…news
The last few months have been hectic at Seeuferhause to say the least!! New website, new dog, new litters and on, and on….

WEBSITE – The Seeuferhause website has been relaunched and a massive thank you needs to go out to one of our puppy people; a very special and talented individual, Mr Shane Asanuma from QLD. Shane is the proud owner of a male from the Seeuferhause “T” litter. Shane spent countless hours putting together what I believe is the best rottweiler website in the country. He also had to put up with my countless requests for changes and revisions, and he still does. You’ll find the website at the same address: www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au & whilst I carry out all the day to day updates/maintenance of the site, all special requests are still directed to Shane. It gives me an excuse to stay in touch and hear all about his dog Rocky and how he is going – by all accounts he is going great and shows tremendous potential! I look forward to your feedback and any suggestions for improving the site.

LITTERS – At one stage we had puppies coming out of our ears!! 3 litters (T, U & V) one after the other certainly kept us busy. Thankfully we managed to ensure they all went to loving homes both here and interstate. Two of three litters were the first of our 2nd generation breedings and they lived up to our expectations, so now for the long road to becoming the adult dogs that showed they would be as puppies. One of the litters; “U”, was the repeat of the “R” litter and we certainly saw the super temperament this time around that we saw the first time. A super prospect is now with Paul Cree and his family as is a female on breeders’ terms with the Frank family in NSW.

NEW DOG – Boris Z Lebedova Dvora SCH/IPO II (Denny) joined us just before Christmas. This is a super strong male import from Slovakia, out of full German breeding. This dog represents some of the strongest working lines ever to grace the shores of Oz. Denny is interesting in the fact that he becomes stronger the more pressure that you put on him. He is extreme in his drives and has a crushing grip. My recent trip to Germany justified our decision to acquire this dog. I visited the vom Amtsbach kennel that owns 2 of the last progeny from Denny’s sire Quantus vom Haus Anin – both of these dogs can only be described as extreme. More info on Denny can be seen on his page: http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/male-dogs/boris-aka-denny/ STOP PRESS: we have just had our first Boris puppy from Von Zennith Falke (Colt von den Golan Hohen X Von Zennith Adolfa); Willi is coming along nicely and is showing the strength I expect from these lines. I’ll keep you posted on his development.

ROCKY VOM ALLNATAL – we have just received the official, certified copy of Rocky’s OFA report, which will now be submitted to Dogs Vic to ensure that we can use this important dog via his frozen semen. Rocky represents some very “old working blood” that is becoming extinct at a fast pace. Keep an eye out for a planned breeding with Rocky over the next year. The results of the report are great and will be posted on Rocky’s page soon as Dogs Vic confirm acceptance. You can find more information on Rocky at his page http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/frozen-semen/rocky-vom-allnatal/

SPONSORSHIP – On May 9th & 10th, Seeuferhause Rottweilers is one of the major sponsors of the Australian Service Dog Association, 2010 National Service Dog trials. This is exciting for us as it puts us amongst the people that are the end user group of service dogs in this country. This is a tremendous opportunity to network and try to lift the Rottweiler profile amongst that community. I’ll be sure to provide some detailed information / photos in the next edition.

FORTHCOMING LITTERS – We have 2 litters on the verge of hitting the ground in the next 2 weeks. Seeuferhause Jutta is pregnant to Boris, and Von Zennith Shakira is pregnant to Clyde. http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/litters/seeuferhause-planned-litters/
both of these litters bring together descendants of the Aki line which for us is exciting as we believe that this line, once developed will produce very string working rottweilers, and in future will combine very well with our Noris / Graf line.

Boris X Jutta – this litter is one that we have very high expectations from. I anticipate that the progeny from litter will be physically strong, and very strong in temperament. The look will be that of dark markings, pigment and eyes; very muscular, medium sized dogs. I expect head types to be strong and as mentioned before, high prey very dynamic temperaments and super strong nerves suitable for any application. We have had very strong demand for this litter, so if you are interested please contact me to secure your puppy. Another very interesting and exciting aspect of this breeding is that Jutta is the first Seeuferhause “breeders terms” female to be included in our breeding program – testament to the fact that when good people are involved things can be a great success!!

