GSD Titles and Abbreviatioins? - Page 1

I am new to this site and this is my first post, so please don't beat me up to bad.

We have decided to buy another GSD.  We currently have a female that is one year old.  She is - so far a perfect dog.  She has great drive, plays hard and gets along with all of our other pets. 

We are not sure af breeding her yet. But if we do, we would like to own the stud dog as well. 

When I search her pedigree, I see all kinds of letters and numbers on the other dogs and would like to know what they mean.  Is there somewhere to get a list of the abbreviations and the meanings?  Also, would checking the same data base (in your opinion) for dogs with similar breeding be a good place to start looking?

I am in Sugar Land, Texas and would appreciate suggestions for a good kennel or breeder within driving distance (no more than 5 hours each way).  Below is what I found while searching at http://www.vonlotta.com/definitions.html

Thanks A lot.

HanK

GSD	German Shepherd Dog = Deutsche Schäferhunde (Ger.)
SV	Verein für Deutsche Schäferhunde e. V. (Ger.) - Club for German Sepherd Dogs Inc - the main (original) GSD club and breed registry, based in Germany.
WUSV	The World Union of German Shepherd Dog Clubs
AWDF	American Working Dog Federation - an organization founded in 1989 to strengthen the working breeds in the United States. The breeds represented include German Shepherd Dogs, Malinois, Boxers, American Bulldogs, Dobermans, Rottweilers, Bouviers, Schnauzers, and American Staffordshire Terriers.
USA = USCA	United Schutzhund Clubs of America. USA is dedicated to protecting & preserving the German Shepherd Dog's working heritage through Schutzhund training. www.germanshepherddog.com
GSDCA-WDA	The German Shepherd Dog Club of America -Working Dog Association, Inc. The WDA provides enthusiasts a framework for activities in the United States patterned after those available to the worldwide GSD community. www.gsdca-wda.org
DVG	Deutscher Verband der Gebrauchshundsportvereine (Ger.) DVG is the oldest and largest Schutzhund training organization in the world. Begun in 1903, DVG was Germany's first police and service dog club and has now grown to nearly 30,000 members.
FCI	Federation Cynologique Internationale (Fr.) - world canine organization
AKC	American Kennel Club. www.akc.org
CKC	Canadian Kennel Club
HD	Hip Dysplasia
“a” 1	HD normal - the best hip rating possible from the SV
“a” 2	HD fast normal - near normal hips
“a” 3	HD noch zugelassen - hips are still acceptable for breeding
"a"-Ausland	HD certification was passed in another country rather than Germany.
OFA	Orthopedic Foundation for Animals - an organization in the US that researches HD and other health problems and certifies hips and elbows for animals.
ZW	Zuchtwert (Ger.) An estimated Breed Value. Is used to aid breeders in making the selection of breeding partners for their dogs according to their hip status. A breed value of 100 is typical for the breed. Each breeder should strive to produce offspring with a Breed Value LESS than 100.
BSZS	Bundessieger-Zuchtschau (Ger.) World Championship - a yearly international championship of the German Shepherd Dog held in Germany (Sieger Show).
BSP	Bundessiegerprufung (Ger.) German National Working German Shepherd Dog Championship - a yearly Schutzhund competition.
WUSV	World German Shepherd Dog Schutzhund Championship - the world Schutzhund competition where over 100 countries' teams compete each year.
ZB	Zuchtbewertung (Ger.) = show rating.
VA	Vorzüglich Auslese (Ger.) = Excellent Select - Show rating only awarded at the Sieger show in working class.
V	Vorzüglich (Ger.) - Excellent - Show rating awarded in working class only. Also a SchH rating awarded to dogs who score 96 points or more out of 100 in SchH trail/competition.
SG	Sehr Gut (Ger.) - Very Good. Is the highest possible show rating a dog can obtain in Youth Class or Young Dog Class. Also a SchH rating awarded to dogs who score 90-95 points out of 100 in SchH trail/competition.
G	Gut (Ger.) - Good (Show or working rating)
A	Ausreichend (Ger.) - Sufficient (Show or working rating)
M	Mangelhaft (Ger.) - Faulty (Show or working rating)
U	Unsatisfactory (Show or working rating)
Puppy Class	Age groups 4-6 months, 6-9 months, and 9-12 months.
JKL	Jugendklasse (Ger.) = Youth Class - age group 12-18 months.
JHKL	Junghundklasse (Ger.) = Young Dog Class - age group 18-24 months.
GHKL	Gebrauchshundklasse (Ger.) = Working Dog Class - 2 years or older, with working title (the dog must have at least a SchH1 or comparable working title in order to be shown in working class. It is not necessary to have a Kkl to show in working class).
Rüden (Ger.)	Male dogs
Hündinen (Ger.)	Female dogs
VP	VP - Very Promising (the highest rating awarded in Puppy Classes)
P	Promising (awarded in Puppy Class)
NP	Not Promising (awarded in Puppy Class)
vom = von der (Ger.)	From the
SchH	Schutzhund (Ger.) = Protection Dog. There are 3 levels: SchH I, SchH II, SchH III. SchH equivalents are ZVV, SVV, IPO, VH, and others.
IPO	International title, equivalent to Schutzhund. There are 3 levels: IPO I, IPO II, IPO III.
AD	Ausdauerprüfung (Ger.) - an endurance test performed by gaiting approximately six - ten miles per hour for about 12 miles with a ten minute rest halfway and a simple obedience test at the end. AD is a prerequisite for a Korung evaluation.
BH	Begleithunde (Ger.) Prerequisite for Schutzhund. Consists of an obedience test and a traffic/temperament test.
Körung	SV Breed survey. The purpose of breed survey is to select from the breeding registry a number of dogs that in their character, performance, and anatomical construction appear suitable for the conservation and improvement of the breed.
Kkl	Körklasse - Breed Survey class (Kkl1 or Kkl2) In order to be breed-surveyed a dog must have a SchH, HGH or IPO title, must also have approved hips, pass an AD, and have a show-rating of G or better.
Kkl1	Kkl1 - the dog is especially recommended for breeding
Kkl2	Kkl2 - the dog is still suitable for breeding (Variations from the breed standard in conformation, such as too small or too large, a missing tooth, structural or protection work fault, etc., are issues that can cause a dog to be Kkl2 rather than Kkl1).
lbz	Lebenzeit (Ger.) = for life - The result of a Breed Survey (Körklasse) is for life (normally after the second Survey)
HGH	Herdengebrauchshund (Ger.) = Herding Dog
PH	Polizei Hund (Ger.) = Police Dog
FH	Fährten Hund (Ger.) = Tracking Dog - Advanced tracking title
SAR	Search and rescue
TSB	Triebveranlung, Selbstsicherheit und Belastbarkeit (Ger.) = drive, self-confidence, and ability to handle stress - in a courage test. Ratings are “pronounced,” “sufficient” or "insufficient."
T1, T2, T3 or T4	The dog is removed from farther participation in the Sieger show due to TSB failings. Each number indicates the reason for removal.
T1	Is indicating that even though the dog has demonstrated “pronounced” TSB, the dog did not release on command during the courage test. (Did not "Out").
T2	TSB vorhanden (Ger.) TSB “sufficient” – not enough to continue on in the competition.
T3	TSB nicht genuegend (Ger.) TSB “insufficient”
T4	The dog removed from farther participation due to lack of obedience or control (the dog failed all three allowed attempts to heal to the blind).
WT	Wurftag (Ger.) = date of birth
Z	Züchter (Ger.) = breeder
E	Eigentomer (Ger.) = owner
H	Halter (Ger.) = holder
Führer (Ger.)	Handler
Ahnentafel (Ger.)	Pedigree
Kennles von Lotta	German Shepherd breeder
Vater (Ger.)	Sire (Father)
Mutter (Ger.)	Dam (Mother)

