Kennel von Ellendonk

Below is a translated transcript from pages 41–45 from the book 'Zucht und Sport mit dem Dobermann' by Dobermann Judge and breeder Ottmar Vogel. In this section of the book Ottmar Vogel writes about the von Ellendonk Kennel and their influence on the Dobermann breed.


	Argus von Neroberg

“Gina v. Fürstenfeld” (black, SchH 3) should be mentioned, as her breeding to an average male Lump v. Basterhof (black), produced the Bundessieger “Argus v. Neroberg” (brown, SchH 3), of the Kennel von Rauhfelsen, Breeder: Willi Rothfuss of Stuttgart. This dog was very powerful and compact with a very well-balanced character. Argus was often bred and today we still find his traits in the Ellendonk line in the Nordrhein region and partly in the Württemberg breeding region. He brought stability to the line with respect to substance and nerve.


Ellendonk breeder, Fritz Sauermann with (left) Dixi von Krakau and (right) Gerra von Ellendonk

At that time the “von Ellendonk” Kennel, Owner E. and F. Sauermann of Krefeld, were talked about. The Sauermann married couple, were in nature basically training specialists who had previously achieved considerable success with Shepherds.

Their first female, “Dixi v. Krakau” (brown, out of Dirk v. Goldberg SchH 3 BDSG – Elke v. Saint Clemens) became D.V. Leistungssieger in 1964 in Bonn. I had seen the trial and despite her mistakes at that time, she left an outstanding impression and deserved the Sieger title. Anatomically this female was medium-size with slight faults and earned “excellent”. She is the foundation female of the von Ellendonk Kennel and asserted her traits through various males with respect to temperament. From the breeding with the Leistungsrüden “Astor v.d. Schimmel Schulz Heide” SchH 3 (multiple participant in D.V. Leistungsprüfungen) and “Dixi” came the Leistungssieger of 1966 “Gerra v. Ellendonk” and the Leistungsrüde “Gero v. Ellendonk” (brown, SchH 3). Both dogs consolidated the working abilities of this line and also were also always rated “excellent” at shows. “Gerra” was then bred with BDSG Argus v. Neroberg (brown, SchH 3). Out of the important “J-Litter” came some nice and good working dogs; such as: Jenny v. Ellendonk (brown, SchH 3), often V-1 rated in conformation and the foundation female of the Kennel v.d. Räuberhöhle, Owner: Gero Müller in Göppingen.


	Iris von Ellendonk

Out of the “I-Litter” the BDSG Iris v. Ellendonk (brown, SchH 1) should be mentioned, as her breeding with Miko v. Fürstenfeld (black, SchH 1) produced the D.V. Leistungssieger of 1975, “Palma v. Ellendonk” (Black, SchH 3, Angekört for Life). Furthermore, the D.V. Leistungssieger of 1971 Immo v. Ellendonk (Brown, SchH 3), who was not used for breeding.


Vesta von Ellendonk

Many good working dogs came out of the von Ellendonk Kennel, that in the Nordrhein region corrected the poor working reputation of the breed. The Sauermann's also produced some Siegers in beauty, such as BDSG Kora v. Ellendonk, SchH 1 (Argus v. Neroberg – Gerra v. Ellendonk); BDSG Iris v. Ellendonk; the blue DVSG Vesta v. Ellendonk SchH 1 (Chico v. Forell and Jessy v. Ellendonk); the DV Jugendsieger Ulfas v. Ellendonk brown SchH 1, Angekört (Gero v. Ellendonk and Afra v. Honenstauf); the World Youth Sieger, Xyla v. Ellendonk SchH 1, Angekört.

Other noteworthy working dogs were also Satan and Sanko v. Ellendonk, both Angekört, and also the daughter of Sanko and Palma v. Ellendonk - Afra v. Ellendonk (Black, SchH 3, FH, Angekört for Life, V rated in conformation, owner Kennel v. Burg Böheim-Stein, H. Schauer, Pegnitz), and Trux v. Ellendonk, multiple participant at the DV Siegerprüfungen.


Bingo von Ellendonk

The best working dog was and, however, is the DV Leistungssieger Bingo v. Ellendonk (Sire: Jago v. Beelen, SchH 2, brown, Angekört for Life, BDSG, DVSG, Int.Ch. – Dam: Palma v. Ellendonk, Angekört for Life, DV Leistungssieger). This male at two years of age had already become D.V. Leistungssieger in 1977, and has since then, an unbroken succession where he has rarely been beaten out of anything less than second place. This dog was titled over 30 times in SchH 3 and always captivated through his consistent work. He was taken to several European FCI Championships and constantly impressed with his enormous fighting instinct and his steady and strong nerves.

This dog has been very interestingly bred and it may be said that the temperament traits have been supplied on both sides, as can be seen from the line of ancestors and the Blulinienplan. It is very encouraging that he has already left a strong working mark on his offspring and so it is hoped that the male continues to be intelligently and sensibly used for breeding. As is often naturally the case, this dog also has faults that come to light with certain matings.


