The German Shepherd as a utility dog. Of course, the original area of task was to work on the herd

there he not only had hat duties to fulfill, he was also responsible for the protection of the herd. Parallel to the SV, the police dog industry evolved, in 1910 the first clubs were founded. These clubs had nothing to do with the SV in the structure. Around 1923 there were approximately 12,000 members. Our … Read more

Straight Back vs Curved Economy Of Motion

A post for students of canine anatomy. In working dog breeds, a straight, tight and stable thoracolumbar spine is desirable because it provides the best skeletal form for energy and stride iefficient mechanics at the trot. In a skeletally normal dog, correct spinal alignment supports an optimum pelvic angle that via the rear pivot point … Read more

Tidbits on the Lierbergs blood

4/14/1983 Descended back on DDR lines that do not include, for the most part, female lines that were noted to bring with them Pronounced active aggression brought on via social aggression, or social dominance. The tail carriage of the Lierbergs is shown in two ways. One is the high tail set on the croup, and … Read more

German Shepherd Dogs DDR History Page 4

For the assessment at the NCB event, the offspring evaluator had 2 credit cards for Father and mother, on which all the important physical and essential characteristics of the young offspring was detained. NZB eines Deutschen Pinschers “Elfa vom Moosgrund” vom 20.05.1978 Zunächst wurden die eindeutig feststellbaren Punkte vom Nachzuchtbeurteiler festgehalten: Vollzähligkeit des Gebisses, Haarbeschaffenheit, … Read more

German Shepherd Dogs DDR History Page 3

Schule für Diensthundewesen dr GST in Biesenthal near Berlin, 1956 The GST set up a school for service dog training in Biesenthal in Berlin, where the “Cadre development” should be carried out in the service dog industry, a. The circles and Districts should send members who are not only interested in the training of- dogs … Read more

Two winners exhibitions from the point of view of Swedish German Shepherd breeders in Leipzig and Mannheim 1967:

The GDR winners exhibition in Leipzig took place on 26./27. August 1967, the week before the West German winners show was held in Mannheim. We were able to visit the two big breeding shows. We were four German Shepherd fanatics from Stockholm who took this opportunity on a study trip. On Friday evening we arrived … Read more

DDR Top Scoring Dogs 3 Generations

Compiled from SV Data Ranked from Highest to Lowest, Post Fall Of Wall. 1990, 2000,2010 For Scoring: G=Good 240-269 points SG=Very Good 270-285 points V=Excellent 286-300 points IPO3 (2000) Iwo v Parchimer Land 100/100/100= 300V (1994) Cliff v Geraufer 100/95/94= 290V (2006) Franz v Wartenberg 96/98/96= 290V (2017) Quenn-N Kranich’s Hof 100/94/96= 290V (2007) Arry v Ludwigseck 100/93/96= 289V (2004) Durbas vd Schwedenschanzen … Read more