Results for Sieger Show in San Jose? - Page 7

Nia,

Open mouth, insert foot, repeat as necessary..........................................

We had a heat wave at the Canadian Nationals, and Ule was not the only one that had a hard time with the track.
Here is a few pictures of her, from the Nationals.

She looks good - it's always nice to see a black/red dog that is working with drive and strength of character :) thanks for the pictures.

molly

I watched the Trial with a few of the DVG National group and they liked Ule a Lot.
They gave me the impression that the Judge (Inge Balonier) was hard and fair.
I remember also that Karen losing a few of the points on handler errors.
 

I really liked Ule, Enko and Obi wan. Karen Sinclair & Heide Theisof are very nice people also and these dogs would be strong contenders.

It is a long road to Texas and definitely everyone will have their work cut out for them, especially first-time contenders and newbies.

I did take detailed videos of  the Performance Tests of all the working males and the working females.

I haven't decided whether or not to post it since it will definitely not be complementary to a lot of the dogs that were awarded high conformation ratings.

Only 27 males (out of 47 entered) and 15 females (out of 35 entered) made it to working ring on Sunday. The actual figures would be even lower ( about half that) if the Performance test rules on Saturday had been even modestly enforced....but I guess that would not be something to be very proud of as the premier GSD organization of the Americas ... not to mention the financial implications of such a thing.

Still there were about half a dozen females and half a dozen males that stood out in the area of their character, stability under pressure as well as their beauty and structural soundness. These do give some hope for those of us who yearn for the experience of that total German Shepherd before it becomes a mere fable… a bedtime story told to our grandchildren with the opening line … “Long, long ago.”

Ravi Iyer

I wish Karen and Heidi and Ravi all strong and worthy performances in the USA Nationals.  Time will tell.

Gosh, nothing like giving support and then kicking the legs out from underneath them. <shaking my head>

Scuuse me?  "Gosh, nothing like giving support and then kicking the legs out from underneath them." 

Time will tell for all the competitors.  Doesn't mean you should not wish them well.  I never said I did not wish anyone well, only that I could not understand why Mystere singled one competitor out and dismissed the others.

It would be very interesting to see the performance test routines.  I am curious to compare at least a couple with their german sieger show routines. 

Heidi's do Obi received his BH, SchH1, and SchH3 dog at USA trials. He was named as a pup by Heidi's (then) 6-year-old son and kept as a family pet--not as a show dog to knock everyone's socks off.

His work was praised by the judges, helpers, and spectators in San Jose. I take pride in the fact that Heidi frequently compairs the quality of his work what that of my own dogs (Geronimo and Zeek Olympus--titled by Heidi).