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by kitkat3478 on 10 February 2009 - 12:02

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/pedigree/1208.html

I have spent NUMEROUS hours researching pedgrees on the database, and OFA dtabase, and would you believe that every one of my dogs pedigrees , repeatedly, come back to this dog.simply amazing!

by AnjaBlue on 10 February 2009 - 13:02

Good old Horand - blows you away doesn't it? LOL......

by kitkat3478 on 10 February 2009 - 13:02

Yes , it really does. It is GREAT that Oli has this site that has COMPLETE pedigrees, back to the original German Shepherd.
I find it very interesting to just go through the pedigrees, and see how the German Shepherd has changed, and it is even better that you can see just about every dog through-out your lines, are titled in SOMETHING, from the stat.

by katjo74 on 10 February 2009 - 21:02

If you check out Malcolm B. Willis' genetic history book on the German Shepherd dog (439pgs-I have the 1991 version from Howell Book House), he not only ties in many GSDs to Horand, but even identifies dogs noted for bringing stuff like cryptorchidism into the breed, etc. He also identifies many of the most popular WGR show and working studs at that time and American show CHs, and documents those studs' pros/cons, strengths/weaknesses, what they produced, etc. Very useful information when trying to understand your bloodlines from a genetic standpoint! Although the book like I have (mint condition) originally sold in the US for $49.95, you have to pay at least triple that much to get a hold of one today, if not more. How often do books increase in value 20+yrs after they are printed-? Not many that I know of. The information is still useful and important, even tho the bloodlines in the book are the pillars of our pedigrees today (not recent, but anywhere from 5-13+ generations back).
It's too bad we don't have a book today taking up from where Willis left off and documenting such information for the most popular studs from 1991 to current. I can only imagine how much time/effort it took for him to compile such, tho-wow.

by dawgma on 11 February 2009 - 01:02

I have traced all my family history and many others as well, turns out we all go back to Adam and Eve.

Blows you away dont it.

by jletcher18 on 11 February 2009 - 02:02

adam and eve,

lmao,
john

by wuzzup on 11 February 2009 - 03:02

Some of you can probably trace you ancestors back to the cave man. Before they discovered fire , Cave men, lmao. Ha some of you probably trace back before the apes , Rotflmao. Who here is a natural swimmer ? I bet I can guess.

by jletcher18 on 11 February 2009 - 03:02

lol, natural swimmer thats funny too. actually im not real good at swimming. i think i was placed here by aliens. L. Ron Hubbard and Scientology rule.

john

by jayne241 on 11 February 2009 - 03:02

No no no.. it was the Great Flying Spaghetti Monster, you heathen!

by wuzzup on 11 February 2009 - 04:02

Meat balls then.

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