showlines intro thread? - Page 2

First started handling GSDs (Alsatian type) at training classes and local shows in the late 60s and showed my own two other breeds (parents wouldn't let me have a GSD).  My first GSD in 74 was partial Brittas breeding. My first German showline, Irish bred, by Barry vom Status Quo, in 78.  Bred a couple of litters over the next 2 decades, all GSL.

Have bred and shown other breeds more extensively.  Judge two breeds at Championship level, awarding first CCs in 1990.  First judged at Crufts in 98.  Judge GSDs at Open level.

Don't own any GSDs now, just a rescue Welsh Collie bitch (3yrs) and a Danish import (11yrs) of another breed.

pod (UK)

Hello every one



 I have 5 showline gsds 4 of them are longcoats 3 are importd and 2 out of german showlines, I show under UKC have several Ch. also I do SAR work with 2 of them. Would have put pictures on here but can't figure out how to do it everything has changed they made it harder. if you like to see them you are welcome to go on my website www.delacruz-germanshepherds.com.

Hi my name is Sonia.
I have two german shepherds; a rescue and a showline.

Jade is my rescue.
She's currently 2 years old and trained in obedience and agility and in training for herding.
After a summer of agility competitions, we finally have our first qualifying score (and first place to boot) in tunnelers.
I'm hoping to start rally obedience competitions next spring.








My showline male is Obsidian von den Blauen Bergen (Obi).
He's currently 1 years old in training for obedience, schutzhund, agility and herding.

To GSDNewbie (Yvonne):
I don't come here often but I wanted to let you know that I am happy for Quinto (you do know that this is his lifelong callname and not Ronaldo, right?) and that I hope you take good care of him, even though it was not planned this way by my husband and I (my hubby was Quinto's everything when he lived here with us). We had thought that we would see him every once in a while but the person we sold him to had changed his plans. Quinto deserves the greatest of homes! Give him a hug from us!

  Silbersee,


We knew that is what he is called but we have shortened it to Quinn in speaking. He is very well and he was offered to go home back to Germany when I took him, by me. He was thankfully allowed to remain with me as they did not wish to uproot him and travel across the water again when he is older and happy. You are welcome to see him anytime you wish. He is a wonderful dog and we will give him a hug for you for sure. I can tell when he obviously had love and care in his life before us. He remains in top helath and happiness feel free to contact me anytime regaurding him. He loves being a house dog and going just about everywhere he is allowed. He is loved on by many people and he tolerates it well as they just are drawn to him. He escorts children at the bus stop every morning and they adore him while he herds them hevan forbid if any of them stray lol He lays down crossing those front paws and putting on that regal look he does so well and I always wondered if this was his lifelong signiture besides laying on his back at the front door all four paws in the air like he is a doorstop to intruders even in deep sleeping gaurding the home. I love following his son Obi, here on the forum and would love to see many of his other offspring as well.

                                                                                          Yvonne

Kris,

Now that we have a SL/conformation forum, I am hoping you would consider spending a little more time here. Your input would be much appreciated.

Blitz

Yvonne,
thanks for letting me know. We still have his daughter Penny here with us. She is very similar in appearance and temperament to him. http://www.vomsilbersee.com/penny.html

Blitz,
it is nice to see you again. I missed you!
As to posting here, I do not have much time for that unfortunately. I used to post from my office but lately, this site here is banned by our IT department - for reasons unknown to me. It gives me an error message and security alert everytime I try. At home, I have to fight my kids for online time as we just moved and believe it or not, we had to get satellite (Hughesnet) which is ridiculous and slow compared to my DSL/Broadband that we had before. We had thought that we moved back into civilization but instead we have to put up with that. My old internet is among the few things I miss!
I wish you could come out to NASS to catch up!

Regards, Chris

Hi Chris,

I am thinking about NASS, but it's a long drive for me now. I may have found someone to share the drive, so if I can swing it I'll be sure to look you up. No entry, my current is an AKC Champion..... YIKES!!! Yes, I took the walk to the dark side LOL.

Take care. Some parts of VA are still pretty rural, aren't they?

Blitz

Some parts of VA, yes - but I live minutes outside of Leesburg. For all these taxes here, they should at least offer FIOS or DSL!
Let me know if you are going!
Chris
P.S. Edited to add: Look at my dogs now, talking about the dark side, lol! We do not have many dogs anymore and the ones we have are dark, dark, dark! Penny is the light one left!

I wasn't far from Leesburg when I lived in southern PA. Beautiful area. I liked driving down 15 past all those horse farms.  It is a high rent district for sure. Upside is you are close to the show site.

Not only did you take the walk to the dark side, you don't have many showlines anymore? I am at the point that pedigrees and "lines" are secondary to temperament. I don't want anymore dogs that pull me around LOL.