Celhaus WW Litter (Lovely bred to Cantor)
Whelped January 16, 2022
Lovely is from my LL litter. Cantor is the sire of the NN, OO, PP, QQ, RR, SS, TT, UU & VV litters.
This is a repeat of the RR and TT litters.
WW litter page
I am expecting some real live wires, full of the love of life, very social and confident, highly intelligent with nice working drives. We should have some SAR and competition prospects as well as pups good for both therapy dog and service dog jobs – and of course some for good pets to active families. I’m expecting them to train easily and enjoy working, to have a sense of humor – Lovely is a real tease – and to have super noses and the desire to use them. As for color, we’ll have bicolors and/or black & tans with extended black down the legs and body, and some solid blacks in this litter.
pedigree
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Sire: CANTOR VOM WENNER HAUS AT CELHAUS PTE, NI, AI, NE, AE, CGC, ATD, THDN
whelped 3/24/16
OFA GOOD hips: GS-99355G24M-VPI
PennHip at 1 year: .37 left; .42 right
(PennHip no longer gives percentile ratings unless they’re in their excellent range, which is below .30)
OFA Elbows: GS-EL37972M24-VPI
OFA Cardiac: GS-CA1790-18M/P-VPI
OFA Thyroid: GS-TH830/33M-VPI
OFA Eyes: GS-EYE525/26M-VPI
OFA DM (spinal myelopathy) free: GS-DM7517/18M-PI
free of bleeding disorders (vonWillebrand’s and hemophilia)
TLI Test normal at 18 months (free of EPI – Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency)
AKC DNA Profile: V895816
Cantor is doing extremely well in training. He is amazing in agility; for instance, he learned the weaves in 6 sessions, including being consistent in finding the entrance to the set of 12 weaves from all angles and at great distances, no matter where I happen to be positioned, which is unheard of. He excels in nosework, which he loves, and also enjoys obedience. Cantor received his Canine Good Citizen title in September, 2017. In October 2017 he passed all his UKC nosework pre-test titles. Since then he has earned his Novice and Advanced Interior titles and his Novice Exterior title.
UKC (United Kennel Club) Nosework titles: PTN, PTA, PTS, PTM, PTE, NI, AI, NE (all five pretests, plus both Novice and Advanced Interior titles and the Novice Exterior title). There are five levels of difficulty (novice, advanced, superior, masters and elite) in each of five elements (exteriors, interiors, vehicles and containers). Before a dog can compete for a title, it must pass a pre-test to show that it will search for and find that particular odor. Cantor passed all five pre-tests (Novice level is Birch, Advanced is Anise, Superior is Clove, Masters is Myrrh and Elite is Vetiver) and last year began competing in classes, where he is doing very well. He doesn’t like nosework as well as agility, but he enjoys using his nose and is getting more intense the more he trials.
NADAC (North American Dog Agility Council) Agility: Cantor has participated in 3 agility trials. He has some “legs” (you need three passing scores to earn each title) in several different classes. He tends to go over the top with excitement at the trials and makes little mistakes, but he’s maturing nicely and hopefully he will earn some titles next year, since all three agility trials this year were cancelled due to the pandemic.
Cantor was a Therapy Dog, registered with Alliance for Therapy Dogs (formerly Therapy Dogs Incorporated). He has a hard time holding still and being dignified, but he was gradually getting used to those therapy dog requirements when covid hit. He was my best one for visiting through the windows during the pandemic, but once the nursing homes reopened in spring 2021, I decided it wasn’t worth it to start all over again working on inside visits and didn’t renew his certification in July 2021.
While he was certified, Cantor earned his AKC Therapy Dog Novice (THDN) title, which requires a history of 10 therapy dog visits. He didn’t make it to his AKC Therapy Dog title (THD), which required 50 visits. He also has his AKC Canine Good Citizen title.
Cantor is athletic and very well built for a working-line dog. He has decent drives that go into overdrive when he’s doing something he loves, such as agility.
See Cantor’s page.
