I saw both Falko and Dolf..Felt Dolf was the better dog..Beautiful body type and head..I bred my sable Cristl to him and sold the pick bitch to Hall Keyes who finished her Champion Ambers Rona v Giflore..A lovely sable..I had some gorgeous dark sables in the 60s,,The fellow who owned Dolf Jim Riley had me come to his home and bred to Dolf myself without Jim being there what a sweet sweet dog..Another litter mate went to Penna . She was a star and somehow got lost at a show and was never found..She was better than Rona..Twins active in the breed at the time cant recall their names..Barbara a walk back in time www.amber-german-shepherds.com -----Original Message----- From: NHANSBURG@xxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 11:19 PM To: Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx Cc: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Who Is that Dog??? its not an opinion. its a fact. you can trace many dogs in our breed today back to falco. you can not find dolf. falco progeny were very long lived thats a fact. You would have a very hard time finding animals around today who did not go back to Marko V Gurkenland and Hobby House Katja. RECORDS LIVE. OPINIONS DIE(Ralph Roberts) ----- Original Message ----- From: Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2006 6:10 pm Subject: Re: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Who Is that Dog??? To: NHANSBURG@xxxxxxxxxx Cc: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > 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...calle d > 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... 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