yes remione, I agree.....the words 'World Class' are overused and misleading.  If a person is selling puppies, the best they can say  is that "my puppies come from World Class parents".  And that would mean the parents have competed and placed high on a National or even World level.
JMHO

Snoopy

Brynjulf,
Master Trainer is a term used here in the States by the NAPWDA organization.  Some of these so called Master Trainers are truly that....others, not so much.
They must go through training and Apprenticeships for a few years.  Some are devoted to doing the best they can others use it as a means to an end.
I'm not a big fan.

OK, this was explained to me by a breeder who trailed and showed dog in Germany...
It is an adult dog who has KKL, repeated titles that have been obtained many times over on many different fields by different judges who repeatedly agreed on similar scores. A dog that has been entered in a show and again obtained SG rating, better V or VA rating  and has
proven her/himself on consistent basis.

"World class dog" comes with competing on higher level (not necessarily in WUSV) and ranking really good in national level show...

Ok now this is how I understand it from the description it was given to me.. Please correct me if I am wrong.

This girl could be considered pretty darn close to it.. I think
Yucci Vikar

Thanks for the definition Pack. 
Sounds right. :)

From the Business Dictionary.....

world class

Definition

Goods, services, and processes that are ranked by customers and industry-experts to be among the best of the best. This designation denotes standard-setting excellence in terms of design, performance, quality, and customer satisfaction and value when compared with all similar items from anywhere in the world.

Looks to me like a world class dog breeder would need to be so designated by breed experts and buyers; it's not a self-bestowed honor. The designation of world class is earned so IMO it would be appropriate to ask any breeder who touts him or herself as a world class breeder to show proof that their dogs excel in performance, conformation, health,value, and so on and to back up that claim with evidence offered by satisfied buyers and recognized breed experts. 

The world class breeder would have to produce dogs good enough to be considered of a standard setting excellence when compared to similar dogs bred anywhere in the world. Not many come to mind who would meet that definition. Maybe Kirchental for SL's, don't know WL's well enough to offer a guess. It would be a very limited field.


 

First 2 that come to mind. Both CONSISTANTLY produce quility dogs that achieve high levels for generations. IMO

Haus Pixner http://www.haus-pixner.de/

Weinbergblick http://www.vom-weinbergblick.com/

I consider this dog world class
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=450116

I agree with pistolgsd and GSDPACK and yes, Yucci and Javir would certainly qualify in my book.  (I am not leaving any one out intentionally) A pup from such breedings would be world class to me (because we buy, many of us, puppies-not adults, with the most potential they can have) and hope from early testing and observation that the genetics are there.  The rest is up to us.  There has to be also, to me, physical soundness, mental stability, balanced drives, power and speed and I also look for proven courage in the parents, and an instinct to read people and situations, especially in real life scenarios off the training field (in the parents).  I realize some people do not include the latter.  It matters not who owns the dog, a hobo in the gutter or the king of England, the dog is the same.  The bloodlines are the same. 

Imho, a dog that has been to the BSP, competed on the world team or very high at many nationals.  A puppies can come from world class dogs and be called a world class breeding.

This of course only applies to Schutzhund dogs.  If you compete in other arenas then you will have different world or continental championships.  And what Keith said.

I think it's merely a descriptive to describe something that as Blitzen's post stated, is ranked as having a very high degree of excellence, as rated by its consumers. Honestly, this first part of her post is very close to what I think of when someone says something is "world class".

Goods, services, and processes that are ranked by customers and industry-experts to be among the best of the best. This designation denotes standard-setting excellence in terms of design, performance, quality, and customer satisfaction and value when compared with all similar items from anywhere in the world. 

I laugh at some of the ads that bear "world class" but though I don't use the term because it doesn't really have a universal meaning, I don't find it as offensive as some. People are entitled to their opinions and if someone says a certain menu item is "world class" while I think it "sucks @$$", I wouldn't worry about it too much because I had never really thought it had a set definition or standard as it pertained to dogs. 

There are "world class" examples (stated by consumers)  of everything from resorts to professional services. I think it's a highly relative term. 

something such world class restaurant can be determined by consumers.

things like "world class speed", "world class boxer" or yes "world class dog" can only be determined through competition among peers.

I guess one could make a case for "world class pet" to be determined by consumers.

Rik