As we will breed only occasionally the Dad one of our litter shall probably be Teddy !

He was a Leonberger of the "old type" with great temperament and many other desirable traits
From his lines we hope to get some strength, health and longevity which is needed for our breed

Teddy was health-checked for

hips
sceletal overview
thyroid
eyes
heart (last check at 10.5 yrs)
complete bloodwork

biopsy/necropsy for IPN negative

Teddy passed the BACL
at Netherlands Leonberger Club (valid for life)
and character-test
 

semen collections took place at
8 yrs and 9 yrs
WHO-Status = all items passed

Brucella canis negativ (1999 and 2003)

Other sires we will chose mainly on similar traits (great temperament, good health and longevity) and on the lines / ancestors they carry. We try to avoid the so-called
"multiple" sires as they reduce diversity; we would rather prefer a kind of line breeding (with a maximum COI of 6.5 %) to boys who are not excessively used and carry the lines we are looking for

Teddy at the age of 3.5 years
Teddy10 yr Teddy11 yrs. 3 months
Teddy11 yrs. 11 months
 

TeddyDec. 31, 2005
A happy guy till the very end
Teddy became 12 years, 2 months, 17 days old

Gustav  - view pictures
(more info will follow later when we know
whether Angie is pregnant or not)