Revised December 2011. Quo Vadis, Pastor Canem Germanus? This article first appeared in the July 16,1999 issue of DogNews magazine; revised in 2012; reprinted with permission of the author, Fred Lanting. All right, for those of you who failed (or failed to take) high school Latin, the title immediately above means, “Where is the German …
Revised December 2011. It was an honor and a pleasure to be invited to again judge in the Caribbean country of Trinidad & Tobago, this time by the German Shepherd Breed Club of T&T, the previous assignment having been sponsored by the Rottweiler Club. But in both cases, these two breeds, being the most populous, …
The following outline will hopefully make the protection phase for the Working Class dogs in the show more consistent and allow handlers to know exactly what is expected. Melanie Rupp and I have discussed this exercise at length. Thanks Melanie. We would like your input and ideas. Please feel free to contact Melanie or myself …
I recently led a tour of Europe for a small group of people from all over the U.S. and even one from Germany. The center of focus was the German Bundessiegerzuchtschau (“Bunde” can refer to a German club, you know that “Sieger” means “winner”, and “zucht” means breed or, in …
Breeders often talk about inbreeding and outcrossing as though they were the only possibilities — and generally with negative comments about the latter. There are other possibilities, and I have long been a proponent of assortative mating. It is not a theoretical concept that doesn’t work in practice; I …
The Front Variously called the front assembly, forequarters, or shoulder, the whole combination made by the shoulder blade (scapula), upper arm (humerus), breastbone (sternum), and their related soft tissues is at the heart of much poor movement in German Shepherd Dogs the world …
Translated by Irene Klotz For breed judges, Koermeister and breeders the evaluation of the German Shepherd dog is a daily activity. For all others, it is likely of interest to know how a dog – especially your own – is evaluated. Johann Mayer, Regional Breed Warden of the Bavaria-South Regional Group has compiled some of …
Schutzhund-Versatility Test Level-1 (SchH-1/VPG-1) for working dogs. (IPO is identical) Three divisions: Phase A100 points Phase B100 points Phase C100 points Total:300 points SchH/VPG-1, Phase “A”, TRACKING Search (unguided): at least 300 steps, 3 legs, 2 corners (approx. 90°), 2 articles belonging to the dog handler, the track at least 20 minutes …
At the end of November, on my way to judge in a neighboring country, I was pleased to be invited into the ring to take pictures and converse with the officers and judge of the 2003 Peru Sieger Show. This was my second trip to Peru, the first having been 4.5 …
For a number of reasons, this year’s United Schutzhund Clubs of America (USA) Sieger Show was smaller than usual, though there were sufficient world-class dogs there, that anybody would be proud to own. The relative isolation of a West-coast location kept many from east of the Rockies from attending, although last year’s show in Las …