VA (BSZS 2021 & 2019) +VA(BEL 2019) Asap Vom Aldamar Retires from Show Fields

Asap vom Aldamar, the legendary German Shepherd Dog, has officially concluded his illustrious show career and is embarking on a new chapter in his life. At the age of six, he has reached a significant milestone and is now prepared to make a valuable contribution to the global genetics pool within the esteemed community of German Shepherd Dogs.


Having achieved notable success throughout his show career, Asap has demonstrated exceptional qualities and traits that exemplify the breed's standard. His superior lineage, coupled with his remarkable physical attributes, makes him an ideal candidate for enhancing the genetic diversity and overall quality of future generations.


Recognizing the importance of preserving and improving the breed, Asap has been carefully selected to participate in breeding programs in Europe. His responsible and planned participation in these endeavors is aimed at fostering the advancement of German Shepherd Dog genetics on a global scale.


With his retirement from the show ring, Asap's focus now shifts towards fulfilling his duty as a breeding sire. His contribution to the genetics pool will undoubtedly have a profound impact, shaping the future of German Shepherd Dogs and ensuring the preservation of their exceptional qualities for generations to come.


By flying back to Europe, Asap is poised to embark on this crucial phase of his life's journey. Under the guidance of esteemed breeders and genetic experts, his mating partners will be carefully chosen to optimize the diversity and quality of the offspring produced.


Through his commitment to excellence and dedication to the betterment of the breed, Asap exemplifies the spirit of responsible breeding and the desire to maintain the German Shepherd Dog's esteemed reputation worldwide. His contribution to the global GSD community will undoubtedly leave a lasting legacy, further cementing his status as a distinguished figure within the breed.


As Asap takes flight back to Europe, we eagerly anticipate the invaluable impact he will make within the genetics pool of the German Shepherd Dog community. His journey marks the beginning of a new chapter, one in which his genetic heritage and exceptional qualities will continue to shape the future of the breed for years to come.

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Health Certificate is Mandatory For Participation in The WUSV World Championship And Universal Championship

According to the WUSV Board of Directors the certificate of health of the dog is to be essentially presented for the participation the WUSV World Championship and Universal Championship. The health certification of the participants will be issued by a certified veterinary doctor as appointed by the WUSV member organizations in either English or German. The certificate will be valid if and only if it is duly signed and authorized by the veterinary doctor and by a representative of the national club who will hold the official permission to authorize it.


The “table jump exercise” during the veterinary examination at the beginning of the show will remain in effect.

If the veterinarian in charge or the head judge, on their assessment, find a dog unfit to carry on with the exams involved in the event for any health related reasons, then they are fully authorized to bar off or disqualify the particular dog from being shown.

From 2019 onward the HD/ED stamp will become another mandatory requirement for the participation of WUSV World Championship. Therefore, as always, it is suggested getting the HD/ED stamp done for WUSV World Championship. Any dog diagnosed with HD or ED will be instantly disallowed to be admitted to the WUSV Championship.

Please click here for the form to be used for the purpose of veterinary examination for WUSV World Championship and Universal Championship 

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World Seiger Results 2010

As usual the German Shepherd Dog Club of West Germany (e.i. SV) had just sponsored the world's largest German Shepherd conformation specialty show this year... 2010! It was a real blast like every year. This year (2010) the German Seiger Show or The World Seiger Show was held in Nürnberg (Easy Credit Stadion) between September 3rd to September 5th, 2010 and there were around 1500 German Shepherds and an incredible number of 30,000 spectators bustled up the show arena. In 2009 is also a remarkable year! In the year 2009 at Ulm, Germany the Sieger Show had been held for the first time.

Are you looking for the show results? Check out the detailed show results for German seiger show 2010 and results for German seiger show 2009. Don't miss out checking the entire report for the world seiger 2010. You can find Links to Other Titles too! You can also find the detailed results of GSD breed at Cruft Show this year at Cruft show 2010 or here.

Congratulations to all the winners at world seiger 2010!

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German Shepherd Dog Show – What Does a Judge Look For in a perfect GSD?

