How to TEST Puppies & Read Pedigrees

[@cheekanuble]

Hey, I have a GSD female from Roxie and Vito dandico. That dog is one hell of beast. First GSD owner here, I gotta say I had to spend a few thousands in training, not for her, but for me to get used to the breed. Specifically THAT line. I met Roxie a few times and she's a sweetheart. Haven't seen her work though. Mine is about a 14 months old now, no health issues so far, great posture and hips, but be prepared for a mouthy, strong headed dog. She's extremely smart, courageous, sensitive and has a lovable personality but is very impolite with other dogs, very intense. She surprised us our first time camping as a puppy, my girlfriend took the paddleboard out on the lake and the dog, having never swam, seen water or boats, jumped off the dock, into a rowboat, into the water to ''save'' my girlfriend and swam all the way to her (a hundred feet maybe). Any other people touching us or dogs jumping on us and she absolutely WILL let them know what,s up. Our trainer has another working line GSD which is the only dog she gets along with because they match each others energy (In a regular, dog park like setting). As for Roxie's side, her foster family is amazing and a great environment for puppies to grow up in. BUT, that working line is NOT for the average joe, they are reactive dogs and if the issue is not adressed, they WILL develop bad behaviours. Dandicos as many other lines are very sweet but mouthy as puppies but the genetics start to show towards 6 months so what you see at first is not what you get (We didnt know that lol). They are a lot to handle but when given the right environment, they thrive and reward you tenfold. Physically, mine is a larger female, she fluctuates between 75 to 80 lbs - her sister which we have seen is about the same. Short sable coat, easy to maintain. Prey drive for us didn't develop until 8 months which made training interesting. She used to be food motivated but switched overnight. Now she craves toys and balls as rewards. We potty trained her in a week and she learned the basic dog tricks surprisingly fast. Be prepared to have a bully stick/chew toy budget if you are not very active to keep them busy. Overall, she's a very difficult dog to handle for us mere mortals but we wouldn't change her for the world. She brings out the best of us and has made us feel much safer in the home. I figured my comment should explain what it's like to have one of those if you're not into the working dog life. You will have to eventually as you have no choice if you want to have a GOOD (happy and balanced) dog. ENglish is not my first language so I apologize for the mistakes I may have made. If anyone has any questions about owning one of those let me know, I'll gladly help you! Alex

[@Bonitawrites]

Great info. Your English was better than some native speakers. Thank you for sharing.

[@rigidstonerottweiler]

Pups look great and the first female was great. Nice Arowana in the aquarium as well.

[@mobstercrow7515]

Kind of a sad setup though, not much enrichment or plants for the fish.

[@OfficialMixture]

As a German shepherd lover I sooo appreciate your video because there's so many bad breeders out there without knowledge. This shows real passion in regards of what the true working dogs should be because it's rare for people to talk this stuff. Much love 🥰

[@OfficialMixture]

Can you test the shepherds for natural inborn defensiveness? So say you wanted a dog to be more calm towards a family ask in less prey but more like the ddr dogs with higher natural defence??

[@liesalllies]

Link is adorable. "Oh, another puppy .. Ok..." 5 sec later "Wait i like you!"

[@cold_spring_ranch]

Love the puppy temperature testing you do

[@bitedawg]

excellent pedigree and very nice colors and pigment on the pups,i had the opportunity to see "BOLLE" in action a few times and also a few of his sons that carried that "signature BOLLE coat color",these pups should be solid workers!

[@MackTrainingAcademy]

I love the generalizations you provide. And that you tell people the truth that it could change down the line and the middle of the road dog may end up being the best one. Really enjoyed your info on the pedigree. This is something I wish I understood better. A video on learning and reading pedigrees would be great.

[@markojanssen9253]

Love the video and it makes so much sense to me. I appreciate also the conclusion on their different characters, well done…

[@emergingsound3647]

My husband and have been fortunate enough to have had the most exceptional dogs during our married life of 33 years. We always chose rescue puppies of large mix breed, male and the most important, the runt. They have all been working protectors.

