Alida v.Flandrischen Loewen - Dobermann Review

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and I beamed with pride; she and Jens looked very goodtogether. Even though I knew I was nowhere near hisstandard as a handler or trainer, I was looking forwardto working with Alida.So I went home with my dog and began to workwith her, and we entered our first Schutzhund trial inPennsylvania. Believe it or not we went High in Trial…and nobody could take their eyes off her.Alida was such an outstanding performer that to beworking with and training with this dog was an experiencenobody could ever explain. She just begged me towork with her. She hadsuch excitement, suchenthusiasm. Alida wouldpull me on a bicycle, that’show she kept in condition.We would go for milesevery day. She was withouta doubt the strongest bitchI have ever seen and couldpull me 5 miles non-stopon a bicycle without myhaving to pedal; if you don’tthink that’s a lot of work,go out and try to road worka dog for 5 miles, muchless have one pull you on abicycle for 5 miles.By her mannerismsand personality, Alidabuilt confidence in meand anyone who saw herperform, because she wassuch a spirited performer. Her protection skills and herpresentations were really animated and fast. She was,without a question, extremely intense; I guess that wouldbe the best word to describe Alida, intense.Alida was a playful dog who enjoyed running andplaying, having a grand old time. When I would goplaces, I would bring her too. I used to bring her withme to the office, and she’d make friends with everyone,then just lie down by my side and never be in the way.She would go with me to the job sites (I own a constructioncompany), run around and make friends with theguys at the site. She was very protective of the car, soany time I’d leave her in the car she would certainly leteveryone know to stay away from the car. Yet she wasthe kind of dog that made friends with everyone anddrew attention to herself. She just commanded attentionand respect.Alida was very strong in character and had veryhigh drives. Her prey drive was extremely high, and herguarding work was just spectacular. She wasn’t a reallyhard dog; you couldn’t go banging around on Alida. Shewas much too sensitive for that. I call it intelligence, notjust sensitivity: sensitive to the handler, and intelligentto avoid the pain. This type of intelligence, this type ofdrive personifies the type of dog she was.I bred Alida twice to American stud dogs (Ch.Electra’s the Wind Walker and Ch Akela’s the Vindicator)to blend together the best of the best, offeringthe American public a high quality alternative. Unfortunately,most American breeders don’t realize whatthey’re missing because they have never had what Alidaoffered. You don’t miss what you never had.Alida produced twolitters for me, and itwas really educational.I’d watch her teach herpuppies how to play andsocialize with each other,how to hunt and be competitive…butshe neverallowed them to fight.She taught them to usetheir noses to find foodand would hide their toys,forcing them to use theirnoses to find them. It wasa learning game.I have her grandchildrenaround me all thetime, and they re allspecial to me. But AlidaCh Akela’s The Vindicatorwas my “once in a lifetimedog,” my best friend andteacher. She was the dogthat really taught me about European stock, the result ofgenerations of breeding for working ability, beauty, andconformation, what depth of pedigree really means. It’stotally different from breeding for generations only forphysical beauty. She was a dog who “walked the walkand talked the talk,” as the saying goes; Alida lived herlife as an example of excellence.She had such dignity and, even during her lastdays, she loved life and wanted to live. I made a gravemistake. I let her suffer over a weekend because I justdidn’t want to give her up. The mistake I made washaving a tumor removed from her breast; 30 dayslater she was dead. I wish now that I had it to do overagain…maybe she would have lived longer.I sorely miss Alida. She’s buried underneath theold oak tree on my property in Washingtonville, NY,where she loved to run and hunt and play. I’m sure thatif there’s a heaven for dogs, Alida is there.Alida’s get include 12 champions, 9 schutzhundtitles, 4 CDs and 1 CDX so far…page 6 packet 1
