The difference between then and now is the dogs were so close in type on both sides of the water. Now, with a few exceptions, they are very different. Perhaps, in the next few years the divergence will not be so extreme and we can select from more dogs and bloodlines. As we get better dogs here with German lines or half German lines I bet the prices will get more reasonable. Of course, the Orientals will continue to overpay and that hurts us all. -------Original Message------- From: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx Date: 12/15/04 22:42:52 To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] German change into American type WHEN In a message dated 12/15/2004 2:09:58 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, GSDHALLMARK@xxxxxxx writes: We received here in America great German type and good dogs. Then, when the war ended, it went in the complete opposite direction. The SV started to have a very closed registry and would not allow any German dogs to be bred outside the SV and didn't want them sold outside the county. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------- I disagree with Evans time line [and some other stuff] I think the best German dogs came over AFTER the war to name a few GV Bill V klistweg GV Troll V Rickterbach GV Axel V Poldihaus Petra V Rickterbach Gv RasantV Holzheimer Eichwald Gv Brix V D Grafenkrone GVX Alice VD Guten Fee . You would be hard pressed to find a winning dog today who does not go directly back to these dogs. I think the change evolved from these dogs we did soooo well breeding from the offspring ov these dogs we had no need for the German dogs. Who knows maybe now we could use another shot. That's a decision to be made by each breeder Fred Migliore ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2004. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================