I have Breed a super Astana Alfons son

Yukan van Gafiegerhof Junghundkl SG 30 BSZS Ulm 2009

a lot of pain to have lost this fabulous dog
i hope to have a beautiful male from his progenery

Indeed a very shocking news He was a fabulous dog always loved to see him infront of my monitor's window. A tragic loss to our breed......Tom & Julie remember a ''Warrior Never Dies" he will always be with us in our heart & he will live forever in his progenies....



Best Regards

Raihan Chowdhury Amit

rca_von@hotmail.com

oh is it hard to believe tht this dog is no more ...

regards
GUNNER

our sincere condolences.
such a tragic loss to our breed.
our thoughts are with you.
all at Incubus GSDs.

Heartbraking news!
My thoughts are with you Tom and Julie
x

This is very sad news and my condolences to all of his owners and those that were closely involved with this beautiful dog.
Can anyone please share what it was that caused his death and what the possible future health concerns would be for people that have progeny from him to be aware of.

To Alfons owners I'm very Sorry to hear this sad news.
It's very sad news to loose such a fine dog.
I feel very privilege to have Alfons Progeny in my current litter.
Allan
http://home.thezone.net/~gsd/

Tom and Julie

What sad news, a beautiful dog who did you proud in his short life what more could anyone ask, we hope your wonderful memories help you get through this difficult time. We will be thinking of you.

Ann and Michael
Rustanvillexx

Our sincere condolences to Alfons' ownwers , a very good dog is no more ,, may good bless his soul....

Our sincere condolences to Alfons' owners. We had plans on using him for one of our females in Germany as well. May he live on in his beautiful progeny!
Chris and Joe Stump

very sad news, our thought are with all concerned at this difficult time
alec/tracy
parhileon

Sad news. My condolences to all concerned.

Can anybody tell me what Alfons died of. It is important to carry out an ortopsy to determine cause of death. I am really sorry to hear of this tragedy and I am thinking of Julie and Tom at this sad time.

such sad news , accept our sincere condolences.

To Tom & Julie, our sincere condolences for your tragic loss. David & Rhoda

I believe Mr Kartheiser was the sole owner of Alfons in the end, i heard he was sold months ago, and Mr Kartheiser became his only owner.

Sorry to here the sad news.

So very sorry to hear your tragic news.
Linda & keith

I RECEIVED A TELEPHONE CALL FROM ANSGAR KARTHEISER WHO IS A PARTNER IN ASTANA ALFONS (V16 SIEGER SHOW 2007,V1 BRITISH SIEGER 2007)WITH ME JULIE BRIDGE.
HE INFORMS ME THAT ALFONS HAS TRAGICALLY DIED.
I HAVE REQUESTED AN AUTOPSY REPORT.
TOM AND MYSELF ARE DEVASTATED.

Look here for some show results for this male:

http://www.schaeferhunden.eu/winsis_x/winsisshowdog.php?bb=&id=2177955&tp=3

LG-Schau LG 10 für Jugendliche/Junioren am 13. April 2008 in Ramstein
Astana Alfons First place and V 1!

Show at 27.01.2008 Vorzüglich (V1) Judge: Bernd Weber
Show at 16.03.2008 Vorzüglich (V1) Judge: Hans-Peter Rieker

First place and V 1 on Oktober 7th 2007 at Zuchtschau in Worms
Judge: Mr. Christoph Ludwig - Kennel: von der Zenteiche

Really, Really, lovely looking male, its a shame i wasn't able to come to the British Sieger show, and see this dog in person, but must say this dog looks a stunner.
And i didn't realise how much hard work goes in to these top young dogs, He's a credit to Mr Kartheiser, and all the TEAM mentioned below, well done sir, in guiding this dog to top placements.

And its nice to see a owner paying credit were credits due, WELL DONE!!

Milly

I want to say "Thank You" to some people, who helped having this great success with Astana Alfons.

First I want to say Thank you to Peter Bucklitsch, who took care of Alfons til September 2006.
Then there were many people involved in the training and showing of Alfons.
Thanks to the helper "Christof Schmitz" who did a great work preparing Alfons for the Siegerschau bite-work.
Thanks to Nicole Meyer and Klaus Meyer for their great training of Alfons!
Special thanks to the handler of Alfons, Melanie Dupont who handled Alfons at the German Siegerschau, Werner Kötters for handling him at the Belgique Siegerschau and Jackie Young who handled him at the Britisch Siegershow! All of you did a super job!

Last I want to say thank you to Mr. Reinhardt Meyer for the super placement V 16 for this young male at the Siegerschau 2007 in Braunschweig and finally a special thanks to Mr. Helmut Buß who was judging the British Siegershow and rated Alfons V 1!
Thanks also to Mr. Buß and John Ward who made it possible and gave us the opportunity to demonstrate Alfons off leash!
Never forget, German Shepherds are working dogs!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you to all of you!
Ansgar Kartheiser

Congratulations very nice dog, this is the first time i have seen this young male, very impressed, lovely strenght and very nice pigmentation.
He looked super in the ring, and went well at all speeds, very well handled too.
Handsome young male indeed, he deserved his crown, congratulations once again.