Litter #1, whelped in Germany, was sired byGerman Sieger Ebo v.d. Groote Maat, SchH 1, and produced4 champions and 6 schutzhund titled get:Int/Ger Ch Kalina v Norden Stamm, SchH 3Swe Ch Kamil v Norden Stamm, SchH1Karamella v Norden Stamm (major pointed inUS and Germany)Swe Ch Karma v Norden Stamm, SchH 3(multi BIS winner, avalanche dog)Ger Ch Kassandra v Norden Stamm, SchH 3Kastra v Norden Stamm, SchH 3Ken v Norden Stamm, SchH 1Litter #2, sired by Ch Electra’s the Wind Walker,produced 5 champions, 2 Schutzhund titled, and 4 CDget:VDH Ch Rotkappchen v.d. Cara, SchH 3, ZTPAm Braz Ch Cara’s Willing and Able (#1 dog,all breeds, Brazil, 1990)Ch Cara’s Irish Dancer N Romancer, CD,ROMCh Cara’s I’m the Gambler, WAC, TT, CGCCan Ch Cara’s WindchimeCara’s Caution Highly Flammable, SchH 2,WAC, BH, CDCara’s Quest v Justamere, CDSKC Ch Mirabel Leadin the Wind v Cara, CDLitter #3, sired by Ch Akela’s the Vindicator, hasproduced 2 champions, 1 Schutzhund titled and oneCDX titled get so far:Ch Cara’s Black Rose ChilkatCh Cara’s Forget Me NotCara’s On the Richter Scale, SchH 1, BH,CGC, TD1Cara’s Valar Lothlorien, CDXEarly alidaBy Luci Newsomn July 1984 my husband and I had to move from ourInative Texas to Weisbaden, Germany at the requestof the U.S. Air Force. Having been a member of theDPCA chapter club, I immediately began looking for away to contact the Dobermann Verein. As luck wouldhave it, I had seen an ad for a German dog in a DobermanQuarterly shortly before leaving the States; it wasan ad on Guy’s Hilo von Norden Stamm and h ad thebreeder’s name and phone number in Germany, so I wasable to call Jens and Alison Kollenberg within a monthof arriving in Deutschland. They were kind enough toconnect me with some local people and maintained afriendly phone relationship with me for quite a whilebefore we actually got to meet in person.The Kollenbergs invited me to see the two puppiesthey had decided to keep from a litter they’d recentlywhelped…and my first look at Alida and her littermateAnka was really my first look at the best of GermanDobermanns. We went to a local specialty, where thejudge German Menke gave Alida her first CAC towardher German championship.I desperately wanted Alida for myself, but Jens andAlison weren’t ready to decide between anka and herand (unfortunately for me) they wished to keep Alida toshow and breed.Several months later, we went to San Antonio fora visit and I brought the photos I’d taken at dog showsthat year to show Frank Grover and let him see whatI’d been looking at in the German shows. He singledout Alida’s picture and said, “I like this one very much.”Neither of us knew then that he had picked out the nextBundessiegerin, and in October I was able to meet upwith the Kollenburgs and see Alida shown at her finestmoment. Being more than a little tenacious, I asked theKollenbergs to put me on a list for Alida’s first litter.Then we all (including Alida) went to dinner at thehotel near the Westfallen Halle…when the maitre ‘drealized Alida was the Dobermann Bundessiegerin, heimmediately sent a waiter for her own steak and napkinon the floor beneath our table!Two months later, Alida presented her breeders with11 beautiful puppies, her famous “K” litter. I was thinkingI’d be bringing a male home to the States, but fateintervened and I share my home today with Kalina andKarmella. I still regret not being able to own Alida, buthave been very happy with all that she has passed on toher children and grandchildren. If I never make much ofmy kennel in the Dobermann world, it won’t be for lackof some of the finest quality Dobermans ever bred.I am very lucky to have met the Kollenbergs, andluckier still to have two of Alida’s first offspring. WhenI remember that first year in Germany, it will alwaysbring back the memory of Alida too.AlidaBy Leslie HallRay Carlisle may have had an inkling as to whatlay ahead when Alida arrived in the U.S., thoughI doubt he knew the depth of this future. He hadacquired quite a legacy, and an enormous responsibilityto those that sent her and to her own potential.Alida was lovely to look at, calm and securepage 7 packet 1
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