photographs and report of 2007 german sieger show - Page 1

German Seiger 2007 A Special Write-up It is indeed the dream of every GSD lover to be present at the annual breed show in Germany, better known as the Seiger Show. This year too, I had the pleasure to be part of the Mecca of German Shepherds. The Eintracht stadium in Braunschweig, near Hannover (North of Germany), was the venue that witnessed all the action from August 31 to September 2, 2007. Here's a little visual brief. The SV tent was set up right outside the entrance to the main stadium. The seating arrangement in the main stadium was excellent. The rings for the youth (12-18 months), male, female (18-24 months), young male, female and for the open class male (individuals) were big and well arranged, at barely five minutes away from main stadium. There was ample space for spectators as well as double handlers. The numerous counters put up by different dog food and accessories companies, the S.V shop selling s.v memorabilia, Reivision stall selling videos of Seiger shows and training videos, Foto Urma counter busy as usual, added all the color and buzz to the venue. Like every year, many known faces frequented the Foto Urma stall by Peter, thanks to his friendly demeanour and polite offer of a short drink. The food and drink stalls offered German Pills beer, hamburger, grilled sausages and much more. The weather complimented the fervor of the show. Except for some rain on Friday, the weather was perfect. I missed the smile of Jo-Vana, my friend from Gradlyn Kennels. May his soul rest in peace. It was heartening to see Kay, Jo-Vana's partner taking care of his clients and doing well. Many reputed breeders from all parts of the world were present to showcase their breeding. The judges were as below:- Open class male - Mr. Reinhardt Meyer Open class female - Mr. Bernhard Norda Young class male - Mr. Henning Setzer Young class female - Mr. Joachim Stiegler Youth class male - Mr. Hans Peter Reiker Youth class female - Mr. Peter Arth Before the opening of the show, a tribute was paid to the former President Late Herr. Peter Messler. This year, the Open class male was judged by Mr. Reinhardt Meyer of the famous Bergmanshof Kennel, a man with tremendous experience and vision. This year's highlight was the courage test (bite work). It seemed to be very strict and working type. My personal view is that helper no. 2 was in some cases harsh and tough. The important males who failed this test were - Zamp son Zidan v. Grabfeldgau, Teejay Wihendorf, Balko v. Gleisenauer Schloss, Nick v. Altportel, Joker v. Alcudia, Xitus v. Murrtal, Tex Del Murnighello, Igel v. d. Kraueschneise, Cello v. Haus yu. Many females too like Viola v. Hannes, Visa v. Larchenhain, Tiana v. Fichtenschlag, Ottia v. Huhnegrab, Lloga Feetback, Romina v. d. Pistetrophe, Ulli v. Aurelius, Daggi v. Frankengold failed the test. Among the open males, Bazi Urbecke impressed me with his super bite work. Also, Dux de Cuatro Flores and Dgenges Khan v. Santes Home were good. Dux de Cuatro Flores' children showed good character in the courage test. A lot of children from Karats Yorker did not show enough courage. The 12 to 18 months class male was judged by Mr. Heinz Peter Reiker of Bad-Boll Kennel. In this class, the dogs were of correct size and the SG1 Panjo v. Kirschental and SG2 Furbo degli achei were the winners. The SG2 Furbo especially impressed me with his character and willingness combined with anatomical excellence. I only hope he does not go deeper in the brisket. I had the opportunity to photograph Panjo inside the ring. He is typical father type with excellent proportions, overline and hind angulation. He should show more willingness. Apart from these two dogs, I liked SG5 Belisar v. Aurelius, SG7 Bruno du val d Anzin, SG20 Elmo Huhnegrab and SG27 Faxo v. Fichtenschlag - who impressed me with his absolute correct proportions. For me, he should have been in the top 10. In this class of 2007, Indian V4 Justin z