See more Cantor photos
Playing in the snow, March 2012
Cantor at 18 months
Cantor favorite photos from birth
Dam: Celhaus Love Every Living thing PTN, PTA, PTS, PTM, PTE, NE, AE, SE, NC, AC, NV, AV, SV, ATD, THDN (Lovely)
whelped 3/16/16
OFA GOOD hips: GS-99575G25F-VPI
PennHip at 1 year: 95th Percentile!!!!, .25 left; .24 right
(which means her hips are better than the hips of 95% of the 13,538 German Shepherds they had evaluated at the time we did hers)
OFA elbows normal: GS-EL38181F25-VPI
OFA Cardiac: GS-CA1887/33F/P-VPI
OFA Thyroid: GS-TH854/33F-VPI
OFA Eyes: GS-EYE527/26F-VPI
OFA DM (spinal myelopathy) CLEAR: GS-DM9373/21F-PI
(She is free of the spinal myelopathy mutation genes.)
free of EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) at 28 months
UKC Nosework Titles: PTN, PTA, PTS, PTM, PTE (all five pre-tests), Advanced Containers, Superior Vehicles and Superior Exteriors. Nosework is a fun new competition venue derived from narcotics dog training where dogs compete in searching for certain essential oils instead of narcotics. There are five levels of difficulty (novice, advanced, superior, masters and elite) in each of five elements (exteriors, interiors, vehicles and containers). Before a dog can compete for a title, it must pass a pre-test to show that it will search for and find that particular odor. Lovely has passed all five pre-tests (Novice level is Birch, Advanced is Anise, Superior is Clove, Masters is Myrrh and Elite is Vetiver), and has her Superior Exteriors, Advanced Interiors, Advanced Containers and Superior Vehicles titles, despite losing all of 2020 to the pandemic.
NADAC Agility: Lovely was ready to compete for agility in 2020, but all trials were cancelled due to the pandemic. She competed in April 2021 and got several qualifying scores but no title. I did not enter the July trials as we were in a terribly high covid surge and I wanted to avoid a lot of people. Hopefully she can compete next year.
Lovely is first of all a tease. I see it every morning during her ball sessions. She is a two-ball dog, which means she won’t give me the one she has but must decided to drop it before I can throw the other. She’ll retrieve for several minutes then give me a grin and sit there, making me wait until she decides she’s ready for more ball throws. She has great hunt drive and natural desire to use her nose. I see that during her ball sessions, too. She seems bored if I throw the ball straight in a clear area but delights if it goes over trees and out of sight so she has to search for it. I also see it in training, not so much in nosework other than she is Miss Gawky and will suddenly get engrossed in something and forget to search. She’s getting better as she gains more experience and better understands that her job is to go in, search, find – and then she can be silly. I definitely experience her humor in agility. She makes me work every obstacle and will all of a sudden do some totally unpredictable, silly thing like acting as if she’s never seen a tunnel before and why would she go into that dark opening. The instructor and my classmates get lots of laughs when it’s our turn to work. She’ll be totally serious and focused and then all of a sudden give me a sideways glance with a twinkle in her eye and I know she’s plotting mischief. In this she’s like her great-great-great grandmother, the original Glory, about whom people still tell funny stories. Life is never dull with Lovely around.
She has a nice social temperament and is full of the joy of life. She has an endearing habit at home of coming up to me as I work on the computer, placing one paw on my leg and staring soulfully into my eyes until I quit typing and give her attention. She soon figured out that the people we visit are extremely susceptible to this as well and thus is very popular as a therapy dog.
We actually did her therapy dog test in the Alzheimer’s Unit of one nursing home that I visit. Before the pandemic, I went to the Unit every Thursday afternoon. They are crazy about my dogs, so I had the brainstorm to ask if they’d like to help us do the test. Lovely knows Laurie, the tester, quite well so we need someone else to do the friendly stranger petting and exam as well as the walking erratically and running-past-as-if-in-an-emergency parts of the test. The staff and residents were thrilled to be asked to participate. One of the staff members did all those tests except one of the residents used her walker for the walking-erratically test and another helped us with the approach-someone-in-a-wheelchair test. The rest of the residents watched avidly and had to be restrained from reaching out or approaching Lovely to pet her until we finished the test. Then we went right into the first of her supervised visits and all the residents got to pet her. In fact, we had to make the circuit of the room three times before everyone was satisfied that they had petted her enough. She was a super hit and all of us had a ball.
Lovely is visiting nursing homes and doing Reading Dog at Tongue River Elementary. She even has her own trading cards that we give out to the kids who read to her or write her letters (she has her own stationery) – and to the nursing home residents that I began writing to during the pandemic shutdown and continue to do weekly even though we’re visiting again, because they asked me to continue. I guess the activity directors are greeted with huge smiles when they deliver my letters each week.
