Casso

[Man Stopper]

i like his reaction...he is explosive! so far i think you made a good choice with him 

THanks Kangdanlin for your view on Casso..
The way i see it is that i put him in corner, to test his character and what kind of bark he has, to determine how much fear is there.
BEing defensive as we know has 2 direction the dog chooses, either fight or flight.. For a first timer i believe there is potential with Casso, especially if he has me behind him for confidence building.. But i do prefer if he has the balls like his half brother Onyx, who would challenge anyone anytime with true courage and hardness on his own...!

[zimbris]

hey by the way, how's the old guy doing these days??

[Man Stopper]

hey by the way, how's the old guy doing these days??

Ye Onyx is well, just kicking back and enjoying peacefull country life, with the singing birds and green surroundings..!

[zimbris]

good to know that

[Man Stopper]

hey Reg, I really like this dog, in a way it also reminds me of Ben

Maxx at 12 years of age is weak in the back legs, although surprisingly not much grey around muzzle;maybe he doesn't stress out so much when confronted.. His mind is very alert and sharp for an old timer with "old school" traits.. His lines trace back to many great DDR dogs, you can notice that square blocky head/muzzle on him..
I know Dani what you mean, how you regret not having semen collection from Ben,dogs have lost natural suspicion/hardness..!
But am sure you can produce hard type dogs like Ben, possibly with Nero and Briska..

La varsta de 12 ani Maxx e moale pe picioarele din spate, desi in mod surprinzator nu a albit asa mult in jurul botului; poate nu se streseaza asa mult cand e confruntat.. are mintea foarte alerta si agera pt un caine batran cu trasaturi de "scoala veche"..  Are in spate multi caini tari DDRisti, puteti observa acel cap / bot gros / patrat..
Stiu ce vrei sa zici Dani, regreti ca nu ai material seminal de la Ben, cainii moderni nu mai au agresivitate / suspiciune naturala..!
dar sunt sigur ca puteti produce caini duri ca Ben, cu Briska si Nero poate.. 

[zimbris]

I know Dani what you mean, how you regret not having semen collection from Ben,dogs have lost natural suspicion/hardness..!

oh man... if i could turn back time, I would breed many females to Ben! I would have never thought I would come to the point of deeply regretting not keeping his progeny.............

ahh.. daca as putea da timpul inapoi, as monta o gramada de femele cu Ben! Nici prin cap nu mi-a trecut ca voi ajunge in punctul in care sa regret atat de mult ca nu am pastrat un caine / o catea din el...

dogs have lost natural suspicion/hardness..!

that is very, very true - that is also why Dux and I are in search for old school dogs!

foarte, foarte adevarat - este si motivul pt care eu si Dux scanam tara in cautare de caini din 'scoala veche'

But am sure you can produce hard type dogs like Ben, possibly with Nero and Briska..

we will see...   vom vedea...

[Man Stopper]

oh man... if i could turn back time, I would breed many females to Ben! I would have never thought I would come to the point of deeply regretting not keeping his progeny.............we will see...

Can you imagine if most legendary dogs like Zorro were stored away and brought back to life 30 years later..
Wouldn't mind cloning Held Ritterberg if it that was possible; but hey Casso makes up for it..

iti imaginezi cum era daca se pastra material seminal din Zorro si sa fie folosit dupa 30 de ani...
Nu mi-ar prinde rau sa-l clonez pe Held Ritterberg daca ar fi cu putinta; dar lasa ca si Casso e destul de bun.. 

[zimbris]

Zorro and Held.. boy you really nailed it right there!  

Zorro si Held... ai bubuit-o bine cu asta! 

[Man Stopper]

I like a thinking dog that if he errs it is on the side of caution.   Your dog looked fine for the few seconds I saw.
If he's younger than two, I would not push the civil agitation too much, at all.   You can have someone going side to side with brief frontal positioning and brief advancement and then running off when Casso reacts as he did.   
Don't worry so much about evaluation but worry about training him UP.  Nothing but winning.  Teach him that winning is all he will ever do, and when he is grown and mature (if his genetics are good) he won't accept anything else.  IMO

Thanks Roger for your opinion, and was thinking in the same line as yourself, so he wins and wins..
But not 100% sure on when he would be ready for some hidden sleeve work and/or closer confrontation / agitation by stranger..
Dont want to have regrets in doing things to early or late if that make sense..
Like you mentioned if genetics are there, time and patience will give positive results..

[Man Stopper]

Casso is just over a year old now and is showing great maturity,medium/tall in height with solid deep chest and masculine strong head,
weighing 41 kg with minimal fat.. Cant wait to put him through some real life training..

[zimbris]

oh.. didn't realize he was over one year old by now.. time is running I guess..
well then, looking forward to seeing some action videos or pictures!

[guest]

Casso is just over a year old now

Casso!

[Man Stopper]

Thanks Thara and Dani will work on some new video's in the near future..

[zimbris]

yeah, I would start working him about now, just after one year of age..  no rush with the videos though 

[fabius.m]

Bun caine, si foarte frumos! Tigan cum imi place mie.

Good dog, and also very beautiful! "Gipsy", as I like.