[@1FanofTHEECOSYSTEM]

Life is good again! THE ECOSYSTEM WANTED MORE DOG VIDEOS.....AND SHIELD HAS BEEN DOING JUST THAT! keep it up.

[@JonGilGonefishing]

My GSD ear came up, went back down, and never came up again. Everyone loves the ear. I wish it was up 😂

[@Makado14]

That is an easy fix but has to be done before the puppy is 7 months old. You simply tape it up, most vets know how to do it, it isn't painful and supports the ear cartilage. This is mostly a result of the female not receiving the calcium she needed when pregnant.

[@living2day617]

Also, for those who read this in the future. It is important to provide your puppy with collagen supplements. This will strengthen the ear cartilage. On a side note, whether true or not, I was told that large puppies take longer for their ears to erect. However, my large boned male's ears erected right away. Same with my female's ears. Yet, I had one large, stocky female who took 6 months for her ears to finally stay up.

[@nakitazmom1369]

I also liked your puppy testing techniques - fascinating ! I really like the litter! I saw Javir in that pedigree , I also have a Staatsmacht kennel male puppy ( I got from Stefan) , father line is Napoleon Barnero , GF - Gero Female is Quaste Staatsmacht- (some line breeding )- her father is Quardes - super strong dogs in this pedigree my pup is 14 months old - those pups look great ! Look forward to seeing how they work!

[@dd3wc]

Something tells me this video was to be posted earlier today, instead of the LIVE. LOL! 😂 I’d pick the first puppy 🥰 - the bi-colour female … not the one that’s listed for sale. Not that there’s anything wrong with her … I just prefer the first female’s personality more … what little I saw of it!

[@pjk1714]

Had no idea you were a stone throw.... Very nice and great to know.

[@otcdawgsable]

Great video you said also do this test with Malinois puppies also Doberman people can see the difference in other breeds working lines and Family Lines

[@revistadearmas]

That was awesome 👍, thank you very much! I'm getting my GSD female pup next month. Now I have a better idea of what to look for. Her pedigree comes from the show line Gsd from South America Argentina

[@GT3Girly]

I would take the last male shown in the video, good looking pup as well.

[@wipperwil]

Thanks for posting. Great info here.

[@ninawernick6501]

I have the wonderful fortune of getting a lovely working line shepherd pup soon. Met the parents, wonderful dogs. Huge litter, 14 of them, and mine's a bicolour female a lot like the first pup you showed here. Bold, outgoing, but also very playful with my kids and me. Going to be a handful for sure, but looking forward to it!

[@dyates6380]

I WANT one!!!! Awesome Haz!

[@matthewaduncan1352]

I'm a big fan of the Staatsmacht, I got a GSD thats has Quardes, 2nd Gen, black jack, Hammer Tiekerhook, Pike del la lupo , Tom Z. P, going to be a stud to a female that i have that has the same line, just lined up different, I cant wait till she come in heat,

[@jamesmunden4607]

I like to he puppy test you do. I had mals and Dutch shepherds and I did the same kind of testing. People could not handle my dogs

[@minna2907]

the golden is so out of place, I love it

[@Bonitawrites]

Awesome. Thank you.

[@vonvielfalt]

Having met a full sibling to the sire (Kava v TK), I'm not surprised by the prey or noise responses! Make sure they get expoure to stairs/see through surfaces would be my recommendation based off what I've seen from the Hopper dogs I've met so far. My hopper granddaughter is socially open to other dogs but reserved at first, very independent when it comes to new environments, but not particularly high in hunt drive.

[@ChuckLundborg]

The two later pups would be my choice , couple of big busters , very nice

[@tribequest9]

for a second I thought the cow hide was shit spatters on the floor.

[@JamilShaKarr]

Like that Last bicolor Male And the first female would be hard decision. LOVE the bicolors tho

[@i_k9]

I can help. I'll take the female ;)

[@jamesmunden4607]

I like a tough hard shepherd. Are you breeding East German lines????

[@farhadk4066]

Hi mr Haz .Can you make a short video about sarabi dog protection training. Thanks

[@IAmCloversMom]

Thanks!

