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Useful information and valuable advice about German Shepherd Dogs.
On this site you'll find information about the following:
*The history of the breed from it earliest beginnings
*Details about famous German Shepherds of the past.
*Leading German Shepherd show-winning bloodlines.
*Information and photographs of Siegers past & present.
*Details and about the top winning working Siegers.
*Photographs of top winning German Shepherds
*Judging the German Shepherd in the Show ring
*Interpretation of The German Shepherd breed standard
*And much more about the German Shepherd Dog
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You'll find
information about show-winning German
Shepherd Dogs with complete
details of their bloodlines ....details about famous German Shepherd Dogs
dogs of the past....information about present
and past German Siegers.....photographs of every Sieger from the first Sieger Show in 1899 until today ....details about top
working dogs... the German Shepherd Dog Standard...Judging the German Shepherd Dog...
and a great deal more about this exceptional breed.
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Information about
this WebsiteMy name is Dennis Fisher and the information and advice provided on this website with articles I have written is offered as a FREE SERVICE. It comes from a lifelong involvement with dogs at all levels - as a judge, obedience training director, show dog exhibitor, competitor in obedience competitions and breeder of show dogs, with more than 50 years experience. I have been a member of the German S.V. since 1962 and attend the Sieger Shows regularly. Because I have had so much pleasure and satisfaction from my long association with dogs, I am happy to share with others the knowledge and experience I have gained over the years. I hope that you'll find the extensive information I have compiled and set out on these page useful. My dogs are all house dogs and pets - not kennel dogs - so, together with my wife, who shares my passion for dogs, we are able to enjoy the companionship they offer. Here is a recent photograph of me with three of our eight Shepherds playing happily in our garden, together with the odd-man out, our only Great Dane. All our dogs get on well together. They run freely and there is no fighting.
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GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG INFORMATION
The following articles and detailed reports were written for the benefit of German Shepherd Dog owners interested in knowing more about the breed. I hope you'll find these articles informative and helpful.
Click the article or report listed below you are interested in.
What do German Shepherd Dog judges look for?
Results of The 2010 German Shepherd Sieger Show Nurnberg 3rd. - 5th September.
Detailed report
about the 2010 Sieger Show at
Nurnberg and reports about individual dogs.
I was unfortunately unable to attend the Sieger show in Nurnberg this year, but have included on this website a report by a knowledgeable and experienced American colleague of mine, Fred Lanting. You’ll find this report very informative. His comments and views about bloodlines, especially with regard to Odin vom Holtkamper Hof, are very similar to mine.
Dogs that performed best in the courage test at the 2009 German Sieger Show
In this article you'll find photographs and pedigree details
of
The 2009 Bundessiegerprufung - Working Dog Competition winners
There were 120 dogs entered in the 2009 competition, judged by Gunther Diegel. Here is a list of the top ten dogs together with details of their pedigrees.
The 2009 Sieger Show in Ulm 29th - 31st August.
In this report of the 2009 German Sieger Show, judged by Reinhardt Meyer, you'll find a list of the top winning V.A dogs and the first ten V. dogs, together with details of their pedigrees. You'll also find details of the pedigrees of the dogs that failed the "TEST OF COURAGE".
How to choose the best German Shepherd Dog pup in the litter.
Choosing the best pup in the litter is always difficult. Here are some tips that should make your task a little easier.
Complete list of German Siegers -with photographs - from 1899-2008
There have been remarkable changes in the appearance of the German Shepherd Dog over the years. It's very interesting to compare photographs of all "Siegers" over the years and see how dramatic these changes have been.
The 2008 German Sieger Show in Aachen, Germany - winning dogs.
Here is a list of the V.A. winners at the 2008 German Sieger show, and the top ten V dogs, together with details of their pedigrees.
Dogs that performed best in test of courage
at 2008 Sieger Show.
A list of of the fourteen dogs in the open male class that performed best in the test of courage at the 2008 Sieger Show with details of their pedigrees.
