Neuenberg”.
THE
RESULTS OF THE 2002 SIEGER SHOW..
The
results of this year’s Sieger
Show reflect a situation very similar to that of previous years.
There are many occasions where
animals winning top honours
were the result of the mating of a
bitch of a somewhat ordinary bitch,
from the point of view of show quality, to
an excellent show specimen.
A
brief examination of this year’s results will
validate this.
Sieger
this year was Yasko v.d. Farbenspiel, whose bloodlines we have already
discussed. As pointed out he
is one of the notable exceptions to the statistical evidence that a top
winning dog is often the result of the mating of a mediocre – although very
well-bred- bitch to a top show winning sire.
As
was pointed out his Sire was last year’s Sieger – Ursus v. Batu – and his
dam was the Siegerin “Connie v. Farbenspiel”.
Second
dog was Timo v. Berrrekasten whose bloodlines have also been discussed at some
length. He was also V.A 2 last
year.
Third
was Mack v. Aducht, also V.A 3 last year, whose bloodlines have also been
discussed.
Fourth
was “Esko v. Danischen Hof, who was V.A. 8 last year. Bloodline also
discussed.
Fifth
was Untox von Ducati, who was V.A. 6 last year. Bloodlines also discussed.
Sixth
was Dux della Valcuvia, who was V 5
last year. In 1999 he was SG 3
under Heinz Huhn in the Junghundklasse.
He is sired by one of the most important
Visum sons, the Italian bred Max dell Loggia de Mercanti, who was a V.A.
animal. His Dam is an Italian
bred bitch Una della Valcuvia. To
my knowledge she has never been shown in Germany.
Seventh
was a strikingly handsome masculine
dog, Bax v.d. Luisenstrasse, who was Jugendklasse winner the previous year..
Born on the 19th April 1999, it was a great honour for this
young dog to be included in the V.A. CLASS.
His
Sire is the V.A. animal “Odin v. Hirschel” a
“Nero v. Hirschel” son, who had also been graded V.A at a
Sieger Show..
His
Dam “Beaury v.d. Huis Kirua” is
a Dutch bred animal who V.A at the
1999 Sieger Show. This represented a
dramatic improvement in her placing of SG 60 under Albert Platz in the
Junghundklasse at the 1997 Sieger Show.
It
is interesting to examine Beaury’ breeding.
Her Sire was Eros v.
Luisenstrasse, bred by Dieter
Hoffman, the breeder and owner of
Bax. Her Dam was a Dutch Bred
bitch, Zafa v. Haus Hollman, who was a very mediocre show specimen, having been
placed SG 120 in the Junghandklasse at the 1990 Sieger Show.
It
must be pointed however, that although Zafa was not a a successful show winner,
her pedigree represented the cream
of German breeding.
Her sire was Mark v. Haus Beck and her Dam, Linka v. Arminius.
Linka was a Sieger “Eiko
v. Kirschental daughter out of Uta v. Arminius.
Quite
clearly Bax was not the result of a lucky, haphazard
breeding, Dieter Hoffman, a
very astute breeder, must have been well aware of
the type of animal he had in mind when
he mated Beaury to Odin.
V.A.
8 was Neptun v Bad Boll, whose breeding we have already discussed.
He was placed V.A. 9 last year.
There
were only 8 animals this year in the V.A. Auslese group.
V
1 was Orbit v. Tronje.
A Neptun v. Bad Boll son out of Babette
v. Tronje, a V.A. Natz v. Steigerhof duaghter, who has never been shown at a
Sieger Show, but who did reasonably well at Landesgruppen shows.
V2
was Domino vom Baronenwald was sired by Hobby vom Gletschetopf out of
Thea vom Barnonenwald, who was a good show specimen who was palced Sg 6 in the
Jugendklasse at the 1997 Sieger Show.
V3
was Rikkor v. Arlett sired by Ulk out of Gugia v.der Kahler Heide.
Gugia,
a Nufo v.d. Wienerau daughter is a
reasonably good show specimen. However, she was placed SG 25 in the
Jugendklasse at the 1993 Sieger Show.
V4
was Romeo von Pallas Athene, a Quartz del Templari son out of Ginja v.d.
Maibuchen, who was placed SG
9 at a
Landesgruppen show in 1993.
Romeo has made great strides since his appearances at the 1999 Sieger
Show, where he was placed V. 18 and at
last year’s Sieger Show where he was placed V 17.
He
is a dog with spectacular movement
and, from all reports, produces
animals with exceptionally good trainable temperaments.
V
5 was Zamp vom Schloss Runding is a
very well constructed dog who has proved to be a very popular and dominant sire.
Zamp was V 2 last year. His
pedigree is very interesting indeed as both his Sire and Dam were not very
successful in the Show ring! His
Sire, Gildo vom Wildsteigerland,
was also a popular sire in spite of
his poor performance in the breed ring. Gildo
was V 38 at the Sieger Show in
1996, V 136 at the Sieger Show in 1997 and V 40 at the 1998 Sieger Show.
Gildo”s
popularity was to some extent due
to the fact that his Dam, Marit vom
Wildsteigerland was a remarkable producing bitch.