Lovely also does well in obedience. She has her Canine Good Citizen and Canine Good Citizen Advanced titles. We wanted to work on the other titles but Laurie, who also instructed those classes, moved out of town and no one else has offered them.
Two of Lovely’s pups from her TT litter are service dogs and one is training for Search & Rescue. Others are training in a wide variety of venues and some are already competing in Rally, Obedience, Agility and Nosework. Others are companions for active families.
Lovely’s cousin, Jamboree (they have the same sire – Quasi – and Jamboree’s mother is GloryToo’s litter sister), is the first (and so far, only) sworn-in Court Advocate Dog in Wyoming. Court Advocate Dogs go with children when they must testify in abuse cases. Before that, they will be present whenever the child has visitation from the non-custodial parent. Lovely’s mother, GloryToo, is in training to be a Court Advocate Dog so that she will be ready if the program is expanded state-wide.
Lovely is sixth-generation my female line and shows so many of the good qualities from her great-great-great grandmother, Glory and those who followed her: sound temperament, lots of drive, super noses, joy of life, willingness, the list goes on. Breeding tells!!
See Lovely’s page
See Lovely March 2020
See Lovely at 18 months
See Lovely’s favorite photos
Maternal Grand Dam: Celhaus Gift of Glory PTE, AN, ME, MI, SC, AV, ATD, THDA (Glory Too)
whelped 6/7/13
OFA Hips GOOD: GS-93516G28F-VPl
OFA elbows normal: GS-E132026F24-VPl
PennHip at 1 year: 90th Percentile (Distraction Index .25 left and right hips, in their excellent range, which is below .30)
DM (Spinal Myelopathy) carrier: IGS-DM3153/6F-P|
OFA Eyes: GS-EYE363/63F-VPI
OFA Cardiac: GS-CA1434/30F-VPI
OFA Thyroid: GS-TH802-46F-VPI (2019)
OFA CHIC (Canine Health Information Center) DNA REPOSITORY: GS-DNA-361/S
Free of bleeding disorders (hemophilia and von Willebrand’s)
Free of EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) at 29 months
Therapy Dog, registered with Alliance for Therapy Dogs (formerly TDInc).
GloryToo, named after her great-great-grandmother, whose call name was Glory, lives to use her nose. She showed that drive practically from birth and as soon as I decided to keep her, I started allowing her to search for the nose work scents after I had trained the big dogs. She was often quicker to find the hides in the house than the adults who had been training for months, so I knew I had a special pup here. I’m hoping to get some nose work titles on her this summer. I also plan to resume her agility training once she’s done with this litter.
She’s not extremely ball driven but enjoys her morning play sessions and really perks up if she has to hunt to find the ball where it has bounced across a fence or into the snow.
UKC Nosework titles: PTN, PTA, PTS, PTM, PTE, A/N, NI, AI, NE (all five pretests, plus Advanced Vehicles; Novice, Advanced & Superior Containers; Novice, Advanced, Superior and Master Interior titles; and Novice, Advanced, Superior & Master Exterior titles). There are five levels of difficulty (novice, advanced, superior, masters and elite) in each of five elements (exteriors, interiors, vehicles and containers). Before a dog can compete for a title, it must pass a pre-test to show that it will search for and find that particular odor. GloryToo passed all five pre-tests (Novice level is Birch, Advanced is Anise, Superior is Clove, Masters is Myrrh and Elite is Vetiver) and is doing very well in competition, though she missed several trials when she was either in heat, pregnant or lactating. Now that she is retired from breeding, she should finish all her titles pretty quickly.
She’s a very social dog, very affectionate, and a great therapy dog. She particularly enjoys the Reading Dog programs we do at Tongue River Elementary and did at Tongue River High School before covid hit. She has an engaging, sometimes silly personality and just bursts with the joy of life.
