Vom Willow Haus German Shepherds

"Whenever the dog is kept in an enclosed kennel . . . he will not only degenerate physically, becoming stiff, sluggish and lazy, but will also become mentally torpid, and lose all his sharpness and vim."

"... joy in work, devotion to duty, and to master, mistrust and sharpness against strange and irregular things, docility and obedience, teachableness and quickness to understand, and in addition, immunity to weather, uncommonly acute senses with fight for retrieving and seeking, assisted by his special gait (going to and fro) by which he leaves nothing unnoticed and unsought wherever he may be. From such natural talents, to which must be added precociousness, physical and mental, everything can be developed. For what is Education but, first and foremost, the recognition and the development of the innate qualities of the person to be educated? As with horses, with men and with children, so it is with the education of the dog. He who knows how to "educate" the qualities of his pupil is a master in his subject."

"...dog breeding must be done by a dog-lover and cannot be a profession, the work of breeding service dogs must be the work of dog-lovers, (such as) the shepherd with sheep breeds as a dog lover, for they have the desire to breed for exemplery, efficient and useful dogs.  The dog bred as a business is no longer bred for his service to the breed, but for his market value.  The direction of the breed then is dictated by the desires of the market, usually Novices to the breed, who knows nor cares (nothing) of the weal and woes of the breed, knows nothing of the value or aptitude for work...he often only has eyes for Imposing, Remarkable and even Ruffling Swashbuckler."