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I bought my first rottweiler in 1992, because I found the breed appealing. Unfortunately, I soon had to deal with a recurring problem for this breed: there was a case of hip displacement among the puppies. My next dogs were much more conscious choices, now informed by a great deal of expert knowledge: these animals were healthy in every respect and their pedigrees displayed excellent German examples of the breed at that time. Their puppies proved their hidden potential.
During the period of finding my way, I picked up not only much experience but many friends: the knowledge of Attila Czeglédi conformation judge, Géza Varga dog trainer, Zoltán Fajcsák and Viktor Horváth breeders is a great help to me. I believe that in order to breed rottweilers to a high level, there is a need for like-minded people to work together; I also try to extend help to all those who do me the honour of accepting my help in the interests of achieving our common goals. One example of this kind of co-operation, which gave me great pleasure, was the success at the 2001 ADRK Klubsieger Zuchtschau, where Viktor’s Hungarian-bred bitch was the adult club winner and the best of breed. I am very proud that along with my friend the confirmation judge, we saw potential in that particular dog which no one else did, well before the dog was actually successful. We were able to contribute somewhat to the history of the breed in Hungary and to the achievement of an impressive result, with the help in preparation that we extended to the enthusiastic owner. Now that I am thoroughly familiar with the breed, I have a very strong idea of what I would like to achieve.
My goal is to breed physically healthy dogs with balanced personalities and as few faults in conformation as possible. As far as I am concerned, it is of fundamental importance to maintain the type and in doing so, it is always the standard which is the guiding principle and not the current 'fashion'. When planning to breed, I always try to take a good look around: the list of results for the breeding dog is not my primary concern, but rather, those genetic and fenotypical qualities, with which I can move towards making the ideas that I have for breeding into a reality. I endeavour to ensure that the 'vom Bierhaus' pedigree should come to mean that a dog is healthy, has a good anatomy and a balanced personality.
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