ddr female - Page 1

Im looking to purchase a ddr female 1-3 old. e-mail blakejoe@eircom.net 

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/classifieds/84642.html

AWSOME DOG

Sitasmom..

Isn't the dog in your link a Czech Male?  :)

Yes it is, and that was what I was going to say. Wrong lines, wrong gender!

He is a nice looking dog but for a 4 1/2 year old that is only ZVV 1 thats a ton of money. He, unless he has great training to do a Sch 1, 2 and 3 if he has the talent as well. We have become programed to pay these high prices n the USA and when you go to Chez or Germany and listen to those people they would never pay these prices . Between them a ZVV1 dog doesnt bring very much money,Even the good ones. We need to get back to the bascics in this stuff, there are as many good bred working dogs here in this country as in Europe. Just not as many clubs to get them trained in. Also the shipping from Europe has gotten so out of hand its criminal. Just my opinion

No, no, it's "AWSOME," not "Awesome" so since the dog is neither ddr nor female and SM suffers from posting diarrhea and doesn't even know what a ddr dog is, she rushed to publication with "aw, some dog" just to "contribute" to the thread.  


Ok, sorry for the thread hijack.  Good luck, valatad, on finding a nice dog.

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Most of what is now imported from Czech/Slovak came from the old East German DDR bloodlines here is a good site to start with look at the photos www.ddrlegends.com  many of the dogs now produced have lines outcrossed so sometimes their is no real difference but the history makes excellent reading.




http://pittsburghk9.com/german_shepherd.aspx
The DDR lines. In the former East Germany, German Shepherds adhered more closely to the old pre-war standard, marked by a straighter back, a longer and denser coat, and a darker color. The government sponsored breeding program fell when the wall fell thus there are no longer any true DDR dogs being produced although there are current attempts to preserve this distinct line amongst certain breeders.

The Eastern European lines were very similar to the DDR lines due to the close contact between the former Easter Bloc countries. Czech and Slovak dogs are often prized for working applications. Although many are attempting to preserve this line type the government sponsored breeding programs fell when these countries broke from communism similar to the DDR dogs.

Most Czech dogs had their origins in the government kennels of Z Pohranicni straze (z PS), Z Jirkova dvora CS and Z Blatenskeho zamku. One of the most prolific kennels Z Pohranicni straze (Z PS) was founded in the year 1955 for the strict purpose of production and training of the dogs that would be solely used for the protection of Czechoslovakian People's Republic's, since 1968 Czechoslovakian Socialist Republic's borders. The majority of dogs were acquired from former East Germany.



IMO 30 years ago, it may have made a difference but any more they're pretty much the same dog.......

http://www.altostland.com/sdg.html

People very frequently ask what is the difference between East German dogs and other German Shepherds.
Mainly, it's pedigree. Yes, the East German "type" did evolve ands still exists to a certain extent; however,
I have seen dogs from straight East German bloodlines that are not "typey", and dogs from straight West
German working lines that have a more "East" look about them. Remember that the East German registry
was only in existence for just under 30 years, and they all go back to WGR dogs. In addition, there were
several West German/Hungarian and Czech dogs (going back to West German lines) that were brought in
with the approval of the SDG, and used in the breeding program. Their offspring were registered as DDR
dogs, and their offspring as well. Some notable dogs here are Rex vom Erlenbrunnen, Fido Cardinal, Canto
Amicos, etc. DDR SIeger Olf v Furstendamm was sired by a Czech dog, Enno x Iglova, from straight West
German lines going back to Quanto vd Wienerau. Again, they all go back to West German eventually.

No one is debating wether or not the lines are similar,  that's not the point, the OP was looking for a DDR bitch, not a Czech dog.  And by the way, it's nice that you read a paragraph about the different lines, but please tell me you ventured an opinion about the lines  based on SOME actual hands on experience with the various lines and not just a few paragraphs you read on the internet. 

So again I ask, what was your reasoning behind linking that particular dog and why do you consider him to be "awesome"?