Hello from Belgium,
I introduce myself, specially for Mirka.
Since my 12th, so 26 years, I have dogs. I had Irish setters,bouvier des flandres, german sheppard and since 2,5 year a csw Branca.
I had many litters, and last year the first with csw, but without succes. the reason that officially on this site, we are the second breeder in Belgium.
As a good belgian I must reply at your article, Mira.
Here in Belgium we have very good dog trainers,we have many worldchampions like mondioring,veldwerk,agility,obedience......
So,don't laugh with us.
There is only one breeder in Belgium and he can't defend himself because he hasnot internet. He is a very very good man. He has good contacts with Hartl.
You wrote that the breedermust follow up the puppies. So, all the original csw in Belgium and Netherland come from the origine countries. Why did'nt those breeders do it? Who's fault is it than?
In our countries a csw is attractive because he looks to a wolf. When tomorrow a csw must be obedient like a german sheppard, than by a german sheppard!
You wrote that a csw must can stay still to take a picture. Well, that is not the most important thing for a csw.
2 or 3 times a week I course on bycicle 10 km with Branca. Do you?
Every day in the morning my csw walk with me and my daughter to school . (perfect socialising) Do you?
Our csw are playing with my both daughters (1.5 and 4.5). Do you?
Our csw stays offently in the restaurant of my wife. Do you?
I take her with to bar and public market. Do you?
I went to 3 different dog schools to train on different locations.
In the videoclip Branca was hold on for 10 minutes by a stranger before she had to run 3 à 400 meters to return to me. She did it.
Branca cames always back in the woods!
I had 2 weeks before the video making to train Branca with a camera. I had an old very big one. So she was not shy from the camera. She only didn't had confidance with camera 3 meters high and 4 man behind.
Take 100 german sheppards in the same situaton! You will see that many of those dogs don't like it.
Since 7 years I 'm a professionel dog-guardian. Every week for 30 hours I work with my 2 "old" german sheppard (long hair) and 2 times a week I take my csw Branca with me. She is sitting near to me, looking at the entree of the shop, all the cars passing. People pass her within ONE meter. She doesn't reacte. She is not shy! Branca see and hair every moving. She already defend me twice! 2 times a person wanted to attack me. The cars, children, people .... make a lot of noises, she don't move! Don't tell belgian csw are shy.
Our people don't know yet exactly what you can do with a csw. Agility,coursing,tracking...... That is the problem.
The only way is to encourage them and explain it. The only thing YOU do is destructive for the "90%". That's wrong. You must be constructive with thoseother 10% and slowly the rest will follow.
I think you like giving critics, like the boy of 13 years old with his saarloos.
You forget the most important thing of a dog: a dog is our friend, whatever the defaults may be!
At the meeting in Schotenin June you came to congratulate me. Now after 3 months you wrote that we had to do more! I don't like that kind of people. Say it in my face please!
You also wrote that there is nothing to do for csw. But when I asked you in June to come more training in the club, you told me that the distance was to far. Is 30 km to far for a csw-lover?
This is the second time you attacked me. Don't do it again. Instead of critisise you'd better do something possitive.
You wrote that the belgian csw have to big ears. In all those pedigrees there is an ariel lobos,exa vopa,zepper... All dogs from YOUR country.
You wrote that belgian csw are to thin and have no muscles. Well,... I prefere that than a fat one with hollow back.
Normally this year Branca will have Edy krivotklasky atos as male for a litter. It's a half brother of your dog!
In july a puppie csw came to us: Heron. His Dutch parents have a P1 an P5. You can not be critical on this, I suppose.
To end possitive:
I've heard that Mijke wants to organise a meeting in Belgium also! Very good!
In june 2005 the second meeting will be organised in Schoten. Normally next week you'll find more details on this site. And Mirka, ther will be more organised!
Greatings
Patrick
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