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p Great n Szh o Szh search searchH%22Powered+by+ArticleMS+from+ArticleTrader%22+movies+in+portland,+orP%22Powered+by+ArticleMS+from+ArticleTrader%22+vintage+art+printsIsearchGLorenz separates dogs into two main categories: The
group of northern dogs - which he called "Canis
Lupus", because they show more wolflike behaviour than the other group
- and, on the other hand, a group of highly domesticated breeds such as Middle European
Companion and Utility dogs. In this latter group, he suspected a
larger proportion of golden jackal blood (Canis Aureus). Lorenz assumed
that our dogs have Lupus and Aureus blood, but in different proportions. This
assumption proved to be wrong later on. Erik Zimen, Eberhardt Trumler, and other
well-known canine scientists found at a later point that dogs evolved
with a high likelihood from the wolf. In principle, this does not
not really matter in this case, because it deals purely with the evolution of
canides, but not with the actual substance of his described observations and
statements. Here, in this specific case, the terms lupus and aureus only serve
to distinguish between two different canine characters. Let's leave it that
way, so that we can follow the citations of Lorenz much better. Among Lupus dogs he
considered breeds such as Lapland dogs, Russian Lajkas, Samoyeds and Chow-Chows,
and he presumed that North American Malamutes had the highest proportion of
Lupus blood. For him, Aureus dogs were breeds such as German Alsatians, Great
Danes, Poodles, Hunting- and Utility Dogs, etc.
Lorenz was especially impressed by the "sealing of the
bond" of a dog to its
human, the final attachment of a dog to one master, an occurance taking place within a
few days in a "susceptible period" - and which can be seen much earlier in Lupus dogs, round about the sixth month, than in Aureus
dogs. Lorenz decribes the character of Lupus dogs as following: "The
reticent exclusiveness and the mutual defence at any price are properties of the
wolf which influence favourably the character of all strongly wolf-blooded dog
breeds and distinguish them to their advantage from Aureus dogs..."
(p. 119). And he continues:"A Lupus dog, on the
contrary, who has once sworn allegiance to a certain man, is forever a one-man
dog and no stranger can win from him so much as a single wag of his bushy tail.
Nobody who has once possessed the one-man love of a Lupus dog will ever be
content with one of pure Aureus blood"
(p.119f). And further:"Besides
this, a predominantly Lupus-blooded dog is, in spite of his boundless
loyalty and affection, never quite sufficiently submissive. He is ready to die
for you, but not to obey you ... "
... "If you walk with a Lupus dog in the woods, you
can never make him stay near you. All he will do is to keep in very loose
contact with you and honour you with his companionship only now and again"
(p.120).
Lorenz describes the Aureus dog as a dog in which, as a
result of his age-old domestication, the infantile affection has persisted,
making him a manageable and tractable companion. He comes when called,
answers your slightest wish and is naturally obedient: "A
dog of this kind, which is everybody's dog, is easily led astray since he trusts
every stranger who speaks kindly to him. But a dog that you can get so easily,
well, so far as I am concerned, you can keep him!" (p. 122)
Despite the highly esteemed Lupus dog, Lorenz also valued the incomparable
obedience of an Alsatian: "Admittedly,
the noble qualities of the beast of prey possessed by the Lupus dog, his proud
aloofness towards strangers, his boundless love for his master, and, at the same
time, the reticence with which he demonstrates his really deep affection, are
all character traits for which the Aureus dog has no counterpart. But both sets
of qualities can be combined"
(p.124).
Now he tells us the story about his Alsatian male Booby
and the Chow female Pygi, their unplanned marriage, and the beginning of the
Chow-Alsatian breeding in the Lorenz household. From this unplanned litter, Lorenz kept a female named "Stasi".
She was different than expected, as she combined all the good qualities of both
parents. Lorenz writes: "These succeeded beyond
all anticipation. Whereas, generally, crossbreeds inherit the bad properties of
both parent breeds, in this case the contrary proved true in a very definite
measure ... " (p.126).
(all
citations taken from: Konrad Lorenz, King Solomon's Ring, reprinted 1953,
London, Fletcher and Son Ltd.,
in
their original translation by Marjorie Kerr Wilson)
1950 the book "Man Meets Dog"
was published. A masterpiece, it is THE dog book of which Horst Stern said in
the 70ies:"You could just as well throw away almost all other dog books,
without losing any essential elementary knowledge about dogs".
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In this book Lorenz deals in depth with the special
character traits of the Chow-Alsatian-cross "Stasi". What
he describes there, are exactly the desired character traits of our
Eurasiers. By the way, "Stasi" lived long before Lorenz
became Ordinarius for Psychology at the University of Königsberg, and
that was in September 1940.
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Was Konrad Lorenz the Father of the idea to create
Eurasiers?
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Here I would like to show you a photo of a Chow-Chow
of which we have a reliable date to go
with it.
The picture was taken in 1940 in Erfurt, Germany.
The photo shows you what type of Chow-Chow we are actually talking about.
The Chow-Chow today has clearly developed away from this
phenotype.
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Julius
Wipfel - The Father of the Idea?
Change of place: After the war, the young Wipfel family
settled in a town in Germany called Weinheim, in a street named Bergstraße.
The family father, Julius, was a great dog enthusiast, who also always had a
dog. Already as a youngster, he was fascinated by the reports and
descriptions of the Northern sled dogs. By chance, Julius Wipfel found
such a dog in an animal rescue shelter. The dog had been taken there most
likely because Canadian Troops stationed in Mannheim had left him
behind (and that is why he was called the Canadian).
The Canadian was, according
to Wipfel's characterization later, a perfect sled dog type, who immediately integrated into family life astonishingly well. From the third
day onwards, he would not let any stranger enter the home and he guarded
their son. The Canadian astonished the family with his very own charming
personality and by giving daily proof of his
unique intelligence. But he
also had character traits that did not always fit into family life that
easily.
Julius Wipfel reports an increasingly independent and
"unrestrained and dangerous" behaviour towards strangers:
"His intelligence and unrestrained behaviour was different in comparison to
our dogs". And yet, this "beloved black devil" was in his
own way a fascinating dog personality.
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It was Elfriede Wipfel, wasn't it? She had the idea! Or was it Julius
Wipfel in the end? |
In the mid 50ies, the Wipfel family
looked for a worthy successor - which they could of course not find - and
they finally decided on the Wolfspitz female "Bella von der Waldmühle".
No matter how
pleasant and beautiful Bella was, she could not be compared to "The Canadian". So, one day, Elfriede Wipfel made a suggestion
(quotation Julius Wipfel): "You know how women are. During one of our
many conversations my wife simply said: 'Why don't we just go ahead and
create our own breed, similar to the Canadian and our Bella?' ".
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Wipfel, who had become a very engaged and active member of the
Spitz Club in the mean time, read all the canine literature he could get hold
of. With great interest, he studied the scientific canine literature: "It
was not only by chance that I found the books written by Lorenz. The unplanned
mating Chow-Alsatian caught my attention and the description of the wonderful
character of the Chow-puppies immediately fascinated me".
Now Wipfel wanted to learn more about the Chow-Chow breed; not
only did he learn more about them, he even acquired the qualification as a show
judge for this breed. "Lucky chances cannot be repeated that easily", Dr. Werner Schmidt
once said, admittedly in connection with Eurasier breeding. But does this not
also apply for people and how and when they ever meet?
In March 1959 - Bella von der Waldmühle was just
expecting her first
litter - Elfriede Wipfel wrote a letter to family Baldamus, which begins
with:
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