The
Dam of Zamp , Ronja vomSchloss Runding, did
also not enjoy a very successful show career, being placed SG 51 in the
Jugendklasse at the 1995 Sieger Show.
V6
was the Sieger Rikkor v. Bad Boll
son, Kevin vom Murrtal, who was very highly rated at the 1999 Sieger Show being
placed SG 2 in the Jugendklasse. His litter sister Kelly v. Murrtal
was placed SG 3 in the Jugendklasse also in 1999.
The Dam however, Aischa vom Holundersgarten, was placed only SG
71 in the Junghundklasse at the 1995 Sieger Show.
V
7 was Brando von Baccara, an
interesting choice for this high placing.
He
has shown marked improvement since last year when he was placed V 21
His
Sire is Igel v. Wollenhaupt who was penalised in 1999 for failing to release.
His Dam Ursa von Baccara was
placed V 24
at the Sieger Show in 1995, which is a good placing.
However, under Wieser at the 1994 Sieger Show in the Jugendklasse, she
was placed a very low SG 90
V
8 was Salo vom Maifeld, a
Jaguar vom Monchberg son, out of Ines von der
Rauentalshohe. Salo was
placed V 9 last year. From all
acounts his Dam was not shown.
V9
was Til v. Lechtal, sired by
the Karly von Arminius son, Yoker v. Lechtal, out of Jule aus Agriento.
Til was highly placed as a young dog in 1998, being placed SG 8 in the
Junghundklasse. His Dam Jule aus Agriento has never been shown.
The
lessons to be learnt from this
review of bloodlines is very clear. Even
if your bitch is not a top class
show specimen but her bloodlines are excellent, do not despair!
If you select a top quality male as her
breeding partner, with due regard to the
excellent qualities which the dog appears to producing, it is possible
that you may be able to produce an exceptionally good specimen.
Be judicious in the choice of a suitable sire.
Examine his pedigree and if he comes from a good producing bitch line as
well as a good producing male line your chances of success are so much greater.
There
is another lesson to be learnt. Acquire
sufficient knowledge of the breed to be confident about your own opinion.
Do not always be unduly influenced by the opinion of Judges.
There will always be elements of subjectivity in the judging process. Even the most expert Judges do differ in their opinions.
An
examination of the above details will reveal that Judges do sometimes disagree.
Notable examples of this have
been given, for example in the case
of Timo von Berrekasten,
who was placed only SG
65 in the Jugendklasse in
1997, but was Reserve Sieger in 2000
and again this year!
2002
Sieger Show.
V.A.
– Excellent select winners.
Sieger
V.A. 1 –
Yasko vom
Farbenspiel – (Ursus v. Batu – Connie vom Farbenspiel)
2
Untox von
Ducati (Xandor v, Tronje – Josak v. Ducati)
3
Esko von
Danischen Hof (Jango v. Furstenberg – Una von Oxsalis)
4
Mack von
Aducht (Rikkor v. Bad Boll – Quale aus Wattenschied)
5
Kevin vom
Murrtal (Rikkor v. Bad Boll – Aischa vom Holundsgarten)
6
Bax
von der Luisenstrasse (Odin vom Hirschel – Beaury
7
v.d.
Huis Kiura)
8
Ghandi v.
Arlett (Ursus v. Batu – Wendrina v.d. Kahler Heide)
9
Hill vom
Farbenspiel (hupp v. Arlett – Dassi vom Farbenspiel)
10
Larus von
Batu (Ursus v. Batu – Jitta von Batu)
11
Orbit von
Tronje (Neptun v. Bad Boll – Babette v. Tronje)
2003
Sieger Show. V.A Winners
Sieger
V.A.
1 Bax von der
Luisenstrasse (Odin v. Hirschel – Beaury v.d. Huis Kiura)
2
Larus v.
Batu (Ursus v. Batu – Jitta v. Batu)
3
Hill v.
Farbenspiel (Huppy v. Arlett – Dassi v. Farbenspiel)
4
Ando vom
Altenberger Land (Cary v. Fiemereck- Evita v.d Zomerdijkslanden)
5
Nero v.
Nobachtal (Enzo von Buchorn – Angie von den Amperauen)
6
Erasmus
Noort (Yako v. Farbenspiel – Alke v. Noort)
7
Quantum
v. Arminius (Dux della Valcuvia –Only v. Wutachtal)
8
Dux della
Valcuvia (Max della Loggia dei Mercanti – Una della Valcuvia)
9
Kevin v.
Murrtal (Rikkor v. Bad Boll – Aischa vom Holundersgarten)
10
Orbit v.
Tronje (Neptun v. Bad Bolla – Babett v. Tronje)
11
Quirin v.
Hochmoor (Wallace aus Agriento – Asta aus der neuen Haufstrasse)
2004
Sieger Show V.A. WINNERS
V.A.
1 Larus v. Batu (Ursus v. Batu – Jitta v. Batu)
2.
Hill v.
Farbenspiel (Huppy v. Arlett –Dassi v. Farbenspiel)
3.
Erasmus
v. Noort (Yasko v. Farbenspiel – Alke v. Noort)
4.
