Any current DDR/East dogs with herding titles? - Page 1

Hi, there! I am popping on-line to ask if anyone knows of any current DDR/East dogs with HGH or AKC advanced Herding titles (not just instinct tested) or dogs that have working farm exp?  I ask because I am starting herding this week with my DDR bred girl but I haven't seen many dogs with these bloodlines herd. So, I am curious to see if she shows instinct.....Anyone know of any modern dogs with these bloodlines that can herd?

Thanks,
Sara

One of my girls, Nickie, has over three quarters east german blood.  JHD (AHBA - Junior Herding Dog), PT (AKC - Pre-trail Tested), and about 8 months training toward her AKC "C" course, which I might have the opportunity to finish at a newly started training facility nearby.  She's just as effective on cattle as she is sheep and goats, works well with other dogs in the field, and there are plans to train with a local rancher and his border collie.  Nickie clearly shows a lot of natural talent, and it's been said she's "championship material" from a respected championship handler.

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=554438

1/2 DDR dog, Brix v Eichenluft has his HGH title --http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=452570

Last year's HGH Siegerin is a DDR-bred dog --

Hetty von den Schwedenschanzen http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=516511

I've done some herding with my Xita v Ludwigseck and she has some good natural instincts. A couple of her daughters are doing very well in herding. The daughter I kept, though, is too predatory to herd--she wants to kill.

Christine

Dary...thanks for sharing your comments and for photos of your girl!!  She looks like a beautiful working girl!! Any reason you switched to C course? Are you thinking of trying for the HGH down the line? I am starting with Course A  (assuming she shows insinct although we also have Course C instruction local).  "A" course seems more practical to me if I get a small herd of sheep (3 to 5) than C course.

Black- thanks for the information and pedigrees!  I know about Brix (as I try to follow all the HGH dogs in America) but didn't know he was 1/2 DDR! I didn't know about Hetty though.... :-)

I feel much better going into this herding "lesson"!! Of course, I know it's an individual dog thing, as well, and not just a bloodline thing! I am hoping she shows instinct so that we can title in AKC.

Thanks again,
Sara

There was no switching, we were always training for the C course, and the other titles were easy snags along the way.  The AKC C course or the AHBA's Ranch Large Flock are both scaled down emulations of the HGH.  If you want to train for HGH there are only a couple places in the country that train and trial for it.  I'm definitely not serious enough to relocate from MT for the sake of training a dog.  And sending my dogs off for other people to train has no appeal for me.

Yeah, I know....NY and NJ. :-(

I have local C course instruction but I just feel like she may be more A course...of course, what do I know!!  I was told to do C course if I wanted to try for HGH.  But, like I said...I am hoping she is A course as it seems more applicable to someone with a small number of stock.  Plus, I had thought about trying for HGH but I just can't pack up and leave my family and working farm to travel that far to train on a weekly basis.  

I did find a local A course instructor who is familar with loose eyed breeds. She has belgian Tervs and has trained quite a number of non-border collies which I felt was a plus!

Should definitely be interesting this weekend!!  I'm actually super excited. I hope she shows instinct. But, she just turned 9 months so I have been told that I may have to wait for her to mature more......

Thanks,
Sara

Eicke and Eron vom Haus Kind. 

Eicke was actually herding when she was purchased in Germany and imported here to the US. Real, working, herding dog. Not titles, actual real-life herding. 

Eron, I believe, is used for stud. They are both "pure" DDR, if you believe there is such a thing. 

Jenni, thanks! I wish more breeders would advertise the fact that their dogs can herd!!  Working farm dogs are THE best which is why I included them in my original request..... 

Sara

Jenni--

How would one get in touch with Eron's owner?

Christine

I have a farm/herding/catch dog. He has worked just about every kind of animal you can think of, from elk to mink. 
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=654402

I don't know why it says "HD- not tested." He was xrayed but not certified. I will probably have him redone before breeding, as it's been several years. I have his old xrays on file. I haven't bred him yet. My co-owner has, but I haven't. I plan to.