Echo vom Khanguard
Full sister to our girl 2x SG1 Kep! Like her sister, Echo is a prime example of the total German Shepherd Dog that every discerning breeder strives to produce. Echo has a notably large head with a dark mask, a gorgeous plush show coat providing a beautiful lushness but with all the same conveniences of a traditional short stock coat, sweet almond-shaped and dark eyes, wonderful expression, and more. As wonderful as her physical traits are, Echo's ultimate strengths are her character, clarity of mind, intelligence, unmatched willingness to please, good drive and yet balanced and functioning off-swtich, and strong loyal ties. She's a complete package girl, the picture of good health. She's 1 of the 4 sisters we kept back from our Dinna/Phamtom breeding. Every single girl had their hips and elbows evaluated once they came of age, 16 joints total, and each with the highest ratings of A1 Normal. This 100% success rate without even a slight deviation from the best ratings possible across 16 joints from the same breeding is a strong track record. We knew these genetics were strong, and we're happy to prove it to our clients.
See more of Echo on instagram @EuroDejaShepherds where you can watch vidoes on her highlight labeled "Echo" and her litter "Echo Pups1".
Echo's father is multiple times V1, VA2 (canada) Phamtom du van D'anzin IGP2, Lifetime Breed Survey Kkl. Kep's Grandsire, then, is the famed and legendary VA2 (BSZS) Asap v Aldamar (#2 in the world). Her motherline is just as rich with Dinna team von den Hohen Berg as her dam (full sister to VA Fanto von Farhantal as well as Falco von Farhantal!). Upon careful evaluation of both parents and the entire family tree, we knew we had to keep a female from this breeding! The first one was Kep who exceeded all of our highest expectations. We then duplicated the breeding with Dinna and Phamtom in order to keep Echo, Holly, and Kida. These big names in their pedigree do not typically hold the weight that they should to the average layperson who doesn't know these dogs, but the quality of this lineage is delightfully evident to anyone when interacting with a puppy. This only becomes more and more apparent as the puppy grows and develops into what feels like the most beautiful partnership.
View Echo's full, champion interactive pedigree here. (note: it says Kep vom Khanguard, but they are full sisters and have the same pedigree)
Echo’s hips are SV a1 normal and elbows SV a1 normal--the best ratings.
From her Embark Panel, Echo also tested DNA CLEAR of ALL the following known to effect German Shepherds:
- Degenerative Myelopathy (DM)
- MDR1 Drug Sensitivity
- Scott Syndrome (a defect in platelet function leading to impaired secondary hemostasis)
- Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency (A disorder of white blood cells)
- Factor VIII Deficiency, Hemophilia A, (Blood clotting disorder)
- Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia or Urolithiasis (Causes kidney and bladder stones composed of urate)
- Sly Syndrome (A type of lysosomal storage disease)
- Achromatopsia (a progressive disorder of the retina)
- Renal Cystadenocarcinoma and Nodular Dermatofibrosis (A multiorgan syndrome)
- X-linked Ectodermal Dysplasia Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (a developmental condition)
None of Echo's puppies will have two abnormal genes and therefore be considered “at risk” for any of the above.
