Today I am going to introduce you to Heidelberg’s Hardy v Casinoe (Hardy).Hardy is out of our Champion (Ch.) Heidelberg’s Tundra v Heath (Tundra) and Heidelberg’s Casino Royale (Cassie) who is out of Heidelberg’s Emerald (Emmy) a daughter of our Ch. Heidelberg’s Oliver v Diamond a Ch. Heidelberg’sGunter v Whipero (Gunter) son.The reason I am excited about Hardy’s breeding is the divergent lines that his two parents come from because Gunter was Ch. Heidelberg’s Rocky v Kaito (Rocky) son and there are very few of those out there and I only believe one Champion, our Gunter.The reason is because the owner of Rocky refused to continue breeding Rocky because she wanted him to be totally focused on her.
Heidelberg’s Hardy V Casinoe (Hardy) at 12- Months-of-Age
Our Ch. Tundra is a Ch. Heidleberg’s Dargo v Angeliq son and our all-time best producer. Now that I probably bored most of you to death talking about my Grandchildren, let me just suffice that Hardy provides us a lot off diversity in our breeding program, thus allowing us to line-breed without inbreeding.
Hardy is not our largest male unlike his sire Tundra and while he is only 19 months old and has a lot of growing to do, I believe he will finish up at approximately 85 to 90 pounds lean weight. His size will be much more like his Grandfather, Ch. Dargo, who is our smallest stud dog.I have found that our smaller studs out produce themselves in size producing unusually large offspring and then these huge studs tend to produce smaller offspring, and through this cycle, we maintain balance in the size of our dogs where our males average 100 pounds and our females average 85 pounds.For example our Champion Natasha Cheyenne was our all-time largest Champion bitch; however,she produced our smallest bitch, Grand Champion( GCh.) and Best-In-Show (BIS) winner GCh. Ch. Heidelberg’s Oklahoma v Natashac (Kay).
Heidelberg’s Hardy V Casinoe (Hardy) at 12- Months-of-Age Showing His Perfect Front
Hardy has been shown several times in the puppy class accumulating several blue ribbons and it is obvious that the judges like him.He is not yet extremely happy in the show ring, but that will improve and he will start winning once he starts expressing charisma in the show ring.Hardy has perfect structure and form and a nice even gait.He has had a high rear-end as a puppy, but that is not uncommon where the front shoulders grow slower, catching up to the rear later much as with horses.I have been concerned with his turn of stifle but that has also improved with time to where he is almost fault free.In addition, he has a perfect coat, not too long but very plush.
Hardy is a sweet and very confident puppy with a very playful personality.Several people that have come out to see our puppies have said that they want a male just like Hardy.Look for puppies out of Hardy next year as we move forwards with his Championship and get him OFA’ed certified.
We have some wonderful new additions to our kennel including Nelson, Patriot, Sword, Daphne, Journey, Winter, and Serenity.Tomorrow, I will choose another puppy to discuss on this blog.
Please continue to check out our web page as we post updates on this litter and future available litters: https://kgsd.inventivehorizons.com/PuppiesForSale.htm. We currently have Wally and Walter, two male puppies left.Both are wonderful puppies and Walter has developed in to quite the show prospect.Remember that we do ship puppies.
Ask me a Question and I will provide my opinion. Also, please see our web page: KeystoneGermanShepherds
Exploring the vast prairie of the Washita National Wildlife Refuge
Hi Everyone,
A quick update for everyone; I finely feel caught up around here with everything so that I can start blogging six days a week (Monday through Saturday). We have finished the repair and resurfacing on the driveway, which took two and half weeks of some the hardest and hottest work I have ever done. I am very happy about being done, but I thought that I might have lost some weight, but I did not lose one pound. I turn 50 at the end of September and I am determined not to be overweight by my birthday. I believe the only way that I am going to lose weight is to starve myself and start jogging. Therefore, the next two months that is what I am going to do. I will try not to be too grumpy!
This morning I got up at 3 AM to drive a Heidelberg’s William v Carlie (Jury) to the airport. As I am writing this Jury is on his way to Anchorage, Alaska. What a perfect place for very large long-coat German shepherd Dog to live. I am happy for Jury and his new owners.
Heidelberg’s William v Carlie (Jury)
We just love our customers and we are so appreciative of how our business has grown in the last year. However, there are some areas due to this growth that need to change. We can no longer be open seven days a week and be available during all our waking hours. We are going to start closing on Sunday so that my wife and I go on a weekly hiking trip. In addition, we will have to close at 6:30 PM every day and phone calls after closing will be addressed the following business day unless it is an emergency. We will still allow boards to be picked up on Sunday during hours that do not interfere with our weekly hiking excursion.
This week we are going to Cookson Hill Wildlife Refuge to hike the Bolin Bottom to Round Mountain trail. This is going to be approximately a 4.5 mile hike in the woods in August so we will see how it goes as far as the bugs and humidity.
We have some wonderful new additions to our kennel including Nelson, Hardy, Sword, Daphne, Journey, and Serenity. Tomorrow, I will discuss these German shepherd puppies and our high expectations for them.
Please continue to check out our web page as we post updates on this litter and future available litters: https://kgsd.inventivehorizons.com/PuppiesForSale.htm. We currently have Wally and Walter, two male puppies left. Both are wonderful puppies and Walter has developed in to quite the show prospect. Remember that we do ship puppies.
Ask me a Question and I will provide my opinion. Also, please see our web page: KeystoneGermanShepherds
Exploring the vast Prairie at Washita National Wildlife Refuge
We at Keystone emphasize placing conformation titles on most of our breeding stock. Attached is a pedigree from Grand Champion Champion (GrCh. Ch.) Oklahoma Natashac (Kay). All the names in red or blue are Champions. This pedigree represents a very typical pedigree from our kennel.
It is very expensive and competitive to win the title Champion on a shepherd. The better the dog, the less expenses towards the title. Kay finished in three weekends and cost us relatively nothing to finish her Championship title.
Nevertheless, there is no better proving ground for breeding stock than the conformation ring for shepherds. For the most part, only the best shepherds in country ever obtain the AKC Championship title. A Championship title requires a solid temperament, a beautiful shepherd, and correct, graceful movement.
As for the European or import shepherds most could never obtain a conformation title because they do not move correctly and are ugly. They have short choppy gaits with no extension. Therefore, they would struggle as a true herding dog because they would tire quickly if required to move across long distances. It always amazes me how critical most European or import breeders are of conformation dogs, yet my shepherds could readily achieve a schutzhund title 3, but their dogs could never become an AKC Champion.
While the conformation ring is not perfect, it provides, the potential puppy purchaser the best starting place to find the next member of their family, which was and still remains the purpose of AKC Championship titles, thus as the proving ground for breeding stock.
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