Dogs bred in America - Page 3

several dogs - I don't know. Ajay described some very impressive stats for his kennel name Patiala. T Floyd has had two dogs from his kennel on world teams. Ivan doesn't have GSDs, but his dogs are consistantly winning and on world teams (not USA but still world teams). My homebred dog earned a spot on the FCI world team. As was mentioned before, some dogs might have been more successful with higher points, if the handler hadn't been attached to the other end of the leash. I know my dog would have done better with a better handler/trainer handling him. The Volraths dog Racker was homebred and on a world team or two (or three?). I'm sure there are more, but as I said before - not enough, wish there were more breeders who kept their own puppies and took them to the top levels - or even to ANY level, many breeders have never trained/titled any dogs from their own breeding! molly

I second your post Molly and Echo Meadows...give the US breeders a chance you may be surprised at what is in your own country. I cannot speak for Wallace or T. Floyd but Johnny Degens wants a puppy from us and he would rather always have a puppy he said than a green dog imprinted by someone else. He has always started with puppies, never a green dog and has missed very few world events as a trainer in his career.

"""question?? Has there been a breeder in the us to put several dogs on the USA world team?"""" Vollraths T. Floyd Tim & Lori Cruser Ivan (Mali's) """Post: I second your post Molly and Echo Meadows...give the US breeders a chance you may be surprised at what is in your own country.""" I think many competitors want to deal with breeders that are known, to know how to pick prospects from thier breeding programs "not just breed them". Not many here in the US have that kind of record (maybe Ivan).. I say there are a few great dogs out there. Bred by someone who imported a bred bitch that didn't have a clue what they just sold to a pet home down the road!!! :-) What a shame!!! The dog doesn't know any better... Good for him... DJ

Well from now on, I am all AMERICAN. Importing was a waste of time and $$. Not to mention I was bitting my nails and pulling my hair out making phone calls and arrangments. I ended up with a very nice well bred dog but in gross condition and SCH3 that can't work. The SV did nothing about the kennel she came out of so I was disgusted. I'm glad I saved the dog from a longer life of missery in a crate but I could have gone to the nearest shelter and done a rescue for MUCH less. I already have 2 rescues, 3 wasn't my intention.

I know at some Seiger shows in the USA there is an award and recognition for "top placing American bred" in each working class. Is something like this offered at the HOT tourney or at any of the Schutzhund championships? (ie, GSD nationals, North Americans, etc) I like that there is increasing recognition for HOT dogs (even starting with noting it in the trial results in magazines), and a HOT competition. Maybe there can be noted somewhere if the dog is homebred??

See thats what we need more of. The more info on the dogs background the better. I like to know where the dog comes from, who trained it and such. Making people aware that it is quite possible to handle, own and train your own dogs gives encouragment to prospective newbies. Not everyone can afford a titled or pro trained dog but that doesn't mean you are out of the running.