ADRK 2002 Fall Körung in Eschweiler

Attila vom Drachenfels : nicely built, dry male with much temperament. Outstanding bitework with a hard impact on the long-distance attack. PASSED (Hoch-Mittel-Gering-Hoch)
Benno vom Fürst Leopold : powerful tall dog, very decent bitework. PASSED (Mittel-Hoch-Hoch-Hoch)
Droll von der Goldbergalm : correctly built male with a medium head. Did not search the blind in Part 1. FAILED.
Igor von Langenhagen : tall dog with an average built, was not allowed to do the bitework after the character tests. FAILED.
Quantas vom Jägersburger Forst : very nicely built, with a great headpiece. Came off the sleeve after a stickhit in Part 1. FAILED.	SORRY, NO PICTURE !
Coyote aus dem Grosstadt-Dschungel : athletic dog with an average overall built, very energetic bitework. PASSED (Sehr Hoch-Mittel-Hoch-Hoch)
Hannes vom Junkertal : very nice looking male, with good body and headtype. Bitework was interrupted after he came off sleeve twice in Part 1. FAILED.
Brutus von der Schutterquelle : compact; medium sized male with a very good build and head. Did not search the blind in Part 1. FAILED.
Imenty vom Hof Engelkamp : dry, athletic female with average build. Did not search the blind in Part 1. FAILED.
Cobra aus dem Grosstadt-Dschungel : very average build but correct bitework. PASSED (Mittel-Hoch-Hoch-Mittel)
Ywe vom Oberhausener Norden : very nice head, average topline and rump. Did not search the blind in Part 1. FAILED.
Briska vom Laufer Tor : very nice-looking female, with great temperament. Somewhat messy but energetic in the bitework, PASSED (Hoch-Mittel-Gering-Hoch)
Queen von Hohegeiss : very nicely built female with great temperament. Very impressive, energetic bitework with lots of drive. Certainly the most impressive female overall. PASSED (Hoch-Mittel-Gering-Mittel)
Asko von der Veste Liupoldsdorf : very nicely built, dry male. Excellent working abilities, clean powerful bitework. PASSED (Hoch-Mittel-Hoch-Hoch)
Bruno vom Heidebären : ABSENT (INJURED)	ABSENT (INJURED)
Indio dell'Antico Guerriero : powerful, very nicely built male with excellent type. Came off the sleeve during reload in Part 2 and could not catch up with the helper. FAILED.
Coco von Avalon : average build for this very energetic female. Very good, energetic and clean bitework. PASSED (Sehr Hoch-Hoch-Hoch-Sehr Hoch)
Quantus vom Hause Anin : the first dog passing the "new" EzA-Körung (see explanations below). Still a very nice-looking male, dry and full of temperament. PASSED Gekört bis EzA
Panther vom Bakkes : tall, powerful male with a very strong head. PASSED Gekört bis EzA
Troll vom Hause Anin : average build for this tall, dry, athletic working champion. PASSED Gekört bis EzA
Matcho vom Hause Birk : very heavy build but average head for this double Chris-grandson. PASSED Gekört bis EzA
Payka vom Hause Birk : average build but good type and temperament. FAILED (EzA) : only 3 offspring were shown, one of which did not allow teeth checking, and another had a teeth problem.	SORRY NO PICTURE
Bonny vom Altmühltal : average build but very good temperament for this medium-sized bitch. PASSED Gekört bis EzA
Vicki von der Flugschneise : ABSENT (DECEASED) It was very sad not to see Vicki and to hear she had passed away a short time before the Körung. She has been one of the nicest females around over the last couple of years. Our heartfelt sympathy goes to her owner Udo Greffin and his family (Rottweiler-Zwinger von der Mehrer Mühle).	ABSENT (DECEASED)
Meggy vom Herrenholz : definitely the nicest EzA female in the week-end. Awesome build and temperament. PASSED Gekört bis EzA

MAIN FACTS : Excellent dry and sunny weather with temperatures around 18-20°C. The BG Eschweiler was the hosting body for this 2002 Fall Körung near Aachen.

Helpers were Oliver Neubrand (Part 1) and Jörg Bungarten (Part 2). Körmeisters were Anton Spindler and Hans-Jürgen Radtke.

25 dogs were entered, 23 were present.

14 passed (8 for the first Körung and 6 for the EzA). 9 failed (8 for the first Körung and 1 for the EzA).

PERSONAL COMMENTS : As for the first Körungs, it is quite noticeable that many dogs failed because they did not search the blind. This is mostly due to lack of training on the Körung grounds prior to the event.

Additions have been made to the character tests, with much greater emphasis on stability and nerves. Walking through a group in various fashions, testing the dog's reaction next to a cannister filled with gravel (reaction to a strange noise), and so on. These changes illustrate the ADRK's will to show the stable, self-confident and sociable side of the Rottweiler.

As for the bitework itself, I was most impressed with Attila vom Drachenfels and Queen von Hohegeiss, both expertly handled by Belgian trainer Joeri Goedertier (USA). It certainly takes guts to travel all the way from the US and compete in one of the most selective events of the breed. Queen von Hohegeiss was in heat, which only added to the difficulty. She performed very well and impressed me as well as many breeders and observers there.

Asko von der Veste Liupopoldsdorf, Coco von Avalon and Briska vom Laufer Tor were also very nice to watch.

A special note for the Italian star, Indio dell' Antico Guerriero : this 6.5 years old male has won everything he could in his country, competed at the highest level in Germany (multi V-rated in the KSZ) and Europe, as well as in the IFR Schutzhund World Championship in 2001, as a member of the Italian team. His breeder / owner / handler, Francesco Zamperini, travelled by car all the way from Rome for Indio to be the first Italian rottweiler entered in an ADRK Körung, although on the very same day was the Italian Klubsiegerschau where Indio could have gotten yet another great rating in the Champion Class.

Well, Indio failed. While trying to get a better grip on the sleeve in Part 2, he fell off and never caught up with the helper again. But how many breeders have previously taken such risks with a champion dog ? And how many have stayed home on the sofa for fear that their champion would fail ? Francesco deserves our deepest respect for giving it a try.

The EzA Körung is now completely different. It no longer involves bitework. The dog is brought and shown, and he must show up with 4 offspring from different females (bitches must show up with offspring from 2 different males). The offspring is shown and "analyzed", as a group and then individually. The Breed Warden then gives a global assessment of the offspring and decides whether or not the EzA Körung is granted.

This was very interesting to watch and raised many questions and comments. It is very nice to see one dog's offspring gathered in one place. The fact that bitework is no longer necessary is okay, as those dogs have passed their ZTP and first Körung before and have therefore proven their abilities. Surely one doesn't really "need" to see again Troll or Quantus vom Hause Anin in the bitework...

However, it is obvious and logical, that the dog's owner will gather only 4 good offspring to come to the Körung (though one apparently failed to do so). It is thus very difficult, and not very significant, to make a general assessment of the dog's abilities as a producer, based on only 4 offspring. Flunking dogs in the EzA exam will therefore be difficult from now on.

This is overall, a perfectible but nice attempt to take into account the dog's producing abilities for the EzA title. I have no doubt that it will gradually be improved in the years to come.