MBIS MBISS CH / Can CH Favorite von Marienlust (ROMO Eligible)
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Am/Can CH Favorite v Marienlust
“Favorite”
A880407
Black and Tan Standard Smooth Dog
Sire: Bruce v Marienlust
Dam: Melinda v Marienlust
Whelped: April 21, 1945
Died: January 27, 1959
Breeders: Josef and Maria Mehrer
Owners: Rose and Fred Heying
Destiny, with an able assist from Favorite, has decreed that he should be the outstanding Dachshund sire through all the years, past and present. — Grayce Greenburg writing in 20th Anniversary issue of The American Dachshund.
Favorite’s first show as the February 1946 Golden Gate Dachshund Club Specialty. From and entry of 112, judge Edward Hirschman awarded BOB to the nine month old Favorite over specials including CH White Gables Basil, CH Ebony Eric v. d. Daniels and CH Uhlan v Cellarius. During his short show career, he won two all-breed Best in Shows (Glendale KC with 907 entries and Midcontinent KC with 501 entries), 8 BISSs, 10 specialty BOVs, 25 all-breed BOVs, and 9 Hound Group firsts. He was BOV at Westminster KC in 1947 over an entry of 100, and BOV at Chicago International KC over an entry of 109. While pursuing his Canadian championship, Favorite also won three group firsts there.
In addition to the AKC Champions listed below, Favorite also sired Canadian CH Trooper of Heying-Teckel, Canadian CH Elena of Gera, Cuban CH Larry of Heying-Teckel, Canadian CH Cedarglade Toastmaster, Canadian CH Dachsheim’s Black Berry, Canadian CH Dachsheim’s Tar Baby, and Canadian CH Rosolona’s Cadet.
The following quote is from George Spradling’s article in the April 1953 issue of The American Dachshund (commonly referred to as “the Favorite issue”). Favorite had then sired fifty-three champions.
“Favorite’s children are of a type and conformation which has for years been considered the most desirable by a large majority of breeders. He has produced children of this structure and type more abundantly and consistently than any other stud ever known in the breed. In short, he is the greatest sire the breed has ever known. He comes from the Marienlust strain, which in turn is primarily based on Luitpoldsheim bloodlines.
A study of his pedigree does not indicate his prepotency as a breeder. There are perhaps a hundred studs of the same family with equal or even better siring potential on paper. That is to say, the chances for homozygosity in characteristics are increased in intensely inbred dogs, and Favorite is not such an animal. But in him there is a fixture of genes determining structure and type that is bestowed upon few studs; literally, one in many thousands. In other words, he is a mutant for these characteristics. We always look for a mutant but seldom find one. We know little about them.
Favorite is, indeed, a favorite of nature. She bestowed upon him a priceless gift. Proof of his mutancy is found in an analysis of the pedigrees of the bitches out of which he has produced his champion progeny, and is even more evident to one who has been fortunate enough to have seen a goodly number of the dams, thus being able to observe the differences in type and quality among them; a disparity not evident in the overwhelming majority of his puppies, regardless of the dam. Another mutant for similar conformation and type may not come along in any of our lifetimes. How then may Favorite’s qualities be preserved by breeders desiring to do so? Simply by applying sound genetical breeding practices.
‘Like does not beget like’ except in the broad sense that any male and bitch pure-bred Dachshund will produce pure-bred Dachshunds recognizable as such. Like genes do produce like genes, so the problem is to get as many like genes in the prospective parents as possible. In other words, the homozygosity of the desired characters must be increased. This may be done only by inbreeding. No breed or strain within a breed has been established except through inbreeding. It is a safe breeding procedure. Danger (heterozygosity) comes with an out-cross. Favorite’s children out of bitches in his own family are potentially the most desirable because they are most likely to carry the same genes as he possesses. There has been no inbreeding on him in any of the first 53 champions. He appears once in the third generation of one bitch put to him—a negligible influence. He should be bred to some of his own daughters, but by and large his sons and daughters are the nucleus from which we must preserve his great contribution. Rich will be the reward for the breeder patient and wise enough to do it.”
[From an historical standpoint, the Spradling article would have been of greater value if it had stated the number of litters sired by Favorite versus the number of litters that produced champions. Also, it would have been worth recording the number of puppies per litter, their sex and color. Unfortunately no one realized Favorite’s potential abilities when a youngster and such statistics are not complete.]
Get:
Out of Lana of Gera:
- MBIS/MBISS CH Falcon of Heying Teckel ROMO – 6 All Breed Best In Show wins, 13 BISS wins, 30 HG-1 placements, 70 BOV wins including Westminster KC 1956.