Orbit vom
Huhengrab (Yasko v. Farbenspiel – Pixie von Haus Dexel)
5.
Quirin v.
Hochmoor (Wallace aus. Agrientor – Asta aus der Haufstrasse)
6.
Quantum
v. Arminius (Dux della Valcuvia – Only v. Wutachtal)
7.
Ando vom
Altenberger Land (Cary v. Fiemereck- Evita v.d Zomerdijkslanden)
8.
Ghandi v.
Arlett (Ursus v. Batu – Wendrina v.d Kahler
Heide)
9.
Pakros d’
Ulmental (Bax v.der Luisenstrasse – Karma vom Oschentor)
2005 Sieger Show V.A. WINNERS
V.A. 1
Larus v. Batu – (Ursus v. Batu – Jitta
v. Batu)
2
Quantum
v. Arminius (Dux della Valcuvia - Only
v. Wutachtal)
3
Erasmus
v. Noort – (Yasko v. Farbenspiel – Alke v. Noort )_
4
Pakros d’
Ulmental (Bax v. der Luisenstrasse – Karma v. Oschentor)
5
Zamp vom
Thermodos (Quantum v. Arminius - Ute
vom Thermodos)
6
Dux de
Cuatro Flores (Hill v. Farbenspiel – Lina v. Arminius)
7
Marko
della Valcuvia (Dux della Valcuvia – Simba della Valcuvia)
8
Quenn v.
Loher Weg(Uran vom Moorbeck – Elsa vom Kuckkuckstand)
9
Nando vom
Gollerweiher (Yello vom St. Michaels Berg – Zindy v. Bierstadter Hof)
2006 Sieger Show - V.A. Winners.
V.A. 1 Zamp vom Thermodos (Quantum von Arminius/Ute vom
Terhmodos?
2. Quantum von
Arminius (Dux della Valcuvia/Orly vom Wutachtal)
3. Orbit vom
Huhnegrab (Yasko vom Farbenspiel/Pirie vom Haus Dexel)
4. Pakros d'
Ulmental (Bax vom Luisenstrasse/Karma vom Oschentor)
5. Dux de Cuatro
Flores (Hill vom Farbenspiel/Lina von Arminius)
6. Quenn vom
Loher Weg (Uran vom Moorbeck/Elsa vom Kuckucksland)
7. Odin
vom Holtkamper Hof (Yak vom Frankengold/Riska vom Holtkamper See)
8. Vegas
du Haut Mansard (Pakros d'Ulmnetal/Rangoom du Haut Mansard)
2007 Sieger Show: V.A. (Excellent Select dogs)
1. V.A. 1 and Sieger Pakros d'Ulmental
(2003 Sieger Bax von der Luisenstrasse/Karma vom Oschentor)
2. Quenn vom
Loher Weg (Uran vom Moorbeck/Elsa vom Kuckucksland)
3. Dux d Cuatro
Flores (Hill vom Farbenspiel/Lina von Arminius)
4. Vegal du Haut Mansard
(Pakros d' Ulmental/Rangood du Haut Mansard?
5. Orbit vom Huhnegrab (Sieger
Yasko vom Farbenspiel/ Pirie vom Haus Dexel)
6. Nando vom Gollerweiher (Yello
vom St. Michaels Berg/Zindy vom Bierstadter Hof)
7. Ingodds Agassi (Ghandi von
Arlett/Ingodds Nodessa)
8. Odin vom Holtkamper Hof
(Yak vom Frankengold/Riska vom Holtkamper See)
A
detailed examination of the
pedigrees of these V.A. animals reveals
an interesting feature.
Although the Sires of almost every one of these dogs were top show dogs, a
number of the Dams
of these top winners were either un- shown or were otherwise badly placed at Shows.
This
is an indication that it is not
necessary to breed from a top
winning bitch in order to produce an exceptional animal.
Of
course there are exceptions, a notable example
being Pakros d’ Ulmental – V.A. in 2006 and Sieger in 2007. His
Sire “Bax” was a Sieger, and his Dam “Karma” a Siegerin.
There
is also an interesting feature that
emerges when one examines the placings at the
Sieger
Show one year and compares
it with the dog’s performance at the
previous year’s Sieger Show.
Although
in most instances a dog that does well in the Junior classes will continue to be
well placed the following year in the Senior class, this is not always the case.
There
are instances where certain dogs have been criticized by a Judge in the Junior
classes one year and then highly praised the following year by a judge in the
senior classes.
Obviously
in many cases maturity does bring about great changes in the development of the
dog . Some dogs mature very slowly and only when they attain full maturity do they exhibit the
marked improvement to warrant top show honors.
But
there are instances where the
differences in opinion on the part of a judge
is due to an error of judgment!
There
is a lesson to be learnt from this. Try
and be as objective as possible in your own assessment of your dog, as difficult
as this may be. Recognize your
dog’s faults. But do not be so influenced by a Judge’s opinion that it
affects your own
critical judgment.
Remember - Judges are only human! They are not infallable.
Good
luck in this fascinating and frustrating goal of breeding the perfect German
Shepherd Dog!
Dennis
Fisher.