German Shepherd Dog Show

Candidly speaking, I don’t show my dogs like the many other dog breeders and owners around me. I try to attend as many dog shows as possible – especially the German Shepherd Dog specialty ones. If you want to learn about the German Shepherd Dog breed, it’s not enough to just read books. You need to visit shows and should try to evaluate why certain dogs win and others don’t. Reading books and gathering information about German Shepherd Dogs is like the home work that you used to do back in your school days. Try to apply your knowledge in the dog show; be a judge yourself. Remember, judging a dog – especially a complicated breed like German Shepherds is just next to impossible unless you know the breed well. At the same time you must know what actually a judge looks for in a dog in the ring. Well, he looks for mainly working ability, for which the German Shepherds were originally developed. Keeping this in mind, judges compare every single dog exhibited in the ring to his image of a perfect specimen of the breed (as per SV standard)... not only anatomically, but mentally too.

Here’s a synopsis of the major criterion based on which the dogs are judged in the show rings:


Proportions of body: By this I mean to say specially the ratio of height : length. The H : L ratio of a perfect German Shepherd Dog should be 8.5 : 10, which gives a harmonious blend of length to height.

Strength of the rear portion: An ideal GSD must have a strong back, with tight ligaments of the hind legs. This is checked during standing and while on move too!

Angulations: This is of utmost importance. The judge checks the angles between the bones of shoulder and hind quarters. Over angulated specimens are rejected.

Development of chest: The judge checks if there is enough room for the lungs. The dog should have good depth of chest, which is around 50% of the total height of dog at wither.

Gait and extension: This is checked when the dog in on trot. The dog should effortlessly reach forward with powerful propulsion, thereby covering the maximum amount of ground. The trot should not be suspended.

Masculinity and Femininity: This is all about expressions! Dog like bitches and bitch like dogs are undesirable.

Temperament: The dog must calmly accept the examination – especially on touch. Irrespective of gender, the subject should not react fearfully or with shyness to the gunshots. The dog should remain lively through out the session.

Endurance and Condition: The dog should have sound physical condition. It shouldn’t tire out after a few trots round the ring.

Dental Configuration and Jaws: Ideal GSD has scissor bite. Undershot lower jaws are undesirable. Jaws must be prominent and strong enough with a full set of dentition.

Monorchidsm: The dog should have both the testicles descended.

This is not just the end of the story. GSD is a shepherd dog and hence expected to bear all the most desirable shepherding traits. The judge merges the above qualities with the correct shepherding traits that a perfect specimen of the breed should possess.

Correct shepherding traits of a perfect German Shepherd Dog

Correct shepherding traits include his most important aspects of nature that he should possess to carry out his work as a shepherd dog successfully. A perfect specimen of the breed must have a strong personality, with keenness to work, alertness in his job and aloofness towards the external factors, apart from his job. Let me try to describe these traits distinctively.

Keenness: Keenness is the degree of interest to work as a shepherd dog with the livestock. Without having this trait in his dog, the sheepherder cannot expect him to manage the large herd of sheep grazing around. With high degree of interest to work the German Shepherd Dog breed can be put to any kind of work, apart from just herding.

Alertness: A perfect example of the most appropriate specimen of the breed must show alertness while on work. A good shepherd usually reacts to the slightest alteration in the situation. He would be attentive enough and would tend to keep eyes on the surroundings of his working area.

Aloofness: Often misunderstood as unfriendliness, this typical trait of the German Shepherd Dog is worth mentioning when it comes to his working ability. The dog owners (the sheep herders) will never expect his dog to leave his work and run behind some other things and animals while on duty. He may show a brief interest on the external factors (strangers, other animals, or other distracting factors), but should not show high degree of excitement. As soon as he determines that the external factors (strangers and other animals) are not menace to the herd of sheep, he would turn back to his job.

With all these physical and mental traits in appropriate degree, a dog can be a perfect GSD, and a perfect German Shepherd Dog can work under any condition. All these factors merge in perfect blend to make German Shepherds the world’s most versatile breed. Being put to any kind of job these dogs have shown stand out results. Starting from herding sheep to war, rescue, guiding blind, guarding properties, sniffing out narcotics and land mines, acting in the movies, acting as therapy dogs, police dogs etc, the German Shepherd Dog breed earned a great deal of fame across the globe.

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