She has her AKC Therapy Dog Novice (THDN) title, which requires a history of 10 therapy dog visits and her. AKC Therapy Dog title (THD), which requires 50 visits. She also has her THDA title, which requires 100 visits. She visits nursing homes and participated in the Reading Dog program at the Children’s Library, which is designed to help children who are having trouble learning to read. Children read to the non-judgmental therapy dog, which helps them to overcome feelings of embarrassment or inadequacy. She particularly enjoyed the Reading Dog program at the Children’s Library and obviously missed it, so I began contacting schools to see if we could get any teachers interested in dogs coming to their classrooms. In April 2019, we received a request to come to Tongue River Elementary School in Ranchester (about 15 miles for Sheridan). She was thrilled to begin doing weekly Reading Dog sessions there. We continue those to this day. GloryToo also participated in a stress-relief program during finals week, where therapy dogs visit students at the local college, before covid and we hope it will eventually be reinstated.
GloryToo also has her own trading cards that we give out to the kids who read to her or write her letters (and her own stationery) – and to the nursing home residents that I began writing to during the pandemic shutdown and continue to do weekly even though we’re visiting again, because they asked me to continue. I guess the activity directors are greeted with huge smiles when they deliver my letters each week.
GloryToo is in training to be a Court Advocate Dog so that she will be ready if the program is adopted state-wide. Court Advocate Dogs go with children when they must testify in abuse cases. Before that, they will be present whenever the child has visitation from the non-custodial parent. A pilot program was conducted in the Gillette area and GloryToo’s niece, Jamboree, was the only dog that participated. Jamboree is now is the only sworn-in Court Advocate Dog in Wyoming (Gillette).
She also has her AKC Canine Good Citizen title.
See GloryToo’s page
See GloryToo March 2020
See GloryToo’s favorite photos
Maternal Great Grandsire: Jagerstadt Chaos von Celhaus PTN & PTA, O-EAC, OAC, S-ECC, S-TN-E, EJC, OJC, OWV, S-NAC, S-NCC, S-TN-N, S-WV-N, S-NJC, S-TG-N, S-HP-N, ATD, THD-N, THD, THDA
3/23/06 – 2/25/18
NADAC Agility titles: Superior Novice Regular, Superior Novice Weavers, Superior Novice Chances, Superior Novice Tunnelers, Superior Novice TouchNGo, Superior Novice Jumpers, Superior Novice Hoopers, Open Regular, Open Chances, Open Tunnelers, Open TouchNGo, Open Hoopers, Open Jumpers, Open Weavers, Outstanding Elite Chances, Outstanding Elite Regular, Elite Tunnelers
Chaos retired from agility competition and began training for Nosework titles. Unfortunately, by the time UKC, which took over all nosework titling from United Nosework, began allowing nosework trials again, Chaos was aging to the point he didn’t like traveling and spending hours at a trial, so he never got more than the first two pre-trials. I lost him to cancer barely a month from his 12th birthday.
Chaos was a Therapy Dog, registered with Alliance of Therapy Dogs (formerly Therapy Dogs Inc.)
OFA Fair Hips, PennHip 70th Percentile, OFA Elbows, OFA Cardiac, OFA Thyroid, OFA DM (free), CERF, von Willebrand’s and hemophilia free, free of EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency)
Chaos had a rock-solid temperament and steady nerves. He was very social with all ages of people and was an excellent Therapy Dog. Chaos came from herding lines. Both his parents were working stock dogs on farms in North Carolina. I like to incorporate dogs from herding lines in my breeding programs because of their high bidability. They truly want to work with the handler, and Chaos was no exception. He was extremely fun to train because he checked constantly to be sure he was doing what I want.
See Chaos’ page
See Chaos’ favorite photos
See Chaos’ agility photos
For more information on the German Shepherd style of herding see
http://www.german-shepherdherding.com/herding-with-nicky/.
http://www.german-shepherdherding.com/large-flock-sheep-herding-ii/.http://www.german-shepherdherding.com/the-large-flock-herding-dog/.
Maternal Great Grand Dam: Celhaus Celebrate Life S/N, PTN, PTA, PTS, PTM, PTE, EE, MC, SV, EI, NR, NT, ATD, THDN (Lively)
whelped 11/3/09
NADAC Agility titles: Novice Regular, Novice Tunnelers. Unfortunately, the agility trials were moved from a site ninety minutes away to one that is 3 1/2 hours one way. I have to drive back and forth each day since I have other dogs at home I must care for each evening, so our chances for more agility titles are low.
UKC Nosework titles: Elite Exteriors, Master Interiors, Master Containers, Superior Vehicles, PreTest-Elite (all 5 PreTests).
