Our primary German Shepherd stud dog at DogWish is Odin Vom Maifeld.

Odin is a powerful, driven, but very balanced, stable, loving companion and performer.  His drives for tracking, ball work, and bite work are outstanding, and beyond what most of us have ever seen.  He is an excellent companion, and protector, well capable of producing the best German Shepherd  Dog puppies.

Odin is the son of Ober Vom Bad Ball, SCH 3, the 2010 World Champion!  Ober is known for his flawless confirmation, placing first in International Competition, but even more for his incredible strong drive to work.  At the World Championships he hit the decoy so far he fell, proving that he had both brains & brawn, a most difficult combination.
His mother is Michi Vom Maifeld is a SCH 2, and besides her beautiful V rated  body and confirmation, her capabilities on the working dog field are outstanding!  This is very important as the breeding goes 80% to the mother, who decides to accept or reject the genetics of the father, who provides the working drives for the pups, and who teaches them as infants to perform and behave.  Odin is very lucky to have such wonderful parents.

Below are two of our German Shepherd females. Quandy aus dem Seevetaler Grund, (means Quandy out of the special place where ancient stories come), is a Sch1 who V scored  for her Sch 1 title with 288 out of 300 points.  She has strong drive,  and is very balanced.  She recently received the Title Schutzhund ! with scores of 96, 96, 94, and was "V" rated for her working ability, and pronounced "Outstanding" for her temperament and courage in the trial. Her father Bazi von der Urbecke, has the Schutzhund 3 title, and the IPO3 title, (International Police Organization), and also The MASTER Tracking Dog "FH 1" Title, given to only the best tracking dogs. He placed VA in 2008.  Her mother, Ondra aus dem Seevetaler Grund, has a Schutzhund 2.  Quandy came to America because she is just "over sized", and did not fit in with the FCI height requirements for females.  She most probably will produce large puppies as well.
Nova is a super female who is getting ready for  her Sch 1 title, and has great temperament.

VOM HAUS LOBENSWERT

Bob Taylor has received the highest honor from the German Shepherd Dog Club of America-Working Dog Association, that is possible to receive.  He was awarded the MERIT OF HONOR, for Outstanding Contribution to the German Shepherd Breed in America. 

Doctor Ernest Lobe, the German Shepherd Expert, Presented this Award, and in front of the General Assembly, at the National Specialty claimed, “You need to follow this, he will save your dogs.”

WHY ARE GERMAN DOGS BETTER THAN AMERICAN
The German Shepherd Dog is NOT a working dog!  The German Shepherd Dog is a herding dog, bred to herd from within the foal (flock), possessing a strong defensive drive, and being very protective of the sheep.   It is this herding drive, kept alive in GERMAN breeding that makes the shepherd such a wonderful dog for family use.  Unfortunately, most American bred shepherds lack both this mentality, and the athletic conformation that has made the German Shepherd Dog such a dynamic competitor and useful working K-9.  In Germany, before you can breed a dog it must receive a satisfactory acceptance in the breed ring, do an endurance test to prove its’ athletic ability, and title in Schutzhund training.  This is the highest standard ever set for any breed in the world, in history, and has made the German Shepherd Dog the number one bred dog in the world, in history.  In addition, for every Shepherd in America, there are 100 in Germany.  Finally, because the Government supports their Schutzhund training programs, for each family that trains their dogs, over 3,000,000 dogs are constantly being trained, their licensing is free. 

QUALIFYING FOR BREEDING
In Germany every German Shepherd dog must first pass a Schutzhund 1 exam, a confirmation evaluation, an endurance test, and receive a certifying “A” stamp for good hips from the SV, before the Breed Warden will allow it  to be bred.   Only then will the Warden approve a correct breeding to an appropriate partner.  The Warden has to also certify the breeding of these dogs before they can receive papers. 

