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by hexe on 12 January 2014 - 23:01
Sad; sad and a great loss indeed.
Two of Frau Füller's females are 7 year olds, one is just 4 yrs old, and one is 3.5 yrs old...lovely girls, all. One of the older girls and the 4 yr old both have precisely the maternal line pattern I LOVE to see in a Kirschental pup, and it would be a heart's desire for me if I could lay my hands of a baby girl from either of those females covered by a working line male that was balanced in every capacity. I'm no breeder, however, and I don't see that changing anytime in the future, near or far, so that's very unlikely.
I dearly hope that those who are fortunate enough to avail themselves of the last of the original lines will recognize what the genetic treasure chest they are acquiring, will ensure the working abilities of the strain are tested on the graze AND will have the wisdom and experience to understand how the different maternal patterns in the line are best suited when it comes to both how those patterns should be used in the whelping box and where the resulting offspring are best suited for placement. There are many breeders who have brought the lines into their programs, but there are but a limited number who have made use of them in a way that most benefits the breed overall.
I can only imagine how hard this decision has to be for Marion Füller, and wish nothing but the best for her. Because of her and Karl, through Win Strickland, I was lucky enough to have 'once in a lifetime' more than just once, and for that I am eternally grateful.
Two of Frau Füller's females are 7 year olds, one is just 4 yrs old, and one is 3.5 yrs old...lovely girls, all. One of the older girls and the 4 yr old both have precisely the maternal line pattern I LOVE to see in a Kirschental pup, and it would be a heart's desire for me if I could lay my hands of a baby girl from either of those females covered by a working line male that was balanced in every capacity. I'm no breeder, however, and I don't see that changing anytime in the future, near or far, so that's very unlikely.
I dearly hope that those who are fortunate enough to avail themselves of the last of the original lines will recognize what the genetic treasure chest they are acquiring, will ensure the working abilities of the strain are tested on the graze AND will have the wisdom and experience to understand how the different maternal patterns in the line are best suited when it comes to both how those patterns should be used in the whelping box and where the resulting offspring are best suited for placement. There are many breeders who have brought the lines into their programs, but there are but a limited number who have made use of them in a way that most benefits the breed overall.
I can only imagine how hard this decision has to be for Marion Füller, and wish nothing but the best for her. Because of her and Karl, through Win Strickland, I was lucky enough to have 'once in a lifetime' more than just once, and for that I am eternally grateful.
by Ramage on 12 January 2014 - 23:01
I believe Marion sold the last of the dogs last year (the last were shipped out in the fall). This is what I know from another friend of mine, who bought one of the bitches.
by Hundmutter on 13 January 2014 - 06:01
What a shame, I really thought Marion Fuller was going to make a go
of it. My best wishes to her, if she still reads PDB.
of it. My best wishes to her, if she still reads PDB.
by guddu on 13 January 2014 - 08:01
What impressed me from the website, that they live in a simple house with a relatively small kennel, which is restricted to 10 litters/year. Yet the kennel's eminence is far out of proportion to its small size. Though I wish, the roach was less obvious in their dogs.
by Two Moons on 13 January 2014 - 20:01
No roach here.
by Sunsilver on 13 January 2014 - 23:01
Moons, now that's my idea of what a GSD SHOULD look like! What's her name?
by Two Moons on 13 January 2014 - 23:01
He,
that's Indy,
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=579678
Thank you Sunsilver.
that's Indy,
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=579678
Thank you Sunsilver.
by Sunsilver on 14 January 2014 - 00:01
Ah, my apologies to Indy! I am so used to seeing the exaggerated so-called stallion-type males with the huge heads and heavy bodies that I mistook him for a female!
Of course the heavy males that are so popular with some breeders don't have the agility needed to herd. Can you imagine this dog working sheep all day long?
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Of course the heavy males that are so popular with some breeders don't have the agility needed to herd. Can you imagine this dog working sheep all day long?
by Two Moons on 14 January 2014 - 00:01
No....lol
Indy's mother was the sheep herder of the family I think, he's good with cattle but I never did get back to owning sheep.
He is on the border line of standard in height and weight but everything is proportioned well, I don't care for the big heads or curved backs and I don't like short legs.
Indy's mother was the sheep herder of the family I think, he's good with cattle but I never did get back to owning sheep.
He is on the border line of standard in height and weight but everything is proportioned well, I don't care for the big heads or curved backs and I don't like short legs.
by Dawulf on 14 January 2014 - 01:01
Indy is a great looking dog, Moons! The Kirschental dog I met was very similar to him - no extremes or roaches in any way.
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