At our first Nosework Trial in May 2014, she received the first two titles in Exterior Searches, NNE1 (where they search for Birch Essential Oil) and NNE2 (where they search for Anise Essential Oil). On July 1st, 2014, the United Kennel Club took over nose work from its originating United Nosework organization, so those titles are now NE & AE. They did not allow trials until after they have incorporated all the information of every dog that titled under United Nosework. Lively continued training in the interim and will compete for more titles as trials are held. She was retired and spayed in the spring of 2017 so now she no longer misses trials due to being pregnant or raising pups.
Lively is a Therapy Dog, registered with Alliance of Therapy Dogs. She has her AKC Therapy Dog Novice (THDN) title and nearly enough visits to qualify for the THD (Therapy Dog) title, which requires 50.
OFA “fair” hips, PennHip 60th percentile (DI’s .39 & .35), OFA Elbows, OFA Cardiac, OFA Thyroid, OFA DM (carrier), OFA eyes, von Willebrand’s and hemophilia free
free of EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) at 24 months
Lively produced three litters when bred to Chaos and two litters bred to Quasi. She has produced some excellent Search & Rescue dogs as well as competition dogs (agility, nosework, etc), service dogs and therapy dogs. She has tons of drive and in her youth would retrieve a ball all day long. She’s a nice medium size and very athletic. She’s also a fun dog to live with and, especially, to train. Her pups typically excel in any kind of training and approach it with enthusiasm, yet they can also serve as service dogs, which asks for a much calmer, quiet dog that concentrates on assisting its owner with any disabilities the person has.
See Lively’s page
See Lively March 2020
See Lively’s favorite photos
Maternal Great Grand Sire: Kway vom Posthorn SchH3 (LGA) KKL1 High Protection (97 V) at the 2007 Americans
“a” normal hips HDZW 66
whelped 9/9/00 – lived to 14!
free of EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency) and of the Degenerative Myelopathy gene.
According to his owner (Bill Kulla), “Kway participated in two research studies that are working to identify a genetic marker for EPI and DM, so that one day we may eliminate these devastating diseases from our breed.”
Other quotes from Kway’s website, www.kulladogs.com:
Kway (pronounced “Kwhy”) was the expression of his world class bloodlines: son of Asko von der Lutter and grandson of Aly vom Vordersteinwald. Asko was the 1998 Bundessieger and 2000 WUSV World Champion and has proven himself as producer already. At the past three BSPs, Asko had more sons shown than any other dog. Aly was a close second.
Kway himself was a true all-three-phase dog: tracking is deep-nosed and methodical, obedience was fast and animated yet precise, and bitework was extremely strong with full, hard grips. Kway was balanced in the protection work and brought his natural aggression to the work for strong guarding. Through all three phases, Kway was a dog that was in true harmony with his handler, and their strong bond was evident on and off the field.
Always pronounced in courage; in Kway’s breed survey special mention is made of his exceptional temperament.
Kway was linebred 5-5 on Urs aus der Hopfenstraße, and he carried the black recessive.
Bill reports that Kway loved to retrieve and was good with everyone. He also was good with other dogs, including small dogs, and enjoyed nurturing puppies. I really liked him when I took Quinta to be bred in 2009. Kway had been retired for two years, but put on a beautiful obedience demonstration for me. He was five days from turning nine years old but sure didn’t look it as he heeled, ran and jumped.
Maternal Great Great Grand Dam: Celhaus Quintessence NJ NR NTO NC TDInc (“Quinta”)
NADAC Agility titles: Novice Jumpers Superior, Novice Regular, Novice Tunnelers Outstanding, Novice Chances, 2 legs towards her Open Jumpers title, 2 legs towards her Novice TouchNGo title, 2 legs towards her Novice Weavers title and 1 leg towards her Novice Hoopers title
AKC agility titles: one leg in each of Standard, Jumpers with Weaves & FAST
OFA hips (good); OFA Elbows; OFA Thyroid; OFA Cardiac; CERF; also tested EPI (Exocrine Pancreatic Insufficiency), von Willebrand’s and hemophilia free. In December, 2007, Quinta received her Health Award Certificate of Recognition from the German Shepherd Dog Club of America.
Quinta was a Therapy Dog, registered with Therapy Dogs Inc. (now Alliance of Therapy Dogs).