The Schutzhund 1 exam is usually the culmination of 2,000 hours and 2 years of training, which proves the working abilities of the dog in the areas of tracking, obedience, agility, and protection dog work.  Before this exam is allowed the dog must first pass a comprehensive temperament test, proving it’s’ balance and stability. There are Schutzhund clubs in every town in Germany, and over 3,000,000 dogs in Germany alone (about 10 million world-wide) are constantly being trained for the sport.  Our pups all come from World Champion, and the top 20 scoring Schutzhund dogs in the world only, bred from the best working pedigrees in Germany.   Our present stud dog, Odin, is the son of the top scoring, World Champion, German Shepherd Dog, in Germany.

The dogs are then graded for confirmation in an international field show, and must receive good to above average evaluations.  At one year of age they are x-rayed for their hips.  There are four categories passing levels of acceptance for hips, excellent, good, ok, and then displastic. 

Finally, the dog must run a 12 mile endurance test, and then do a protection routine in front of a Breed Warden.  The breed warden then must certify the breeding to be of acceptable type to be bred. 

LOBENSWERT  
Even though this is the most difficult standard for breeding ever created, there was one even higher.  In all these examinations, if a dog showed itself to be an outstanding specimen, beyond critique, super, praise worthy, until June of 1989 it was labeled “Lobenswert”.   The Lobenswert title was the ultimate unequivocal standard of the highest excellence in the German shepherd breed, and stood for quality beyond question. 

Our kennel name, Vom Haus Lobenswert, means, from the house,
Or kennel, that is SUPER!  It signifies our commitment to excellence in our dogs.  We believe in the “true” German shepherd dog, and will breed nothing less than the highest quality, in our pups.  In over 200 litters of pups we have yet to have a single dog returned to us as unsatisfactory.  Our ratio for hip dysphasia is very low, and the quality of performance in our dogs in unquestioned.

The biggest reason for this is our understanding of the breed itself, of proper breeding qualifications in each dog used, and also our understanding of BIOLOGY, GENETICS, BEHAVIOR, and how to reproduce it in our pups. 

For instance, we have determined by conducting extensive research over 20 years, and 200 litters of pups, that it is unquestionably the female who controls the quality of the breeding. 

Note:  I do realize that there are genetic scientists that would argue with me, but the preponderance of verifiable, documented evidence which would be to amass would prove me correct.

Obviously, the better your female, the better your pups.

The male passes on temperament, and type.  A good male will set a strong physical and behavioral type in every pup, irregardless of the female.  This quality is only produced by correct breeding, and is invaluable for producing working dogs.  However, having bred different females to numerous top quality males, we have found consistently that the females with better instincts, drives, and working capabilities, always produced better puppies.

Therefore, the most important line in your pedigree is not the top line, which shows the prominent male lineage, but the bottom line, which shows the female lineage. 

The biggest complaint we have received about our puppies, through the years, is that they all look and act the same.  There is very little differentiation between the several pups in each litter.  In fact, it would take a qualified expert to actually point out most of the differences we have in our pups.  That’s, simply put, good breeding.  In fact, the more differentiation you can find in a litter, the worse the genetics, and the lower quality your pup will be.  When all the pups are close to the same size, same color, and same behavior, you are producing excellent prodigy.  The closer the pups are to each other in every way, the better the genetic quality of your breeding is.

We breed dogs with proper balance, strong temperament, and outstanding herding drive.  Our pups come with good confirmation, shorter backs (no back problems), strong drive train (strong back leg muscle)good size but not over 90 pounds, and strong k-9 characteristics. 

We believe it all starts with a good relationship between mom and the pup, and our females are the best.
This is NOT to demean the importance of the MALE, or Stud, or father of the pups in any way.  The Male sets the quality of the temperament in the pups, and the strength of his genetics are imperative.  If you don’t have a quality male, don’t breed.  Unfortunately, in America today the number of quality male studs for this breed is lacking, and yet, improving.  However, because of the attitude of most breeders in America, you need to check carefully before you invest in any pup.   

If you are looking for the best in a German Shepherd Dog puppy, you can stop right here.