Detailed study of
Bloodlines of Siegers &
V.A. dogs 1999-2005
In this article you'll find a detailed study of the pedigrees of the Siegers and top V.A. dogs in Germany from 1999 to 2005.
Important Pillars of the breed
Photographs and details of many of the dogs that exerted an important influence on the development of the German Shepherd Dog. Here are names of a just few of the many dogs discussed in this article:
Axel v.d. Deininghauserheide, Alf v. Nordfelsen the 1955 Sieger, Rolf v. Osnabrueckerland,
Canto v.d. Wienerau, Jalk v. Fohlenbrunnen, Bernd v. Lierberg, Mutz v.d. Peltzierfarm, Quanto v.d. Wienerau, Lasso di Val Sole, Uran v. Wildsteigerland, Quando v. Arminius, Odin von Tannenmeise, Zamb v.d. Wienerau, Jeck v. Noricum, Ursus von Batu, Yasko v. Farbenspiel and many others.
Famous German Shepherd Dogs of the past
1929 was the year the title of "Sieger" was awarded to "Utz. von Haus Schuetting" - a dog completely different in type to previous winning dogs. This marked the beginning of dramatic changes in the German Shepherd.
This article is a brief history of the breed from 1929 to the period just before the beginning of the second world war in 1939 and the years immediately following the war.
Serious students of the breed will find the details and photographs of important dogs like "Utz", that influenced the breed in these years, very interesting. Here are names of some of the dogs discussed in this article:
1933 German Sieger "Odin vom Stolzenfels", "Baldur vom Befreiungplatz"
"Quell v.d. Fredeholz" "Arry v.d. Gassenquelle" "Grimm v.d. Fahrmuhle"
"Ferdl v.d. Secretainterie" English Champion "Cito v.d. Meerwacht"
"Hein v. Richterbach" "Caesar v.d. Malmannsheide" "Frack v.d. Burg Arkenstede"
"Troll v. Richterbach" "Ulk Wikingerblut" "Greif v. Elfenhain"
Conflict between German breeders of working dogs and show dogs.
(A summary of the article appears below. You can read the full article by clicking the line above)
A tremendous gap exists today between "show dog" breeders and "working dogs - known as sports dogs". In recent years there are virtually no leading breeders of working dogs that make use of show lines. Similarly there are only a small handful of show dog breeders that make use of working lines. But it wasn't always like this. It wasn't so long ago that many of the working dog Siegers were bred from show lines.
This article discusses the pedigrees of working dog Siegers
of the present day and working dog Siegers of a few years back that were bred
from "show lines". Working dogs Siegers bred
from "show lines are discussed in this article. Although these were
top working dogs they were also reasonably good show specimens. This is
not the case today.
Pictured below is the 1974 Working Sieger, "Enno v. Antrefftal".
It is clear from this photograph that this top quality working dog is also an
animal that would not look out of place in the show ring.
The 1974 Working Sieger "Enno v.
Antrefftal, sired
Above is a photograph of the Sire of "Enno"
by an important show dog "Frei v.d. Gugge"
"FREI V.D. GUGGE", V.A. 8 AT THE 1969
V.A 8 in 1969. "Frei" was a dog with an excellent
Sieger Show.
temperament in addition to being a top quality show
specimen.
Most of the working dog winners of today have been bred
from exclusively working lines. With one or two exceptions, most of
these modern top working dogs would be completely out
of place in the show ring today.
The article examines the reasons for the sharp division that has
arisen between "show breeders" and "working breeders" and suggests
ways the problem can be solved.
This articles assesses the show value of the dogs that have won the title of "Universal Sieger" in recent years and provides details of their pedigrees.
How to bring show and working breeders in Germany closer together
Positive suggestions how to bridge the tremendous gap that exists today between breeders and exhibitors of "show" dogs and breeders of "sport-working dogs" and bring the two different groups closer together.
2007 German Shepherd Dog Sieger Show winners
Details of the pedigrees of the winners of
V.A. excellent grading at the 2007 Sieger Show and the top ten V dogs.
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