Brackett next moved forward to find the right bitches on which to move his plan to the point of strategy implementation. The acquisition of worthy bitches is a difficult proposition for any generation. Breeders are reluctant to part with quality potential bitches!
“Mr. German Shepherd,” as he was affectionately known, stated that “it is a much used aphorism that no stable is better than its mares, and no kennel better than its bitches. That, of course, is true. The most valuable acquisition a would-be dog breeder can make is that of a good bitch or bitches. Without one or more of these, the tasks of breeding superior specimens in any breed is a long, if not indeed, a hopeless one.”[i]
As difficult as this seems, Brackett added an additional precondition into the formula: the bitches must be daughters of certain studs. It took him two additional years to purchase bitches who were in fact daughters to the three outstanding foundation studs (Pfeffer v. Bern , Odin v. Busecker-Schloss and Arras a.d. Stadt-Verbert).
In addition to the stipulation that these three bitches must be related closely to the three outstanding studs, each bitch had to possess the attribution of a show specimen with the proper genetic background!
[i] Ibid., page 11.
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