What does everyone think? - Page 1

I have a dog in mind to add to my kennel. Was curious to see the comments about this particular girl. Thanks

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=680183-lesa-von-eintze

Well from the pic on the data base and hopefully it is the picture her topline is dipped.  Would not breed that personally.  I guess you could say it depends on what you want to accomplish in your breeding plans and future;  again personally I look for the best of the best to breed and health clearances are mandatory when breeding.  JMO   But good luck  Nan

She has a very nice pedigree,I know a lot of dogs from her pedigree,real great dogs with clear head,high drives,willingness to work. However,I would ask the seller to have her elbows x-rayed as there is a possibility of them to be dysplatic. Some of Cato´s progeny /Cato Catargo/ have bad elbows,not many but there are some. It´s his only fault,otherwise Cato is a fantastic dog and a great producer of high quality dogs.   

Sorry Cage but what good are they with bad elbows???

Who says they have bad elbows? What am I missing, Nan? 

Nan,I said that Cato´s progeny are known for their pronounced working abilities,good nerves,clear head and overall good health.However,some of them /not many,there are much much more those ones with correct elbows/ have bad elbows.It goes back to Cato´s grandmother Loggi Maineiche.She had correct elbows,Cato has as well but there are sometimes dogs from this line that have bad elbows.There´s no perfect line and it is difficult to get this problem out of GSDs /just like hips dysplasy/ as it is polygenic as you know.
BTW,Cato´s dam Darka Va-Pe comes from one of the best litters here in Slovakia - Darka was a perfect dog and a great producer as well just like her litter sibling Daja,Dona,Duna and Dunco Va-Pe.
 I personally love the pedigree of the above mentioned female,I just recommend the potential buyer to ask for elbows x-rays.If she has correct elbows plus good nerves,clear head and good drives,I would go for her.

BTW, FCI 2013 World champion Chris spod Lazov is from this line /through his sire/ - http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=673195-chris-spod-lazov ,one of many high quality dogs from this line.

I would buy a dog from these genetics, as long as health was good, and I'm extremely picky about what I touch these days...lol.

Find me a German Shepherd that has no dog anywhere in its pedigree known for producing a problem with hips, elbows, missing teeth, missing testicles, etc.