Out of Dachsberry’s Roberta:
- CH Dachsberry’s Pacemaker
- CH Dachsberry’s Peacemaker
Out of Christel of Heying-Teckel:
- CH Brando of Heying-Teckel
Out of Lovely v. Marienlust – pending:
- CH Lotus of Heying-Teckel
- CH Lance of Heying Teckel – pending
- CH Target of Heying-Teckel II − BOV at 1955 DALI Specialty as 6 month old puppy
- CH Tussi of Heying-Teckel
- CH Gustave of Heying-Teckel
Out of CH Rebecca of Gera – pending:
- BIS CH Agilita of Gera
- MBIS CH Allegro of Gera
- CH Eden of Gera
- CH Eve of Gera
- CH Electra of Gera
Out of CH Kandi of Badger Hill – pending:
- CH Derbydachs Kandi Kane
- CH Derbydachs Kandi Too
- MBISS CH Derbydachs Kandi Styck – Multiple HG1s and specialty BOV winner; BOV Westminster KC 1953; BOV Morris & Essex KC 1953
- CH Derbydachs Schatze – pending – DCA BOV 1951
Out of CH Bergmanor Luna:
- CH Dychland’s Herman G (listed in 20th Anniversary AD as Herman v Dychland)
- MBIS/MBISS CH Harriet V Dychland − Top Winning Smooth Dachshund Bitch 1956
Out of Red Locket Jinx:
- CH Dandy Dachs Danny
- CH Dandy Dachs Donnie
Out of CH Herzville von Marienlust:
- Am/Can CH Direct von Marienlust
- CH Desire von Marienlust
Out of Cissi of Gera (20th anniversary issue of AD lists these two as Falcon’s children):
- CH Favorite Pal of Heying-Teckel
- CH Favorite Sis of Heying-Teckel
Out of CH Brentwald Valeria:
- CH Brentwald Udet
Out of Marta of Gera:
- CH Seth of Marstone
Out of Dinah of Heying-Teckel:
- BISS CH Calidox Nicholas – BOB at 1949 Cascade DC Specialty
- CH Calidox Daphne
- CH Calidox Luigi
Out of Randi of Heying-Teckel:
- Am/Can CH Cindi of Heying Teckel
- CH Henni v Schoberhaus
Out of Flirt of Heying-Teckel:
- CH Jet Pilot of Heying-Teckel
Out of Riven Rock Dulcie – pending:
- MBISS CH Lucifer von Bergman − Multiple BISS and Hound Group Winner
- BIS CH Dulcie von Bergman − Favorite’s first CH offspring, multiple Hound Group winner
- Am / Can CH Bergmanor Black Bart
- CH Black Jack von Bergman
Out of CH Hershey of Heying-Teckel:
- CH Carbon of Heying-Teckel
- CH Gloria of Heying-Teckel
Out of CH Venus v Hohenstauffen:
- CH Poppaea v Hohenstauffen
Out of Gabby of Heying-Teckel:
- CH Anchor Of Heying-Teckel
- CH Baxter of Heying-Teckel
Out of CH Guntherette of Earldale:
- CH Fascination of Earldale
Out of Commanderette of Earldale — pending:
- CH Sans Souci’s San Pedro
- CH Alice of Heying-Teckel
- CH Sans Souci’s Santa Rosa
- CH Elaine of Heying-Teckel
Out of CH Dandy Dachs Nifty Wire:
- CH Ted-D Wire of Lin-Wal
- CH Jag-Wire of Lin-Wal
- CH Favorite Wire of Heying-Teckel
Out of Johanna v Cavalier:
- CH Duke of Lambros
- CH Duchess of Lambros – BOB at 1950 Portland DC Specialty
Out of Trudi v Lindeheim:
- CH Rochester of Heying-Teckel
- CH Rastus of Heying-Teckel
Out of Reba’s Roxy:
- CH Roxy’s Rena
- CH Roxy’s Reuben
Out of Herzy v Marienlust:
- CH Trojan of Heying-Teckel
Out of Rock Manor Lorna v Miller:
- CH Rock Manor Shine
- CH Rock Manor Supreme
Out of Breezy Lane Pepper Pot:
- CH Blossom of Rarmihill
- CH Bright Angel of Raymihill − Hound Group 1 Winner
Out of Rosita of Heying-Teckel:
- CH Cedarglade Taffeta
Out of CH Black Beauty O’Pfeifers:
- CH Pfavoretta O’Pfeifers
- CH Tag-A-Long Favorite of Pfeifer
Out of Bucknam’s Merry-O:
- CH Merry-Kay v Belleau
- CH Merry-O’s Meru Mist
Out of White Gables Brenda – pending:
- CH Sunkist of Heying-Teckel
- CH Valencia of Heying Teckel − Hound Group 1 in Tulsa 1949; Hound Group 1 at Tuscon KC 1950
- CH Standard of Heying-Teckel
- CH Minton of Heying-Teckel
Out of CH Ed-El-Fra’s Anise:
- CH Rosolona’s Dinah
Out of CH Demitasse of Heying-Teckel:
- Am/Can CH Dresden of Heying-Teckel
Out of White Gable’s Zanzibar II:
- CH Dalton’s Favorite Starlet
Out of CH Harborvale Circe:
- CH Cline-Dachs Katrinka
Out of CH Spraling’s Louhelen Clio:
- CH Sparling-Louhelen Favor-Rita
Out of Rock Manor Prunella:
- Am/Can CH Danhauer’s Witzbold
Out of Dalton’s Zella:
- CH Red Locket Shamrock
Out of Ebony Maid v d Daniels:
- CH Arri v d Daniels
Out of Cerka z Drasky:
- CH Barb Wire of Heying-Teckel
Out of Cobina v Marienlust:
- CH Cedric of Heying-Teckel
Out of Jubilee of Heying-Teckel:
- CH Jeffery of Heying-Teckel
Out of Dresden of Ewardale:
- CH Fashion Plate of Ewardale
Out of Whoziz v Daynedox:
- CH Gay Favorite von Daynedox
Out of CH Bit of Bronze:
- CH Dea Dox Bit O’Copper
Out of Betty v Hoellental:
- CH Hainheim’s Melinda − Hound Group winner
Out of CH Sheba of Little Gate:
- CH Wee Nee Haven’s Darby
Out of Kurz-Und Lang Mirthmaker:
- CH Kurz-Und-Lang Favorite Girl