The adoption process begins, evaluating DDR pups.

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by Kelly M Shaw on 20 March 2009 - 18:03

happyday if you do a little more research you will find there are a few people that do still have the OLD DDR lines and are keeping them that way. I know off 1 of hand right now.

I'm sorry to bring this up by Alyssa, how could you even think of bringing Alt-Ostland up after all the bad stuff that she has done to people (including me) and still is??? She is not an honest person by any means.

skylimit1959, I'm glad that you are doing your research but I would be interested in knowing how you plan on adopting a DDR puppy? You do need to be careful when doing your research as some breeder's will tell you exactly what you want to hear. Some of the DDR lines (not all) do mature slower mentally than other's and that's one of the reasons you don't see them in sport a whole lot. People don't want to take the time and wait for them to mature. I wish the best of luck to you in your search for that perfect DDR puppy.
Kel
www.boeselagerkennel.com

by Alyssa Myracle on 20 March 2009 - 18:03

Sorry. The webstite was a good source of info.
Certainly wasn't meant to promote the website's owner.

by Kelly M Shaw on 20 March 2009 - 18:03

That's fine. I just didn't want to be rude about it that's why I said I'm sorry to bring this up.
Kel

by happyday on 20 March 2009 - 18:03

Kelly M Shaw - I would be interested in knowing the lines - I found it quite interesting to try and trace them back - I found dead ends ever time - except with the dog I mentioned....When I was looking for my last puppy - I thought about DDR - but after I started researching the So-Call DDR dog's I found that what the breeder was adversiting - wasn't a DDR dog - didn't go back to the original blood lines.... Which line are you refering to on ddr that is still around? Give me a name or names so I might play around and trace them... Thanks.

by GSDXephyr on 20 March 2009 - 19:03

<<<You want a puppy that is very trainable. Trainability is tied to retrieving and is inheritable. Ask to see the dam and sire. Find out if they are retrieving fools. Retrieving fool parents= high trainability in puppy. The puppy that runs out and comes back with whatever you've thrown is the one you want.>>>

Oh now this is interesting, I had never heard this before. My girl had a strong natural retrieve very very early on.. AND is super biddable and so much fun to obedience train. But I didn't realize there was a direct corrolation.. always considered it two seperate traits. Fascinating!!

by skylimit1959 on 20 March 2009 - 19:03

Thanks to all that replied. I'm old school internet and will reply privately and share summary info publically.

I offer the below in hopes someone will correct me as I've read into a couple of posts I might be defining or asking about the wrong breed.

My root question was understanding how to assess DDR pups and many folks pointed me to variations of:
http://workingdogs.com/testing_volhard.htm

With regard to DDR bloodlines and thier relavence to today...
- Bloodlines, I'm years away from understanding let alone offer anything constructive.
- Relavence... Perhaps I'm framing the question wrong. My process has been.
-- Saw and spent 15min with a dog I've been looking for all my life. Like the 5th-element... "Perfect"
-- Found the breeder and learned the breed was known as DDR Shepherds.
-- Learned (one whole week) about their history and breeding goals, etc. eg.,

http://parchimer-land.homepage.t-online.de/english.htm

-- Even more convinced my next partner will be from what's known as DDR background.

So, am I looking for a GSD which I can point to a graph and prove to someone a direct DDR lineage. No.

I'm looking for a GSD which is as I've always thought they should be; Medium build, steadfast, stable, highly motivated to learn working tasks. and equally if not most important... healthy till very old; and from what I've learned... that means and East Germany GSD, which seem to be known as DDRs.

thanks again for all the attention and help. I hope to be able to contribute on day.
-paul

by Alyssa Myracle on 20 March 2009 - 19:03

Yes, DDR coming from Democratic Deutsche Republic, the real name of East Germany under the wall.

My experience with my "DDR" dog has shown them to be very smart.
As in, capable of outsmarting a human, smart.

Or maybe I'm just really dumb. (I'm sure several here would susbscribe to the latter theory.)

by happyday on 20 March 2009 - 19:03

Skylimit - you didn't ask about the wrong breed - there are just so many opinions - -If you are not interested in looking to a graph and pointing to the direct decendent of a DDR sire - then why worry about the DDR background... There are alot of great lines available - why where you interested in DDR? Just curious?

Assessment first comes from the line - knowing the line - then choosing the puppy.

by skylimit1959 on 20 March 2009 - 19:03

Hi Happyday, I replied privately, but perhaps a reply here will help. I'm very interested in the DDR "line"; due to the combination of size, temperament, intelligence and health. The DDR based GSD seem to have the best mix for me. The DDR based GSD I saw ,simply took my breath away; and I've moved forward from there.
-paul

by ZVZW on 20 March 2009 - 20:03

Hi Alyssa,
Tammy had/has a rescue that may want to contact her about, if interested see this link. He looks like a nice coy and Tammy is a trainer so she can tell you more about him. He is a very recent rescue.

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/bulletins_read/280263.html#280625

Jerry

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