Hock walker? - Page 28

Good Morning to my two favorite posters, Gustav and Blitzen, you guys have both taught me a lot and I love reading your posts.
I have not been posting because I just get tired of all the bashing and pissing matches. I firmly believe in a golden middle dog and I know they are around if ya just look. Gustav I really liked what you had to say regarding people mixing the lines. Personally I feel it's the only thing to save the breed from splitting farther and farther apart. I just wanted to post a pic of this boy abd show you how nice he is and a true Golden Middle dog. He is 3 yrs old, OFA H/E, a UKC group placing CH, a proven producer and he has been professionally trained to track. With a little work he could easily get a TD. Pedigree? He is 3/4 ASL and 1/4 GWL/DDR. There were 5 pups in his litter. One went for a pet, one went to SAR, one is doing drug work, and the last is a UKC CH, OFA H/E, and she is going for an audition Friday for movie/commercial work. Did I breed this dog? No my mentor did but I had to do with it. He has a perfect temp., super drive, but yet settles very nicely in the house. He has never been tested for ScH but I have no doubt he would do that perfectly. Oh and by the way he is a sweetheart to boot and a great watch dog with very protective instincts. In my years in the breed I have always wanted to produce Golden Middle dogs--I knew it was possible just wasn't exactly sure about how to go about it. I like our dogs very much and I think it is only going to get better.
Also I wanted to make a comment before I post his pic. I bought myself a GSD book for Christmas: "Working Dogs: an attempt to produce a strain of GSDs which combines working ability and beauty of conformation" by Elliot Humphrey and Lucien Warner. Ellioy was a trainer for Dorthy Eustes of Fortunate Fields. It was originally published in 1934.  In the book there are several pictures and one of them is of a bitch named Diso v. Hoheluft doing a beautiful flying trot. Taken in the late 20's I would say. With that I would like to say that I was pleased and surprised to see a dog before the big split doing what they say only SL can do.

Nice post from true German Shepherd person. Thx

Thanks for the nice compliment my friend, Vonissk. I love the sub-title of that book - an attempt to produce a strain of GSD's which combines working abiltiy and beauty of conformation. I am going to buy me a copy. We are on the same page with the same goals as usual with mentors who think alike.  I think we 4 are the odd women out in the GSD world, but what the heck?

My breeding didn't take, but we will try again next season and maybe one day I too can post a photo of a ASL x German dog that looks as good as yours. I'm half way there I think  , it's the second half that's evading me right now.

The golden middle is a sable dog with ASL comfirmation?

He has never been tested for ScH but I have no doubt he would do that perfectly.



 Really?

What's your vision of the ideal GSD, Felloffher, and what are you doing to try to achieve your breeding goals?

Well said, Vonissk.  BTW good luck with that audition. My girl's father just finished filming a full length movie scheduled to be released  soon. Another of those pesky ASL x GL AKC CH's, this one has agility titles, a CDX, KKL1 and a Sch 3 .  He's black and red, darn it.