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Hank - no offence, but it sounds like you need to learn A LOT more about the breed before you even consider mating your female. If you post a link to your dog's ped then we could help you to understand what the titles of her relatives mean.

Hank, you should start to train your girl in a club. The German Shepherd dog is a working dog breed.

A lot of advantages while doing this -

You will meet a lot of people knowing a lot about German Shepherd dogs and their temperament, and
They will guide you what to do prior to breeding ( health tests, titles )
You will know about the advantages and disadvantages of your girl / there is no perfect dog
You will learn about available studs or pups

After a while you´ll know what you want and what you have to do.

Kind regards!
Susie
 

Forgot to mention - von Lotta is a very good German Showline breeder, in case you want to know more about German abbreviations, feel free to ask.
In case you don´t want to do this on the forum, please PM me.

Annie T Lokey Vom Country is my dog if you would like to search her pedigree on the database.  I tried to copy a link, but for some reason could not.  It will not allow me to copy and paste from the database page.

And as an FYI, I am not planning to breed my dog for at least 2 more years (if then).

Thanks

 

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=2327347-annie-t-lokey-vom-kountry

Which abbreviations do you want to know?
 

VA 4 USA, VA and V

VA = Excellent Select ... Top Rating awarded only at National GSD Specialty level conformation Shows... USA is the Country were the rating was awarded.
V = Excellent ... Top conformation rating for smaller regional shows & also all breed shows?

4 = placement in the VA Select Excellent Grouping ... had at least 3 in front.