Luke

Well done guys with Fonzie, fantastic result

Sincere thanks to everyone,after a traumatic 12 months ending more happily with the V16 placing at the Sieger show,and then for Fonzie to make British Sieger,topping the year off wonderfully.
Congratulations to everyone for making it a super show.
Julie and Tom

Congratulations Tom & Julie on Fonzie going V1 at the British Sieger Show under Herr Helmut Buss. Also on winning the Best British Bred Male in the Adult Class - way to go!!

Alyson & Carol

Congrats to Julie and Tom from your friends in Hawaii! You have done a super job with Fonzie! Sorry we couldn't see you this year at the BSZS. Hope to see you folks next year. Keep up the great work! Aloha,
Jim and Family

HUGE congratulations to Tom and Julie and Ansgar for Fonzie's V16 at the Sieger show. Well done to you all. He got a great comment on his bite work. What a super boy, you must be so proud and are probably still on Cloud 9, which is where you deserve to be. Keep up the good work.
Irene & Judith.

Many thanks everyone for your good wishes,we will do our best,but whatever happens we have had such a wonderful never to be forgotten experience words cannot explain,but once again thanks.
Tom and Julie

The very best of luck to the team for the Sieger show. Fingers crossed for a great result.

Alyson

Our best wishes for Alfons in the Sieger Show.

We look forward to the celebrations on Sunday

David & Rhoda

Many CONGRATULATIONS to all the team involved in this dogs life. A wonderful achievement by genuinely nice people. Good Luck for the Sieger, I for one will be cheering him on!

Congratulations Julie & Tom, I look forward to seeing him in the BRITISH SIEGER - I am informed that two VA males from last years German Sieger Show will also be shown at this years BRITISH SIEGER, I sincerely hope so, it will provide a fabulous spectacle for everybody, as well as the opportunity for many to actually see them in the ring, performing. It will also provide a great opportunity to compare the males in the UK with them, especially those in the ADULT CLASS.

Well done to all the team, he looked and performed very well, many congratulations to you all and best of luck at the Sieger this year.
Best Regards,
Sting

really great dog with very good bitework.
Congratulations from Belgium.

Absolutely fantastic, well done to fonzie and his owner/breeders Tom and Julie. I'm so pleased for you. All the very best for the Sieger.
Anita

Way to go! Congratulations to Tom, Julie & Fonzie on a WONDERFUL achievement - sovery pleased for you.

alyson

congratulations to all and good luck for the Sieger show

Well done Tom and Julie on Fonzie's VA2 in Belgium yesterday!!! good luck for the sieger show.

Sam

Hey! Another excellent placing - Is this his first adult class? Way to go Fonzie.

Alyson

Yep, a super place in the adult class, very weill done. It has been a great weekend for British bred animals in Germany, well done all.

Congrats to all the TEAM on Fonzi super placement!!

congratulations Tom & Julie on Fonzie getting his SchH3 yesterday - excellent result!  Alyson

Great news - I look forward to seeing him at Braunsweig

Fantastict result for a cracking male, very well done and the very best of wishes for his 2007 show career to all the team both in Germany and the UK.

Fantastic! Well done the team & Fonsie.
Alyson & Carol

Well done Tom and Julie and Especially Fonsie super result here is to number 3!!!!

Sam

Alfons got his Schutzhund 2 title today May 1st with a total of 286 points (Vorzüglich)
tracking: 92 obedience: 96 protection: 98
A proof of the excellent workability of this young male!

After earning his Schutzhund 1-title Alfons got his Breed-survey "Körklasse 1" on April 08th 2007!
Now he will be going for SchH 2 and SchH 3.

Today Sunday 29th October Alfons finished his wonderful year on a high note gaining SG1 under Herr H Setzer at the Landsgruppen show in Luxembourg

Hips "normal"! Elbows "normal"
DNA proofed!

Siegershow 2006 Oberhausen SG 14 Jugendklasse
In a little bit more then 4 month "Alfons" was shown 11 times and earned 5 first places (Judges: Weber, Seifert, Wettlaufer, Gabriel and Scheerer) He always was in the top-group of the shows!
Besides his excellent structure a proof of his strength!!!
Never forget! German shepherds are working-dogs!!!

Update.
SG14 in the Jugendklasse at the Sieger show in 2006.
Saw a very nervous and emotional Julie outside the ring brimming with pride, I can only imagine your feelings as he walkied into the big ring for his lap of honour, bet some tissues were out!! You and Tom have every reason to be proud, he is a excellent male, and what a fantastic acheivement!
A massive well done to you both and the team in Germany, and wish you all the very best with him in the future.
Regards Sting.

Very nice male, great body structure, expresive head , super pigmentation, strong bones and good angulation.all the best for the show.cant say a nice male but a macho and sexy male,he really superb dog.

Ditto. As the owners of Astana Yeska (1/2 sister to Fonzie), we wish Tom & Julie (and Ansgar Kartheiser) the best of British luck. You deserve it.

Irene & Judith

Good Luck at Sieger show Tom & Julie! This outstanding youngster has performed superbly all season and very deserving of a top place this year. Good Luck guys.