Hello,
Let me introduce myself. I am Letty de Graaff from Holland and I followed your messages and discussions.
I am a breeder, together with my husband, from German Shepherds an CW's and there is a lot of difference in the characters.
It also not easy to make the CW very obedient because he tryes everything in another way to reach that thing he want to reach. Therefore it is very important to choose new owners for puppy's which are not 100% but 200% idolated from this rase.
When we have puppy's, we told the people who are interesting, all native things a CW can do and when these people still enthousiatic we tell the very good things and maybe they decide that they still want a puppy.
These rase isn't so easy as it look like, like Anna said.
Runnung free is often hunting, so in a lot of parts of different countries isn't that allowed, so they have to go on the lead.
You have to spare your garden, because they can jump over about 1.80 mtr, without no problem. You can hardly leave them alone in your house of car, while there is sure something damaged and there is still the little red ryding hood syndrome. He is look like a wolf and therefore a dangerous dog.
To train a CW for defencedog like Schutzhund or IPO therefore you need a wonderfull helper and patience till ....... Normaly training for German Shepherds and other defence dogs are not common for CW.
It are excellent tracking dogs, better dan German Shepherds and others.And you can train them for example drugsdogs or something like this, but Schutzhund of IPO, that's is the question.
Of course there will be some dogs which do it. I have also 2 males and a female which are doing manwork but if they are good enough for Schutzhund??????. And if they can it is not said that puppy's will do the same like the parents.
About the breeding, Anna said, you can make a lot of money and I agree with her but even here in Holland it is difficult to have good new owners for them and I think it will be in Israel the same, So watch out.
Letty
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