Quinta, commonly known as “Wild Thing”, was the character of the family. She loved to work, begged to train, and got into all kinds of trouble when we didn’t. She was crazy about agility. Her biggest problem was remembering to listen to me and go the direction I indicated, rather than attack every obstacle in sight. When she did remember, she was extremely intense and concentrated, a joy to work, and nearly always took 1st place. She also did extremely well in obedience and tracking but we never tried for titles since trials are few and far between. Quinta was very much like her mother, Jubilee, and grandmother, Glory. She was quite dramatic, very fast and athletic, loved to tease, and had trouble being a “good” girl.
See Quinta’s page
See Quinta’s favorite photos
See Quinta’s agility photos
Maternal Great Great Great Grandsire: Bianko vom Leerburg (“Comanche”)
OFA GOOD hips, OFA elbows
Janet Wilt’s Comanche was a Search & Rescue dog, certified in Avalanche, Water, Tracking, Wilderness Rescue and Cadaver. He was also certified as a narcotics dog (4 odors), evidence and building search.
Maternal Great Great Great Granddam: Celhaus Jubilee CGC CD NA NAP TDInc.
7/19/98 – 11/20/12, made it to 14 1/3 years!
OFA GOOD hips, OFA elbows, OFA cardiac, OFA thyroid, von Willebrand’s and hemophilia free, CERF
Jubilee was a Therapy Dog, registered with Therapy Dogs Inc.
She had her Companion Dog title and her AKC Novice Agility titles and only needed one more qualifying score to finish her Novice Jumpers title, but she developed spurs on her back (from being such an athletic, body-slamming, hard-playing dog all her life), so her jumping and competing days were over.
Jubilee was the most athletic GSD I’ve ever known–unless it’s her daughter, Quinta or granddaughter, Lively. At 14 1/3, she was still healthy, though arthritis from bridging in her back had slowed her down considerably. When she was just a pup she would jump into the back of a 3/4 ton pickup from which I was shoveling wood shavings, trudge to the top of the shavings pile, and get on top of the cab. She would climb, jump, drill through incredible obstacles to retrieve her toys (the favorite of which is the Frisbee). She loved obedience, tracking and agility. Her tracking was very intense and only needed proofing to be ready to try for her Tracking Dog title. When she hurt her back, I retired her.
See Jubilee’s page
See Jubilee’s favorite photos
Maternal Great Great Great Great Granddam: Roche Jaune’s Triumph of Celhaus CD, TDInc (“Glory”)
9/14/94 – 9/9/02
OFA GOOD hips, OFA elbows, CERF, von Willebrand’s and hemophilia free
Glory was a Therapy Dog, registered with Therapy Dogs Incorporated (now Alliance of Therapy Dogs).
I originally began in American-line German Shepherds, the old lines with lots of European influence – before they were ruined by the fad for extreme side gait. When the breeder from whom I got my dogs for years retired in the late 1980’s, I decided to switch to European working lines. Unfortunately, the first several breeding prospects from those lines that I bought failed all their health screenings. In fact, they introduced me to new problems in the breed – genetic eye and bleeding conditions – so I increased the number of health screenings that I did before passing a dog for breeding. Glory was the first one who passed all the tests and whom I could breed, and she produced so well that I have continued her line for six generations of females. With her first litter I adopted the German system of having an alphabet letter for each litter, beginning with the A litter of 1997, from whom I kept her daughter Ashi. That was such a great litter that the next year I drove her all the way to Toronto to breed her to a German import there who was closely related to Ashi’s sire. That only resulted in one pup, whom I kept. I didn’t use a litter letter for her but instead named her Jubilee because the Catholic world was in the middle of a jubilee year of prayer to prepare for the millennium.
Glory was a mix of German show and working lines and was absolutely beautiful. She was also a tease with an amazing sense of humor and would drive me crazy when I tried to get her serious enough to train and to compete for obedience or tracking titles. I always bred her to working-line males and she generously threw more serious working dogs than she was but also her correct structure AND sparkling personality. Her progeny were just plain fun and continue to be so to this day, including an occasional one who is a big tease like she was (though more easily trained). The latest tease to liven up my life is her great-great-great granddaughter (a Lively granddaughter from the LL litter of 2016), Celhaus Love Every Living Thing (“Lovely”). I still miss Glory a lot but I enjoy the vivacity in all her children and their enthusiastic enjoyment of life.
