Christmas Puppies

After a long awaited repeat breeding with Fanto von der Lobdeburg I am happy to say an X-ray shows six healthy puppies!! And we expect them on Christmas day!

Akira in Miami Beach!

This was a busy year for Akira and I. But most recently Akira, was in Heide Germany and did the Schutzhund 3 Trial after being pregnant for one week. She scored 99 points in tracking there and then returned with me to Miami where she will have her puppies. Between the trials and the mating and finishing my Interviews project we were on the go for 8 weeks out of Trinidad and tried to achieve quite a bit. Here you can see Akira's outstanding tracking performance

The Male I chose for the breeding is non other than Fanto von der Lobdeburg. A really nicely conformed dog with a large head and good pigmentation. He displays good aggression and balance in his drives and I have seen some of his progeny that look quite promising.
Here you can see a video of him working in the LG-FCI Qualification.


I will keep you posted with pics and videos as soon as I can, but I want to take this opportunity to wish my followers, readers and friends a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ich wünsche allen Freunden, Bekannten und Hundesportkollegen ein frohes und besinnliches Weihnachtsfest und einen guten Start ins Neue Jahr.

Veselé Vánoce a šťastný Nový rok!

Joyeux Noël et une Bonne Nouvelle Année!

Счастливого Рождества и Нового Года!

Vrolijk kerstfeest en een Gelukkig nieuwjaar!

Buon Natale e un Felice Anno Nuovo!

Wesołych Świąt i Szczęśliwego Nowego Roku!

Καλά Χριστούγεννα και Ευτυχισμένο το Νέο Έτος!

Kellemes Karácsonyi Ünnepeket és Boldog Új Évet!

Linksmų Kalėdų ir Laimingų Naujųjų Metų!

חג שמח ו שנה טובה

الزواج في عيد الميلاد ورأس السنة الميلادية

結婚聖誕節和新年快樂

December kicks off with the T&T annual Sieger Show

'Driving...........'

We were pleased to host Judge Norbert Wettlaufer from Germany for our annual Sieger Show under the German Shepherd Breed Club of Trinidad and Tobago. The show was sponsored by Royal Canin and was well attended by some of the country's premier breeders and their dogs. Mr. Wettlaufer was very pleased with the two local Decoys for their work in the Gebrauchshunde (Working Dog) class, speaking from a Judge's perspective as well as a competitor's.

Decoy Nicholas Elliot

He has been very successful in the German Sieger Show with several dogs that he bred including the latest Shirkan vom Schloß Rügland. He is also the youngest judge at this time in Germany and to my recollection, ever appointed. And even before the newly appointed SV executive, Mr. Wettlaufer was speaking in Trinidad about the expected wave of change and progress that we all can look forward to in 2011.

 For the first time we saw the bitework portion of a Sieger Show being conducted in Trinidad and Tobago and so the Sieger and Siegerin were a more typical representation of Good anatomical conformation as well as sound temperament. This was a very progressive step for the local dog community. Also we saw in the Open female working class, only working line dogs, the most participation thus far in a conformation show.

The Sieger crowned was Ramiro vom Godinghofer weg and Siegerin Joy de Lupus Saevus

Proud Handler Prem Dulan, with the Siegerin Joy
Judge Norbert Wettlaufer &
Royal Canin local Rep- Christopher Seeyave

As the year draws to an end we certainly rounded it off with a memorable experience for handlers and spectators as well. Mr. Wettlaufer even conducted and show handling seminar the next day, to help educate members of the public as to the finer points of handling and presenting the most desirable picture of your dog in the Conformation ring. We look forward to a very exciting 2011 for the German Shepherd Dog in Trinidad and Tobago.