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A
detailed study of the
bloodlines of top winners
By Dennis Fisher.
There is a great
deal of very interesting information
to be learnt from a detailed study of the top winners at the German
Sieger Shows. It is of
particular relevance for German Shepherd Dog breeders who makes use of the
bloodlines of well-known German show winners in their breeding program.
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, because they were clearly not of top show quality.
In a number of instances they were never shown at all or shown only at
Landesgruppen shows.
Admittedly there are
often problems with showing bitch.
The bitch may had just whelped at the time of the Sieger Show; may be out of
coat at the time of the Show, or there may be other factors preventing an
exhibitor from showing at a Sieger Show.
Nevertheless, as a general rule if an owner has a bitch that is
considered of top show quality the bitch is usually shown.
If the bitch has
never been shown at a Sieger Show it is generally fair to assume that this is
because the conformation was not of sufficiently high standard to warrant being
shown in such a extremely competitive field.
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.
Here is a brief
study of the pedigrees of top male winners at the 1999 Sieger
Show, the 2000 Sieger Show and the 2001 Sieger Show.
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.
Rikkor’s dam is
Hella von Wurtachtal, who 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
was Jango von Furstenberg,
was sired by a very good dog called
Wobo von Larchenhain. Not a
top V.A. dog, but nevertheless a top 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 Orschler, he is sired by Hobby v. Gletscherhopf.
Hobby is 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 proves to be a a more
dominant Sire.
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, but his dam Freda del Pellegrino was never
shown in Germany. Her dam.
Flora von Wildsteiger Land has also never been shown in Germany.
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 purchase the animal for a comparatively modest
amount.
The last of the V.A.
DOGS was Vando v. Moorbeck,the Ulk son
who was placed 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 had failed his courage test 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.
It is a little
unfair to criticize his Dam – Winecke’s Vanta – because her show record has not
been recorded.
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 Mut 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.
2000 Sieger Show
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”.
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
bithches, 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 kennels of Waldermar Kober have
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.
Her 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 this year – 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
last year. 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”.
SIEGER SHOW – 2001.
The results of
the 2001 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 in 2001 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 last year. Born
on the 19th April 1999, it was a great honour for this young dog to
be included in the V.A. CLASS this year.
His Sire is the V.A.
animal “Odin v. Hirschel” a “Nero
v. Hirschel” son.
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 this
outstanding animal 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 daughter, 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!
There are
instances where certain dogs have been highly praised by one Judge and
criticized by another. The fact
that a dog can be placed in a very low position in the Youth classes one year
and then subsequently prove to be a top show winner when he matures is a fairly
frequent occurrence.
Obviously in many cases maturity does
bring about great changes in the development of the dog. Some dogs are slow
matures and
only when they attain full maturity do they exhibit the marked
improvement to warrant top show honors.
But quite often the differences in opinion on the part of even the most
experienced judges is due to errors of judgment!
There are basic
faults of construction that will never change, regardless of the age of
the dog. A short croup will
always be a short croup; a short upper-arm will always be a short upper arm.
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 influenced by a Judge’s opinion to
the extent that it completely overwhelms
your critical judgment.
Good luck in this
fascinating and frustrating goal of breeding the perfect German Shepherd Dog!