GREAT NEW BOOK FOR DOG-OWNER FRIENDS OR YOURSELF: Großes neues Buch für selbst oder für Freunde, die Hunde besitzen ISBN 0-9764685-0-6 Copyright 2005 by Fred Lanting. It’s here! The long-awaited expanded revision of the popular HD book by Fred Lanting is finished (the first one, published in 1980, sold 10,000 copies!). This “Canine Hip Dysplasia …
As always, my report on the international German Shepherd Dog “Sieger Show”, the main event for the breed that is held annually in Germany, consists of two parts, and you might only see part of the whole “picture”, depending on what magazine or website you are reading this on. Editors sometimes must edit, you know! …
Revised December 2011. Osteochondrosis is a term applied to a number of similar disorders of the joints where bone (osteo-) and cartilage (chondro-) are involved. If they are inflamed we use the term osteochondritis. It is now a fairly common diagnosis in young limping dogs, the defects being found in one or more of those …
The following is based on an excerpt from the 1999 edition of The Total German Shepherd Dog by Fred Lanting, and may not be reproduced without approval. © 2003. Contact the principal author at for permission to quote. Some of the following charts and calculations have been contributed by a geneticist friend, John B. Cole, …
Return to Part 1 Adding the Row ‘Emma’ Now that we have added a second row to form a column, a comment is in order that will greatly reduce your labor. Look ahead to the completed Table 3e, for a moment. If you draw a diagonal line down the matrix from the cell Edmund-Edmund to …
Return to Part 2 In Part 2, we were in the middle of a discussion of inbreeding’s dependence on relationship. You need to read Parts 2 and 3 in close consecutive timing. The following is a continuation of that subject. Let us say, for the sake of argument, that we are thinking about mating Emma …
Revised 2012. Correcting misconceptions and misinformation is fighting a losing battle, because new people are being born and entering the age of discussion and discovery all the time, and have to re-learn all the stuff that has already been tested by those who have gone before. There is an old saying that “Those who do …
Revised December 2011. Travel broadens one, they say. While that epithet was meant to refer to the mind, it has a döuble-entendre for me, in that it tends to broaden my waistline as well. As a roving technical representative for some 30 years, I had opportunity to “wine and dine” on company (expense account) money, …
Revised 2012. As most of you know, I have been involved with the German Shepherd Dog since 1947 as a trainer, breeder, judge, author, and teacher. My love for the breed is unquestionable and I count it an honor to have fought for its welfare and preservation for all these years. In my zeal for …
In the German Shepherd Dog world, and echoed elsewhere, we have long heard (and voiced) complaints about the schism that exists between the “show” (Hochzuchtlinie or high-breeding) lines and the “sport” or working-competition (Leistungs) lines. I’ll speak to the issue of the non-standard (AKC, Alsatian) styles elsewhere, but first I intend to discuss the continued …