See Glory’s page
See Glory’s favorite photos
Info on Cantor’s Parents/Grandparents from his breeder:
Cantor’s Sire: UCH SG Buzz vom Gildaf IPO2 AD CGC HIC
OFA EXCELLENT, normal elbows, DM clear, CERF normal
Buzz is best described by his owner and breeder, Melinda Clark…
“Buzz is a dark sable male with a lot of substance. He has a huge, masculine head and a lot of bone. He’s fit, athletic and 100% health cleared. Buzz is 100% stable. I can take him anywhere. He goes to parades with me, loves kids, good with dogs. His versatility is endless. I’ve only just begun with him. He is naturally protective of his family. He is extremely driven, loves to work and full of enthusiasm. At home, he has a nice off switch and settles easily.
Buzz is a high drive male. His tracking nose is excellent. His protection work is fast and confident. He hits hard and is serious. His obedience is biddable and very clean. Buzz has an excellent temperament. Buzz has nearly 20 progeny actively working and certifying in Search and Rescue.
In August 2009, Buzz made his UKC Conformation debut. His Championship came very easily to him. In one weekend, he earned 4 Best Puppy, 4 Winners Male, 4 Best of Breed, 1 Group 4 Win and 1 Group 1 Win! On February 13, 2010, he earned the last 20 points needed for his UCH.
On May 15, 2010, Buzz made his debut in the German Breed ring. He was being shown for his Breed rating and earned an SG3. We are VERY proud that not only did Buzz earn his SG (Very Good) rating, but that he placed 3rd with his SG as well. He goes SG EVERY TIME he’s shown.
Buzz’s progeny are being trained and performing well in Search and Rescue, Flyball, Obedience, Schutzhund and more….
Cantor’s Dam: UWP UCD URO2 UAG2 Int CH UGRCH RACH H’Linea von Holtgrew
BH CDX BN RAE2 RM SCN SIN SEN CA HIC TKI THDN NW3 NW3-1 NW3-V L1C L1C DOG RATN OV TC TDI CGCA 2015 GSDCA High in Trial!
“a1” normal, normal elbows, DM Clear, CERF normal CHIC
From Linea’s owner:
Linea is a beautiful bicolor female with rich pigment and is the granddaughter of my great male, Jaryn “Logan” von der Dornburg. She is clear headed and has an amazing personality and temperament; she gets along with everyone she meets whether they have 2 legs or 4. Linea is very athletic and built to work just like grandfather and very eager to learn and please. She is a powerhouse when it comes to nosework! She is happy worker and loves working with me no matter what it is. She loves to jump and does so with ease. Linea, like all my dogs, competes in a wide variety of venues including: Schutzhund, AKC/UKC obedience and rally, conformation, weight pulling, herding, nosework, barnhunt, lure cursing and whatever else we can find. Plus she is a working Therapy Dog. She is the total package.
Some of Linea’s Accomplishments:
UKC Grand Champion
UKC Best of Breed x7
UKC Group 3 x2
UKC Group 4 x2
IABCA Best of Breed x3
IABCA Group 3
High In Trial (AKC) x2
High Combined In Rally (AKC) x3
AKC Rally Champion
High in Trial Rally (UKC)
High in Trial Barnhunt Novice (BHA)
2013 #10 in Beginner Novice GSDCA
2015 GSDCA National High in Trial
2015 GSDCA National Elite Award
2015 UKC Obedience All Stars-Novice
Cantor’s great grandsire (Linea’s maternal grandsire: Int. CH, UCH, UCD OB1 Jaryn “Logan” von der Dornburg SchH 1, TR 2, AD, CDX, TD, Can. CD, RE, RL1, OV, TDI, CGC
Logan truly has an amazing pedigree. Logan is the son of V Rocky von den Zinglegärten SchH3 IP3, FH1 Kkl1’a’ who has competed well at the world level as well as many of his offspring. Rocky has competed at the WUSV for Germany, and at the Bundessieger, placing third in 2001and tenth in 2000! Rocky is described as a friendly and out-going dog in person and he shows wonderful concentration in his work. He is known for producing mentally stable progeny.