[@LjRoscoe]

I’m curious to know where that first female went. She is going to be a beast.

[@dougnolen9237]

Very informative. I learned a lot!

[@Dannyboy404]

If this was a Mal litter, they would only be trying to bite instead of explore..😂. Crazy the difference between GSD pups and Mal pups.

[@living2day617]

I was seriously thinking of getting a Malinois pup this time around until I discovered the could easily scale a 7 foot fence. Lol. So I thought it would be best for me to get a Czech line German Shepherd puppy instead as a family and protection dog. I will do the initial training, then to be professionally trained.

[@thejindoman7471]

Great demo 👌 Would have enjoyed seeing the testing for all the pups in this litter. It'd also be interesting to see a re-testing some months from now. Most importantly: are the little chonkers' coats soft? Because they look bunny-fur soft from here 🤗🥰 And Link's eyes 😍 what a darling!

[@modelonulo]

this kind of video is really great!

[@Noahsark17]

Just shows how advanced street dogs are!

[@john-draftanimal]

Great vid.

[@br6489]

What do you think is a good breed for a family dog with hobby protection/obedience work? Australian Shepherd?

[@nakitazmom1369]

I like that first Bicolr female

[@jamesmunden4607]

I love a tough ,hard shepherd. Like to get in touch with you

[@nachohernandez9491]

How much do pups of this caliber go for?

[@veneshpillay2988]

Has anyone else notice if a GSD pups ears take long to come up they end to be bigger dogs.

[@sherrcon]

thank you for the video...i would get a pup from you...way too many soft american GSD

[@jamesmunden4607]

I'm looking for strong working genetic lines like these to train.

[@maculifrons]

great video!

[@tinachristiansen6298]

I'd take the little bicolour male

[@inbestprogram]

How to help your doog get more enviromentolly confident and less stress to noises and movements? Thankss

[@jamesmunden4607]

I'm looking for these genetic lines to train for personal protection and I'm looking for serious dogs

[@oldschooladkwhitetails215]

I have raised Labrador Retrievers all my life and trained them for hunting and hunt tests. December I will be getting my first GSD out of Virginia. Ive researched for 2yrs and found a kennel. The kennel has been in operation for 40yrs. They only have 3 litters a year from 2 females. They are healthy and the breeder guarantees it. You must know how to read line breeding to get the best. Haz knows his shit. Follow him and learn. I paid 3.5k for my pup. Pricey, not really when you know how to read all of the pedigree.

[@jamesmunden4607]

How can I get in touch with you???? James

[@ncgirl454]

I would pick the first bicolor female because it's so difficult to find a nice female these days. You can always breed outside to great males

[@jaciobe]

So do you favour females or males?

[@auklin7079]

Just a thing to know, I think most people in greek pronounce Kratos as "Kray-Toe-s'. A powerful name as is, but I think you'll get a couple looks if you pronounce it 'krah-tus" lol But what do I know, maybe his owners actually pronounced it that way.

[@aaronpotter2000]

I’m always partial to dark colored dogs!

[@ej2863]

My Malinois pups would have rekt that box lol

[@living2day617]

My dog eats them. She attacks them the moment I bring into the house. I have to lock her up so I can retrieve what is inside. She has a high prey drive and is probably out of frustration targets the boxes. Frustrating. Lol

[@Every2econd]

If I have a GSD puppy that looks like the first female that was doing the testing will he be a bi color ?

[@jamesmunden4607]

I'm looking for a female pup from your breeding program. You are breeding my kind of dogs. I'm James

[@Smitty9430]

Crazy to believe the one dog started in multiple video games

[@mrtimjitsu]

Is it true that naturally, males are more protective of territory, while females are more protective of family?

[@rodbarker6598]

Ive never owned one of these types but have owned bred and raised 100s of hunting dogs, why are Shepards bred and developed with wrecked rear ends , they couldn't compete for a full days hard work with a sport dog that has correct performance conformation, that over angulated rear and dropped top line wouldn't allow it, I just question the reason the breed has it when its really a fault, Malinois have so much better conformation for work.

