CZECH VS DDR- QUESTIONS TO TRAINERS AND POLICE K-9 HANDLERS- WHICH CZECH OR DDR SEEMS TO WORK OUT BETTER ( TRAINING/DRIVES ). I HAVE A CZECH AND A DDR AND MY DDR SEEMS TO HAVE MORE ISSUES THAN CZECH. I BELIEVE I SEE MORE CZECH SERVICE DOGS THAN DDR'S.
ANY INPUT WILL HELP

Using all caps is not polite

Hey ,at least I can read it without putting my glasses on
No big deal, the ddr females I have seen seems to go through a transision of aloof/fear.Cant' pin point the one to describe best.I like the dog out of slovack, very energetic, you get what you see kind of thing.We have one in the club very nice small(female) but good drives, prey drive,good nerves.The ddr females I can't say the same, nervy not a whole lot of power , but my observation comes from one slovack female and 2 ddr females ,hardly a fact.I have always liked the ddr males but I odn't know the females ,I have to say I have been dissapointed.
But I am always hopeful so I can't say that I like one best other than by what we have in the club or seen at seminars.
My female has a little bit of everything in her pedigree and she is awesome, can't complain..
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 Quote: mitch kuta

Using all caps is not polite

I've never quite got the "Caps is SHOUTING" thing or "not polite". I think it's BULL!

I work in IT and I couldn't care less what people use as long as I can READ it.

From a sys admin point of view it's better if things are in caps as some font types can be misleading between I & l & 1 etc.

Don't be so shallow Mitch! If you can't answer the question being asked or provide some reasonable input then don't post!

Now to the question being asked.

There have been many comparisons made I beleive and I think you can do a search here to find some reasonable threads which may help you out a bit.

Also you can go to http://www.ddrlegends.com and also visit the forum there to search/read the threads on this subject. Not a bad site but not as busy and complete as leerburg.

I've read the Czech dogs can be a bit softer in taking corrections and that DDR dogs are very territorial and hard. How much truth is in that I don't know as I've never owned any of these dogs. I can only go by the little I've read so far.

But as with ANY dog it all comes down to breeding and handling/training! If you just happen to have a dog from good lines and that has come from a breeding of two very nice and suitable dogs then your in with a shout of getting something special! I've recently been told that lines are important but that pairing two dogs with complementing features (I'm not talking looks here) is just as important in getting a good litter.

There have been some VERY special dogs from both DDR & Czech lines, just look at the WUSV participants and the dogs used in the Czech police breeding programs and take it from there

HTH

John

Mitch is right. Using ALL CAPS on any web forum or in online communications of any kind is considered rude. It's also more difficult to read. And I am a sysadmin, too.

Sorry for the hijack.

 Quote: angela burrell

Mitch is right. Using ALL CAPS on any web forum or in online communications of any kind is considered rude. It's also more difficult to read. And I am a sysadmin, too.

Sorry for the hijack.

Utter rubbish :-) They all say so, so it must be so!

Why are there so many sheep on the internet? Still your dogs will keep you herded lol :-)

You do realise that it was some geek/nerd type who made up this "rule" just because he could and just because he was a geek/nerd/other :-)

Perhaps Kevin, you would be further along to repost in different topic heading, more specific to your question. Obviously, general dog conversation has turned to general IT conversation.

A bit of insight to you, as your post inspired me to do a search. I put czech versus DDR in the search with results in the last year. There is an abundance of information there. Good luck.

To bad we have so many people to reply with worthless info to question. I thought thisd was going to be a serious forum (my mistake)

Kevin,

If you are looking for a good GSD I’d be a lot less concerned about its country of origin than its ability.

Pardon me for a moment while I vent about the whole ‘DDR’ moniker…The DDR ceased to exist in 1990, the last DDR Seiger Show was in 1989…it is now 2007. At best, you’ll find DDR dogs in the 3rd generation of some dogs being bred today, more likely 4 generations back or more. The DDR system of producing dogs for the state ended almost 20 years ago, no one is using that system, it has not been duplicated…this is not good or bad, it’s just the way it is. Many, many people who continue to breed ‘DDR’ Shepherds, especially in this country, are using it as a marketing tool/ploy. Most of these breeders are as bad as those breeding only Black GSDs or White GSDs, b/c the thrust of their breeding criteria seems to be whether the dog has DDR lines and ‘looks’ like a DDR dog. The DDR dogs that were breedworthy will show up in the pedigrees of the dogs of today from Germany, Belgium, Slovakia & the Czech Republic. Down off of the soapbox…

All of that said, there are many police dogs that are from Czech lines, but I wouldn’t limit you search to only Czech dogs and certainly not just to ‘DDR’ dogs.

This is a serious forum don't get dicouraged. You will get tons of great info here. I was not trying to start anything just giving warning as I have seen the Mods. on this forum take exception to it. I can't even type or spell so it really doesn't bother me. LOL. Stick around and you will learn alot. I have a Czech boy who is very defensive and have heard DDr lines are more towards showy but a could not back that up.