
A highlight of the author's decades-long breeding journey is an extraordinary achievement: at the 2024 WUSV World Championship, out of 140 competing dogs, 60 carried bloodlines of the Eqidius kennel.
In the following chapters of the book the author shares his expertise on selecting breeding partners, the topic of inbreeding, determining the optimal day for mating, preparing for whelping, raising puppies, early puppy development, and training methodology for a dog's first-level working trial.
He also offers insight from personal experience on how to prepare for and judge shows, trials, and breed surveys, how to train a helper (decoy), how to raise a stud, and much more.
The conclusion of the book is devoted to the achievements of Slovak representatives in sports cynology, supported by the photographs.
Unique appendix to the book
The book also includes an extensive appendix – a clearly laid out graphic overview of bloodlines on 28 pages in A3 format. It contains approximately 4,000 dogs that have beenused for breeding and represent the world's most famous German Shepherd bloodlines. used for breeding and represent the world's most famous German Shepherd bloodlines.
Who is the book intended for?
The book will please every German Shepherd breeder, breed enthusiast and will be helpful for anyone considering buying a puppy. It also is a valuable gift for any German Shepherd owner.
The book is printed in high quality, is protected by a hardcover, and weighs 1.6 kg with the appendix. A special 200 × 95 cm poster showing a map of very important German Shepherd bloodlines is also available and may be ordered along with the book or separately.