Help With Translation, Please - Page 1

I am interested in a dog that is from this sire: Balu von der Kirchheck, and would like to know what his evaluation says. Some of it I can figure out, but not all of it. (I only took 2 years of German in High School, and the words we learned did NOT relate to canine anatomy!) Here's the text: Groß, mittelkräftig, typ- und ausdrucksvoll, trocken und fest, geprägestark, harmonische Gebäudeverhältnisse, hoher Widderrist, gerader Rücken, sehr gut gelagerte Kruppe. Langes, schräg gelagertes Schulterblatt, sehr gut angelegter Oberarm, korrekte Hinterhandwinkelungen, ausgeglichene Brustverhältnisse, gerade Front, vorne und hinten geradetretend sind die Gänge kraftvoll und weit ausgreifend. TSB ausgeprägt; läßt ab. V: Kraft- und gehaltvoller Rüde mit sehr gutem Ausdruck und korrektem Gesamtaufbau, sehr gute Linienführung. VI: Geeignet zur Verbesserung von Typ und Ausdruck, Gepräge, Trockenheit und Festigkeit. Hündinnen der überkommenen Mittelgröße verwenden. Also, do you think he looks a little spindly in the front legs, or is it just the way the light is shining on them?

Wish I could edit my posts on this board. Meant to add, some of the dogs further back in the pedigree have a number after the VA rating. What does that number mean? Thanks!

I went onto a translator program and this is exactly how it was translated..... Largely, centralstrongly, type and expressionful, drying and firmly, geprägestark, harmonious building conditions, high Widderrist, straight lines back, very well stored croup. Long, diagonally stored Schulterblatt, very upper arm well put on, correct rear spar and bending, balanced chest conditions, straight front, in front and in the back straight-stepping the courses are strong and far expenditure-maturing. UCB pronouncedly; discharges. V: Strength and contentful Rüde with very good expression and correct total structure, very good alignment. VI: Been suitable to the improvement of type and expression, Gepräge, dryness and firmness. Dogs of the traditional medium size use. To answer your other question about the number after the VA rating. That is the place in the class the dog was. For example VA2 is second place.

Know that the translation programmes seldom work very well, so here is a translation that is a bit more accurate: Large, medium-strength, full of expression and type, dry and firm, pronounced strength, harmonic relationship of build, high withers, straight back, and very good lay of croup. Long and angled shoulderblades, very good length of upper arm, correct angulation of rear, balanced chest proportions, straight front, forward and rear tracking straight with motion that is full of strength. TSB pronounced, does out. Strong and confident male with very good expression and sructure and with very good alignment. Suitable for the improvement of type and expression, Pronounced dryness and firmness. Recommended to use bitches of the correct medium size. And now the abbreviation "TSB" Triebveranlagung, Selbstsicherheit, und Belastbarkeit. Basically, innate drive, self-assurance, and the ability to withstand duress. Bob-O

Thank you, but I already did a Babelfish translation. I was hoping for something a little more accurate. I can't beleive Babelfish wouldn't even know how to translate Schulterblatt. Even someone with my very limited knowledge of German knows that means 'shoulderblade'!

Ah, thank you very much Bob-o! We cross-posted there! :-)