	Bingo von Ellendonk

According to his reasonable conformation this dog is to be evaluated as a high-SG-dog, he also already has an excellent rating (3rd place). In terms of his use, one should pay attention to his somewhat poor state in the forehand and his back, which is long and not quite firm. With his height of 68 cm, Bingo fits exactly into the medium-size range. It is of course, always difficult to maintain height. Presently, we are unfortunately swaying a little too much and we must try to stabilize the correct height for dogs at approximately 68–70 cm. Oversize as well as undersize will not meet our goal for building our working dog lines.

Bingo's first offspring were successes at the DV Siegerprüfungen in 1980 and 1981. In 1980, the two year old “Hexe vom Wilden Markgraf”, black, SchH 3, RHT, ADPr, (Bingo v. Ellendonk, SchH 3, IPO 3, Angekört for Life, FH – Bina v. Wilden Markgraf, SchH 3, IPO 3, FH, Angekört for Life) earned twelfth place with 275 points (SG rating) and in 1981 Ilo v. Kirchbühl, black, SchH 3, Angekört (Bingo Ellendonk – Cora v. Kirchbühl) earned 276 points in the D.V. Siegerprüfung, and also the D.V. Leistungssiegerin in 1981 Cora v. Papenkamp SchH 3 (Bingo v. Ellendonk – Afra v. Papenkamp) Körzucht.

Also interesting is the fact that both Hexe and Cora are similarly bred, so that both have the Leistungsrüden Falk v. Rotbachtal as a grandfather on their mother's side. Falk's Grandfather in turn, was the three-time Leistungssieger of 1961-1963 Fred v.d. Blütenstadt d'Orsoy. Here you can see with respect to their structure how such a line is built up.

And now back to the Ellendonk Kennel. Some years ago, after the wife of the breeder passed away, Mr. Sauermann also ended his active work with the Dobermann. However, the kennel has obtained several breeding animals with valuable genotype, so with this hope remains, towards improving and consolidating this foundation.

Combinations from the Kennel von Ellendonk

Year	Litter	Sire	Dam	Pups	(Males/Females)
1962	“G”	Astor v.d. Schimmel Schulz Heide	Dixi von Krakau	3/3	(Gero, Gnom, Greif / Gerra, Gina, Golda)
1964	“H”	Basko vom Oberdahl	Dixi von Krakau	2/4	(Hassan, Heros / Hela, Hera, Hesta, Hexe)
1965	“I”	Fred v.d. Blütenstadt d'Orsoy	Dixi von Krakau	3/3	(Ilex, Immo, Ingo / Ilka, Imme, Iris)
1965	“J”	Argus von Neroberg	Gerra von Ellendonk	3/3	(Jago, Jaro, Jasso / Jana, Jenny, Jessy)
1966	“K”	Argus von Neroberg	Gerra von Ellendonk	2/3	(King, Kondor / Kelly, Kim, Kora)
1967	“L”	Mecki von Fürstenfeld	Dixi von Krakau	0/1	(Lyra)
1967	“M”	Andy vom Eichenhain	Jessy von Ellendonk	5/1	(Marko, Mecki, Milo, Morro, Mutz / Mira)
1968	“N”	Mecki von Fürstenfeld	Gerra von Ellendonk	1/0
1968	“O”	Andy vom Eichenhain	Jessy von Ellendonk	4/2	(Odo, Onyx, Orest, Orlog / Orka, Ossa)
1968	“P”	Miko von Fürstenfeld	Iris von Ellendonk	2/4	(Phylax, Presto / Palma, Pandra, Petra Perry)
1969	“Q”	Dux Rotbachtal	Gerra von Ellendonk	1/1	(Quell / ?)
1969	“R”	Miko von Fürstenfeld	Iris von Ellendonk	6/0	(Remo, Rex, Ricko, Ringo, Rondo, Rox)
1970	“S”	Gero von Ellendonk	Afra v. Hohenstaufen	3/2	(Sanko Satan Sorry / Senta Sandy)
1970	“T”	Boy Stolzenfels	Gerra von Ellendonk	3/3	(Trux Tasso, ? / Tanja, ?)
1970	“U”	Gero von Ellendonk	Afra v. Hohenstaufen	4/0	(Ulfas, ?, ?, ?, ?)
1970	“V”	Chico von Forell	Jessy von Ellendonk	2/4	(Vasall, Vello / Vesta, Veva, Vilja, Viola)
1971	“W”	Orest von Ellendonk	Afra v. Hohenstaufen	4/0
1972	“X”	Gero von Ellendonk	Palma von Ellendonk	4/1	(?, ?, ?, ?/ Xandra, Xyla)
1973	“Y”	Satan von Ellendonk	Vesta von Ellendonk	2/4	(Yago, Yuko / Yarda, Yessy, Yuku ?)
1973	“Z”	Sanko von Ellendonk	Palma von Ellendonk	3/3	(?, ? / Zamba, Zastra, ?)
1974	“A”	Sanko von Ellendonk	Palma von Ellendonk	2/3	(?, ? / Afra, Assy, ?)
1975	“B”	Jago von Beelen	Palma von Ellendonk	1/2	(Bingo / Barka, Bora)
1977	“C”	Hilo vom Norden Stamm	Assy von Ellendonk	2/0