Clyde X Shakira – this litter is very exciting in that it brings together 2 descendants of the Aki line, and in particular through a Linebreeding on one of Aki’s most successful / potent sons; Hero vom Hohegeiss, via the understated / underused Basko vom Obergrombacher Schloss. I expect this litter to produce large, strong very substantial rottweilers. Markings will be dark, as will the pigment and I also expect good strong heads and bone. The drive characteristics should be: high drive, high prey and super grips, high levels of aggression and strong nerves.

INTERESTING LINKS
Below I have listed some links to articles of interest on our webpage. Some of these you may have already read on the site, if not please enjoy….

WORKING DOG VS FAMILY COMPANION –

http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/litters/working-dog-vs-family-companion/

MICROCHIPPING & DNA –

http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/2010/04/22/microchipping-dna/

PUPPY BOOKLET –

http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/caring-for-your-seeuferhause-rottweiler-puppy/

BREEDERS TERMS –

http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/about-seeuferhause-rottweilers/breeders-terms/

MERCHANDISE – on the website you can find some rottweiler specific merchandise that may be of interest. http://www.seeuferhauserottweilers.com.au/about-seeuferhause-rottweilers/k9-products-accessories/
In addition to this we have produced some Seeuferhause T-shirts and baseball caps that are also available to buy if you like them. You will find them on the page listed above.

PHILOSOPHICAL DISCUSSION – every now and again I will list some topics for discussion, for which I will express my views and welcome the view of the readers also. Please feel free to provide your feedback and I will post the responses (anonymously) for all to see in the following newsletter and the webpage, I will also then provide a detailed article explaning my point of view which will be available on the webpage for all to read – I think this will be an effective manner of sharing knowledge and information.

this edition’s topic;
SHARPNESS; is there a place for it within the temperament characteristics of the modern rottweiler?

My view, an overwhelming YES!!

Now let’s discuss this a little………

Please visit our current litters for more information.

Quite a job getting 8 lively pups into the crate for the trip. And an even bigger job carrying them in to the vet.

All went very well and they all showed confident, outgoing personailities, making themselves right at home, leaving me to mop up the mess!!

The puppies were given a clean bill of health by the vet and are now ready to accept visitors. Keep an eye on our current litters page for updated photos in the next day or so (soon as the weather fines up in Melbourne.

Speaking of weather, we have had some awesome thunder storms in Melbourne over the last few days and the pups have shown no reaction to the massive thunder cracks – good signs!!!

One of our lovely boys has made his way to QLD and another couple are headed for NSW. The rest of the litter is staying put in Melbourne. This litter showed a lot of promise and the early feedback from one owner is that his little boy is showing loads of temperament.

The main reason this litter was repeated was to try and produce another female like the R litter; we have one and she is being placed with a great family on breeders terms – so keep an out eye for the continuation of this great bitch line over the next few years. We’ll post photos of these guys as we get them.

Good Luck to the new owners!!!

The puppies are coming along really well – they are confident, inquisitive, and full of energy. These puppies will be suitable for any application work, show or family companions. They carry the strong working lines of our 2 stud rottweilers; Doc & Clyde and the very strong conformation lines of Arkon vom Hause Zillas

We expect these puppies to be large, substantial rottweilers with excellent conformation, very nice heads, excellent coulours/markings and super working drive.

current litter,

We have added photos of the U litter pups – they are 5 weeks old. All of them are confident and vigorous puppies. We expect strong temparements to continue to develop as they grow. Puppies are showing excellent levels of prey drive for this stage of development.

This is a repeat of the R litter which yielded only 1 female pup which now resides with our good friends John Embling and Heather Pilcher. Ruby was a super puppy and all reports are that she is developing quite nicely, which is why we decided to repeat this breeding.

This litter will produce super high drive temperament, extreme prey and very strong aggression. The pups will be confident with very outgoing natures.

The current litters page will be updated in the next day or so with photos of the pups.

Pick male and female have already been booked so be quick to avoid disappointment. 3 males & 1 female are available.

3 pups from the litter will reside in QLD and the rest here in melbourne where we will keep a close eye on their development.

This is a very promising litter with all the pups exhibiting strong temperement, full of energy and excellent instincts for work. In addition to this high drive they also have the ability to relax and calm down which we all know is important for dogs living in a family environment.

Good luck to the new owners!!!