Sylar von der Kinzigau

After years of waiting we were very happy to add another dog from the German kennel v. d. Kinzigau to our program. Bred by our long time friend Dieter Gerlach, kennel Kinzigau is world renown for producing working dogs with exceptional power and drive such as our beloved Jackie v. d. Kinzigau SchH3 Kkl1 "a" (dam of the sisters Apple OFA and Anoush OFA Bh CGC). Obtaining dogs from this small and exclusive breeder is not easy and after many years of waiting we jumped at the chance to import Sylar as a puppy.

Sylar has grown up into a large, powerful, male with an outgoing and (I must say) rather comic personality. Sylar is a happy dog who loves to play, with dogs and people, all kinds of rough games. He is definitely a rough and tumble dog, with strong drives. Sylar has correct breed temperament, he has no handler aggression or dog aggression, and he is an easy dog to live with and train.

Sylar is a dark sable male, possibly black factored, with a masculine head, very strong bone, and despite his large size he is very athletic and agile.

Sylar has two full siblings (Scotty and Sancho) who are working as police service dogs in Germany, and one sibling who is competing in agility in Germany. Further, Sylar's entire litter, save 1, has obtained passing hip and elbow ratings through Germany's "a" stamp program. Sylar starts his training this year and we hope to start competition with him this spring.

Sylar has a strong pedigree based on German dogs with exceptionally powerful protection work, strong temperament, and the ability to compete with the best working dogs in Germany.

Sylar's sire, Veit, himself a very strong dog descends from the legendary Fero, through Troll, and the V-BSP, WUSV Rocky Zingelgarten, to V Branko v. Salztalblick a BSP and BSP-FH competitor. His sire line also includes such German greats as: Bundes Sieger Brix Kaphwald, 3 x BSP Nick Heiligenbosch, V-BSP Eddy Allerbrucke and many others.

Sylar's dam, the top producing female Cecca v. Geestland has produced consistently high quality progeny, including entire litters to pass "a" stamp, many advanced titles, and police service dogs. Through his dam Sylar's pedigree features such breed greats as: Mutz Abfuhr, Boy v. Pendel Bach SG-BSP, Fax v. h. Bernhart-Mader, and the WUSV World Sieger Fado v. Karthago.

Also present are those rare top females: SG-BSP Xenta v. Salztalblick SchH3 IP3 FH2 and 2x BSP Maja v. h. Cismar SchH3 FH1 on the sire line and through Cecca Sylar goes to the great female line that includes: SG-BSP Wendi v. d. Wannaer Hohen, SG-BSP Juma v. Petze, and SG-BSP Deika v. d. Wannaer Hohen. Pedigrees that include so many top females are rare, and truly represent the best breeders.

We are very pleased to add Sylar to our program. We are looking forward to years of training and fun with him.