Ruth, That's neat!! Yeah, this dog you mentioned is also German bred with ScH lines within 5 generations......Another success story to add to my list of combining the bloodlines!!! I am feeling very optimistic right now!!!! :-) Sarah On Sep 12, 2013, at 11:05 PM, Ruth Scheubler wrote: > I was there the day a local SchH trainer came by C-TH to test some dogs. He > was doing the testing down at the end of the driveway and we would bring down > one dog at a time to test. The last dog we brought out was Mazarati. Maz > thought the guy was a whole lot of fun. After saying he would gladly take > this dog to train the guy asked if he could see that Champion everyone was > talking about. "You're looking at him" He was more than willing to take the > dog for training but Maz had other things planed for him But I will always > remember the guy's face as he realized that fun little dog who was willing to > take all he gave was Sel Ch Covy's Mazarati of Tucker Hill ROM. > Ruth > > > ________________________________ > From: "Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx" <Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx> > To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Cc: HelenFranklin520@xxxxxxx; gsdworkingline@xxxxxxxxx > Sent: Thursday, September 12, 2013 7:36 PM > Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] re American lines and ScH > > > i knew helen's don quixote well and he was everything she said and then > some. although i didn't know prince of wales i did know his brother, > vancouver. vancouver was one of the most beautiful GSDs i have ever seen > and i > would have trusted that dog with my life. it's the instinct that's > important > to me - not what someone can "train" a dog to do if the instinct isn't > there. both of helen's boys were sound, in every sense of the word, and > they > did what they were supposed to do when the situation presented itself. > THAT is a proper GSD. > diane > ===================================================================== > > Helen Franklin wrote: > The Schutzhund Dog Training Club held their training on my 5 acres in > Brentwood Bay, B.C. in the 1980's. My U.S. Select American Champion, > Select Canadian Champion, Covy-Tucker Hills Don > Quixote, ROM, ROMC, OFA, TC was on the sleeve the first time he saw it, > BOTH ON AN OFF LEASH, HE WAS HIT ON THE BACK WITH A STICK WHILE ON THE > SLEEVE, AND HE "OUTTED" > IMMEDIATELY AT MY COMMAND, never having heard it before. The German > trainer refused to believe that this was an American Dog. He also followed > a tracking trail (hot dog) the first time we > tried it. He was fearless, and a Top top working SchH dog.........and > yes....I do have pictures. Helen Franklin. 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