Ursus was an incredible male for me to own for my first stud male and I especially thank my great friend Randy very much for importing him for me.  I remember the day she told me, "Heidi, you need a stud dog and I've got just one for you, his name is Ursus".  Extremely excited, I drove to meet Ursus and knew I wanted him the moment I saw the skinny, young dog standing before me.  I saw the potential in him and then she showed me his protection work, I was even more overly excited and impressed. 

Ursus was extremely invaluable to my breeding program.  His temperament was outstanding, impeccable, exactly what a German Shepherd Dog should be like and he won many hearts over to the breed.  He was courageous, strong, very loving, and was an incredible worker, to the point of an ovation at the Las Vegas Sieger Show for his strong display in the protection phase.  After walking off the field with him, I was immediately surrounded by people asking me about him and congratulating me for such an outstanding job.  It was an awesome feeling!

In his later years after retirement, he really befriended Jeff and somehow forgot that I ever existed!  He had a love for a good ride in the van with Jeff.  He was a sweet male soul that we were so happy to encounter and will never forget.