German Show lines - Page 1

Just thought I would ask out of curiosity, let me say in advance I know less than nothing about show lines.  You see a lot of threads on bloodlines for the working line gsds, but I hardly see any discussing it for the SL.  What are the bloodlines the sl ppl are looking for, and what about those dogs or kennels make their lines worth seeking out?

I wont be looking for another for a few years yet - but when I am advising others there are certain breeders in the UK i recommend, but even then it depends on the individual matings, there are certain dogs I would not want in the pedigree, especialy if in both female & male line.

Donnerstorm,

Personally, I would be looking for Hill vom Farbenspiel, Ulk von Arlett or Amigo vom Belgier.

Hill goes back to Mutz von der Pelztierfarm, which could be found in a lot of WL dogs pedigrees.

I want to ask something.  Can those who post what dogs or lines, explain why? Like what traits, qualities, abilities, etc about those specific dogs or lines make them worth seeking out?

each line has its strengths and weaknesses......

what are you looking at for a show dog?

one with more working potential, or one with super gait, or just a large headed male, or ultra femanin female?


Show dogs that have the ability to work are what happen to intrest me..so having V16 3xWUSV, Schh3, IPO3, FH2 Laius vom Moorbeck appeal to me.

He had a very tough daughter, V, Schh3, IPO3, SVV2, TD, WDS3 Zaira Vlady-Sal, and son V IPO2, SVV2, Zamb Vlady-Sal - Zamb was the only show line dog working as a riot control prison guard.....and has 0 decent photos.

These dogs won't win a sieger show, but are stable, strong and could work with the best of them.

Zyra has several progeny that see gave her working ability to.
 
Here are's an example of a daughter and son from different litters.


http://www.schaeferhunden.eu/winsis_x/winsisshowdog.php?bb=&id=2012976&tp=6 
Laius vom Moorbeck had many offspring and his HD/ED record was above normal.
 

Workability without being over the top, balanced in character.  Good family members when not working.  Not handler aggressive (although some of the dogs in the 80's were borderline LOL)  Easily trained.  The best word is balanced.  There are some really nice SL dogs up and coming.  Some breeders are really working hard on this at the moment.  I am seeing the absolute worst temperment in SL I have seen in almost 30 years and in the same breath I am seeing some of the nicest up and coming dogs yet.  I work both show line and working lines and do not breed so I have a very different perspective than many of the others on this forum.  It is the one time we need to look backwards to go ahead.  The show line dogs in the 80's had alot of virtues!



Donnerstorm you dont see alot of discussion on SL because it turns into a pissing contest on this board.  There was a really NICE thread just a bit ago on here that could really answer alot of your questions.  it was a very civilized discussion :)

Here is the older thread that may help you out w/o necessarily naming actual kennel names, it gives you an idea as to what to look for in a pedigree for the traits you want. http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/bulletins.read?mnr=481467 
Hope that helps some.
Debby

that's the one!  Thank you very much Debby :)

Thanks Debby.  I'm not looking for a sl, I don't think... I have no experience with them.  I have wl gsds.  I did recently get a 1/2 sl 1/2 wl female. I went to purchase  a male and she was soo adorable and I loved her personality so I bought her too.  I've been told she is a very typie bitch, I call her my pocket shepherd she is smaller than my wl, very feminine and graceful absolutely gorgeous but it is the personality I love.  She reminds me of a 15 yr girl in the pep squad.  She loves everybody.  When somebody comes over to the house she bounces right up as if to say " Hi I'm Nala and I will be your tour guide this evening". She is gorgeous to watch prance and run.  I don't know if her personality is due to the sl in her or not.  She is the perfect house dog loves to play, track and do agility but in the house she is much calmer than my wl guys and will spend an entire movie cuddling on the couch with you as long as you share your popcorn.  I love my wl guys but I adore her, as does everyone that meets her so I was just curious about some of the sl dogs. Thanks for all the info!