Celhaus FF Litter (Quinta bred to Kway vom Posthorn SchH3 KKL1a)
due 3/2/12
This is a repeat of the CC Litter (see temperament test results and photos). My Lively is a member of the CC litter.
I liked the first litter so well, I repeated the breeding.
Sire: Kway vom Posthorn SchH3 (LGA) KKL1 High Protection (97 V) at the 2007 Americans "a' normal hips HDZW 66 whelped 9/9/00 - still doing great at 11!
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") is 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 is a true all-three-phase dog: tracking is deep-nosed and methodical, obedience is fast and animated yet precise, and bitework is extremely strong with full, hard grips. Kway is balanced in the protection work and brings his natural aggression to the work for strong guarding. Through all three phases, Kway is a dog that is in true harmony with his handler, and their strong bond is evident on and off the field.
Always pronounced in courage; in Kway's breed survey special mention is made of his exceptional temperament.
Kway is linebred 5-5 on Urs aus der Hopfenstraße, and he carries the black recessive.
Bill reports that Kway loves to retrieve and is good with everyone. He also is good with other dogs, including small dogs, and enjoys 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. I took photos of him:
Dam: Celhaus Quintessence
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, commonly known as "Wild Thing", is the character of the family. She loves to work, begs to train, and gets into all kinds of trouble when we're don't. She is crazy about agility. Her biggest problem is remembering to listen to me and go the direction I indicate, rather than attack every obstacle in sight. When she does remember, she is extremely intense and concentrated, a joy to work, and nearly always takes 1st place. She also did extremely well in obedience and tracking but we never tried for titles since trials are few and far between. I just compete in NADAC agility now. Quinta is very much like her mother, Jubilee, and grandmother, Glory. She is quite dramatic, very fast and athletic, loves to tease, and has trouble being a "good" girl.
more information & photos of Quinta
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.
See Janet's Search & Rescue group, Jackson Hole Independent Search Dog Teams, www.jhsearchdogs.org.
Granddam: Celhaus Jubilee CGC CD NA NAP TDInc
OFA GOOD hips, OFA elbows, OFA cardiac, OFA thyroid, von Willebrand’s free, CERFTherapy Dog
She has 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 are over.
Jubilee is the most athletic GSD I've ever known--unless it's her daughter, Quinta or granddaughter, Lively. At 13 1/2, she is still healthy, though arthritis from bridging in her back has 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 photos of Jubilee's other pups