Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is a difference between West German and Czech (DDR) working line GSD?
Answer: There’s a few differences between dog originated in West Germany and dogs originated in former Czechoslovakia and DDR. Two main differences are looks and personality/temperament.
Czech/DDR dogs:
- Body: strong build, broad chest, and big square head.
- Personality: These dogs are known for their strong and clear mind set, endurance, loyalty, focus, very strong bites (when properly trained). These trades make them desirable and highly used as Protection and Companion dogs.
West German Show and Working GSD:
- Body: Narrow (skinny-when not overly fed) body with long legs, narrow head with pointy muzzle
- Personality: These dogs are typically very fast, highly driven, very friendly and social. At the same time, they are not as durable and dedicated which makes them very desirable for people doing sport (IPO). They are not the best choice for Protection dogs.
Above listed facts are the reason why we have brought some of the West German blood to our breeding program.
Q: What is the importance of knowing a dog’s background before breeding and what is our breeding selection process?
Answer: It’s very important that the puppy or dog you’re about to get comes from healthy and properly bred dogs. It’s crucial to know a dog’s ancestry and their medical, mental, and physical history.
About K-9 Specialists breeding program:
All of our breeding dogs are strictly from The Czech Republic and we make sure that they come from our old Czech (DDR) blood lines. Of course, there’s no such thing as “pure” Czech bloodlines as we all know GSD breed came from Germany! Also, the reason for adding some of the German bloodlines to our old Czech dogs is to make them a little less stubborn and easier to work with but they keep their solid bold body look.