[dervish]

“Over there, if at least one parent does not have at least one *working* title, it is not allowed to breed.”

I like that.

“A pox upon the breeders and “judges” who have condemned them to hip dysplasia as *puppies* for the sake of a ‘dramatic silhouette’.”

Pox x 2

[Salamander]

Just a couple generations back, my Odin's ancestors all have a Sch level of some sort on one side or the other for each pairing.

[which matters much more to me than all the "CH" in front of their names]

Because of that, I have never had to ‘teach’ him to be the ‘bodyguard’ he was created to be.

90% of my other Dobes in my lifetime had to have their latent guarding talents encouraged.

I will never buy another purely American line dog.

Halla is acceptable because her dad is the same sire as Odin's and her dam's lines are the wildly successful Briarwood dogs who are famous for health and longevity.

Having researched their breeding coefficients and respective bloodlines, I intend to have a good looking, very functional litter, someday.