Cantor’s paternal great great grand dam (Logan’s dam): Isa von der Kinzigau SchH3 Kkl1’a’,
Isa is best described by her owner, Laurie Tollifson, “Isa is a little power house. Wild as a March hare yet as intense as a hawk. She has a strong work ethic, balanced drives and a fun-loving personality. Also, extreme trainability and hits like a Mack truck (in protection).” Isa earned her SchH 3 at 24 months and took SG1 at the 2001 South Central Regional Conformation Show.
Logan’s pedigree consists of many world and national competitors- 3 WUSV participants, 11 BSP participants with 1 Sieger and 9 with V scores! and 3 LGA participants…
Cantor’s maternal granddam (Linea’s dam): SG Valley von Holtgrew SchH1 Kkl1
Valey is a Logan daughter and has a super temperament. When she was in Germany being trained and titled she would work with anyone and was one of their favorites.
Cantor’s maternal grandsire (Linea’s sire): V14 ’11 Gordon vom Fuchsgraben SCHH3 IPO3 FH2 Kkl1
Gordon is best described by his owner, Kris Taylor, “Gordon is an exceptionally powerfully built dog. He has superb explosive muscle tone with a very easy gait and has an extreme pigmentation that is second to none with working line dogs. He carries these traits with many of his offspring as he reproduces himself very well. He is amazingly well balanced in his drives, temperament and nerves. Gordon is a top sport level competition dog currently still competing nationally and will continue to compete in the conformation ring at the highest levels.
His character is magnificent which makes him the picture perfect family dog. Gordon is completely neutral to other dogs showing zero aggression to other dogs, cats or any other animals. He is wonderful with small children and anyone acting in a normal fashion. Try to break into his house or approach a vehicle he is occupying and he would trigger every natural fear in a human nervous system. He is not a dog any stranger could just walk off with.”
Cantor’s paternal great grandsire (Linea’s paternal grandsire): V KK1 Vito vom Waldwinkel SCH3.
Many think Vito vom Waldwinkel to be the best son of WUSV Sieger Tom van’t Leefdaalhof, producing dogs to the BSP and WUSV. Vito is known for producing strong working ability, as exhibited by his progeny at the top level of the sport in the present time. This is exemplified by the strong working kennels in Europe that bred to him and dogs that are on the competition field.
Linea is linebred on 1989 WUSV SIEGER Fado von Karthago SCHH3 FH IP3 on both the sire and dam’s side. Fado von Karthago SCHH3 FH IP3 Kkl1 won the WUSV in 1989 and 2nd Place in 1990!
Info on the other Cantor grandsire from his owner (who happens to be Hesed’s breeder):
Cantor’s Paternal Grandsire: V Puck vom Grafental SchH3 AD
“a” normal, HDZW = 74, normal thyroid, DM clear
Puck is one of the few 100% DDR dogs in the USA to attain a V rating in conformation in West Germany. Puck is a grandson of two great DDR sires, V Larry vom Wolfseck and V Murphy vom Schwarzhorn and continued their legacy of 100% DDR lines that are known to give exceptional working ability, structure, bone and pigment. Others of the greatest DDR dogs of all time also appear in his pedigree. Paternal side includes: V Larry vom Wolfseck, Ingo vom Rudigen, Held vom Ritterberg, Hassan vd Hassllelweisen, Pushkass vom haus Himple. Maternal (bottom) side includes: Muchta vom Schwarzhorn (littermate to Murphy vom Schwarzhorn), Don vom haus Iris, Alf vom Kornersee, Xito vom Barutherland and Condoe vom Marderphal. He is linebred on Don vom Rolandsteich (5 – 5).
A translation of Puck’s Koer Report states: Absolute middlesize, middle strong, contentful, strong head, nice expression, harmonious structure, emphasize stress structure firmness, correct front, pronounced wither, correct sufficient long croup, correct angulation shoulder blade, somewhat steep upper arm, good angulated rear, free movement with powerful strong supplies. Drive, self sureness and strainless pronounced, does out.
Constance Krebs (Hesed’s breeder and owner of Puck) told me this about Puck: “He passed away at almost 14 years of age back in October (2015)…very sad day. Anyway, he was world renowned. He was a gorgeous GSD. He was old DDR in type, not over the top in drive, but certainly held his own in the work. He produced better than he was. He had nerves of steel and a very stable temperament. I never replaced a pup from him… He was known for producing good bones and joints… was DM clear/clear. Several pups went to different varieties of working homes.”