are
healthy, sound-tempered, playful Hovawarts,
with enough prey drive to become family-friendly sport dogs,
and strong enough nerves to become cheerful family dogs.
Which of the two becomes the dog's vocation depends more on the owner.
Through carefully planned matings and the best possible rearing conditions I want to give my puppies
the foundation for developing a confident optimism in coping, which helps them through stress,
conflicts and unfamiliar, threatening-looking situations. In the sense of "I can do this".
A detailed account of how I hope to achieve my breeding goals can be found under Rearing.
Breeding goal Beauty is not my top priority. Shows are not that important to me personally.
To me, my own dogs are always the most beautiful; it is in the eye of the beholder –
missing markings (as with Gioia) are a fault at shows, but that is exactly what I find beautiful.
However, many Hovawarts von Arminius have received excellent ratings at breed shows,
and yes, then I am mighty proud too!