[@1packatak]

That’s more in the Conformation area like AKC. Why I have no idea😖. But when you get into these working lines, they are much more square and look like a Shepherd should. Going to a GSD Seiger show would be a good thing. There, like on a IGP field, you will see working line dogs. They are judged by the specific breed standard (GSD, Rott, Dobie,Mal). The judges give a verbal critique as they go, and the owners get a copy. There is also a significant test of the dogs in motion as part of the test. They are run in a very large field. And it’s not unusual for the dogs to have to gait 15-20 times around the field. This really highlights the dog’s movement. Unlike AKC/CKC where they seldom do more than one lap in a small ring.

[@gregorysilas6329]

The German shepherd conformation standard was designed to produce a dog able to trot at medium speeds and work along side sheep while herding all day. It doesn’t prevent them from working all day in that sense. The more extreme levels of angulation for rob the dog of some athleticism.

[@CumbrianMush]

Maybe because you've only ever seen show line american shepherds. You've probably never seen the straight back working lines we have over here in the U.K and Europe. Rare you will ever see a showline here in the U.K. especially nowadays.

[@bricesicle]

That’s not always true, with good west German showline breeders they still do igp or herding and a decent American showline breeder will at least herd. Both of which can’t have deformed dogs perform in

[@mobstercrow7515]

Pugs, dachshunds, bull dogs, chihuahuas and flat faced breeds too... They have so many health problems. It's not just dogs, it happens in reptiles, birds, lagomorphs, rodents, cats, and even goats. Fainting goats have neurogical issues and so do spider ball pythons. There is a domestic rabbit that can't jump because of their genes. This is why you should always do extensive health testing before breeding any animals.

[@Arivmario]

💪💪💪

[@larryfloyd5487]

I want a female or a male….

[@rrrrrr-ry3cn]

For a "normal" handler that knows what he is doing a male is just easier, no heat cycles, less unxepected same sex aggration, more power to contain insted of "to bring"... Just much easier...

[@ellemarierolfe7518]

He's human he likes coffee what's the difference? That's actually got nothing to do with what he's talking about ! Must people nit pick about the coffee we're talking about the puppies! beautiful puppies!

[@Pathfinder-b4b]

They look half mal and half gsd Scatter bred dogs. Outcrossed (different breed) All these are sport dogs, show dogs, Mercy dogs 👀

[@rahulsingh-zu3eg]

That's how working line gsd pups look

[@andrealemburg8545]

Hiya, this is prob

[@WIKKETHAI]

How can you be more interested of a pedigree (Ausland) than testing the puppy's with a puppytest as a garantie for the future ?! Puppytest is a moment to select the best puppy at that moment of test but no garantee for future (sport) , i know ! But a German pedigree is also not a garantee for quality or succes (sport) .Video's of national trails , titles and so on is also no garantee that those bloodlines (Father of Mother sides) are basic succesfull good for progeny working abilities . Many studdogs and also bitches are oneday flies in their litter regarding titles & health (hips , elbows , ...) .

[@RealDallasFed]

Crazy how people can talk all about genetics with animals, but when it comes to humans, genetics have nothing to do with temperament, behavior, social and physical tendencies, and thought patterns.

[@voltrondefenderoftheuniver8658]

Are you being sarcastic? Genetics has everything to do with behavior in humans.

[@living2day617]

Haven't you noticed a wacky parent will produce offsprings with mental illness to some degree. I learned this too late and married one of their progeny. Sadly, it was passed on to one of my kids. Genetics should be taught in school more than learning just the basic physical trait chart. They should also show how mental illness is passed down, too.

[@jordo9833]

Question why breed over the top dogs for police work when the majority of police k9 handlers are amateurs who have no clue how to handle a dog

[@jfkst1]

Because extreme dogs are the only ones worth breeding and moderate dogs are usually poor working quality.

[@Noahsark17]

The idiocy of people thinking high drive is workability. A dog can work defensively, without high drive!!!

[@markmccormack1796]

Maybe not hold a cup for a better presentation.

[@DeplorablesGarbage]

Micro manage much?

[@LjRoscoe]

I’m curious to know where that first female went. She is going to be a beast.