In a message dated 12/5/2006 2:29:31 PM Pacific Standard Time, falco had better genes then dolf did....find me any dog around now that goes back to dolf. there are many who go back to falco. I bred to Falco twice both litters were large and all the progeny were very long lived. Most of them lived to be over ten and many lived to be over twelve. Connie had good longevity in her bloodlines. He also had incredible character and produced it. He exuded that incredible strong presence that can only be seen in very few dogs. Dolf had soft ears and lacked the enthusiasm of a great show dog. Falco was never nominated for the futurity while dolf went futurity victor in 63. Never in their careers did dolf ever get placed in front of falco. as for alco you gave him a major reserve. ----- Original Message ----- From: Santanagsd19 54@xxxxxx Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 1:57 pm Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Who Is that Dog??? To: Showgsd- l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Remininescing: Personally, I thought Falco was certainly a >handsome > Shepherd...Ve ry good pigment. Not a Great Mover...He sired a son, I >had the chance >to Judge at the Long Island Specialty Show...called Ch. Alco of >Klarbach.. He >was a more beautiful type Shepherd standing, than his Sire....but >he lacked >front reach.. >Actually, . I preferred Ch. Stormhaven's Dolf, the Bernd son, to >both of >them as he was a beautiful type standing and could MOVE!!! . I >also had the >pleasure of handling Dolf at a Specialty Show...He was Quite a >Special One!!! >Barb Williams > NORMA: y... Alco was a beautiful Shepherd...I stated that...I would have preferred more extension in the forequarter.. But.... We are not talking 'mediocre' dogs here... Do you recall my Winner's Dog?? I disagree on Falco's producing ability based on his Genetics... I was never a fan of Marko Gurkenland, his Maternal Grandsire...... Not enough male for me... As far as Dolf is concerned his dam coming off Harald Tigges, I thought Harald had a lot to offer and bred to him, and I thought highly of Iris Brechten, who was a better bitch all the way around than Katja...JMO ...particularly combined with Bernd... But differences of opinion are what makes Dog Shows and Breeders and Handlers and Trainers and Judges, what they are and prefer, ... after all...So....you have your opinion and I have mine... Barb w. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. 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 - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================