The Ellendonk Kennel produced MANY outstanding working (and show/sieger) dobermann.  Their foundation bitch, Dixie v.Krakau (brown) won the D.V.Meisterschaft in 1964 and was dam to two D.V. Meisterschaft winner (Gerra & Imo v.Ellendonk)! 
Their most famous dobermann was BINGO v. ELLENDONK.  Bingo is credited with improving the character of the dobermann in Europe.  He won the D.V. Meisterschaft (1977) at 2 years of age and many other schutzhund trials (& the only dobermann to score 100/100/100 in schutzhund).  Of course he passed the koerung for life with highest ratings for hardness & working drives.
In the words of Ottmar Vogel: "Bingo, at the age of 2, had by 1977 already become D.V. Leistungssieger and has since than an unbroken succession where he has rarely been knocked out of anything less than second place.  This dog was titled SchH.3 over 30 times and always achieved victory through consistant work.  He was taken to numerous FCI European Master trials and constantly impressed everyone with his enormous fighting drive and his steady and strong nerves." 

Bingo v. Ellendonk is the son of Jago v. Beelen & Palma v. Ellendonk.
Jago (brown) won the Bundessieger title, Dutch Champion & D.V Sieger.  He also passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness and working drives.. 
Palma (black)won the D.V.Meisterschaft (1975) and passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives.  Palma is Dixie v. Krakau granddaughter.
Bingo was born in 1975.  He was the only male (black).  He had 2 brown sisters (Barka & Bora).

Click on above photo for  ELLENDONK KENNEL COMBINATIONS 

The Furstenfeld combinations of Bordo & Citta produced:
Miko - International Champion and sire to Palma.
Mascha - winner of the Budessiegerin title.
Mecki - Int.Ch & winner of the Bundessieger title.
Vello - show champion & 35 times SchH.3 and angekort  &
Verry - winner of the D.V. Meisterschaft (1970) !!!
Vilja - Bundessieger 1967 

IRIS v. Ellendonkwon the Bundessiegerin title and is sister to IMMOwho won the D.V.Meisterschaft in 1976! 
Iris and Immo are the product of TWO D.V. Meisterschaft winners:  DIXI v. KRAKAU (1964) & FRED v.d. BLUSTENSTADT ORSOY (1961, 1962 & 1963!!!) 

Bingo v. Ellendonk is 3rd generation grandson to Dixie and Fred
 
 

Satan sired the Niederkassel B & C litters (noted above) & the ELLENDONK "Y" Litter, which produced 
YUKU v.Ellendonk,SchH1, Ang(zva) & passed the koerung (twice for life) with highest rating for hardness & working drives.
YUKO v.Ellendonk,SchH 3,Ang(zva) & passed the koerung (twice=for life) with highest rating for hardness & working drives.

Dixi v.Krakau (DVLstsg) & Ellendonk foundation bitch - dam to: "G, H, I & L" Litters v. Ellendonk (Iris, ImmoDVLstsg, Gero, GeraDVLstsg) Iris, dam to Ellendonk "R & P" litters (Palma DVLstsg) Gero sired Ellendonk "X, U, S" Litters (Xandra, Xyla(Bdsg),Satan, Sanko) Gerra, dam to Ellendonk "J, K, N, Q, T" Litters(Jessie, Jennie) Palma, dam to "X, Z, A, B" Litters v.Ellendonk (Bingo DVLstsg) Xandra,  foundation bitch, Kirchbuhl Kennel & dam to Flax (DVLstsg) Jessie, dam to Ellendonk "M, V, O" Litters (Vestra, Blue DV Sg) Sanko sired Ellendonk "Z & A" Litters Satan sired "B & C" Litter Niederkassel Satan & Vestra (blue DV Sg) produced Ellendonk "Y" Litter

Yago v. Ellendonk, SchH3,Ang

YAGO sired many excellent progeny, including the "B"Litter v.Orakel (1977)with Zastra v.Ellendonk,Ang.(zva), The"E" Litter v.Bayern (1978),  The "G" Litter v. Killmannshof (1979) Belle & Black v. Orakel both passed the Koerung with highest rating hardness & drives.     Belle v. Orakel is dam to the "D" litter v. d. Weyermuhle. Yago also sired the "A" Litter Vaciweba, which produced: Aick v. Vaciweba, SchH3, who v'd in protection many times (98 in the 1982 Nordrhein Prufung).  Akim v. Vaciweba,SchH3. who passed the koerung with highest rating for hardness &  working drives.  Akim sired many outstanding working litters including "B" Litter v.d Weyermuhle.

Akim v. Vaciweba, SchH3,Ang

The Niederkassel B&C combination (Satan v. Ellendonk & Blank v.d.Au) produced:
Bryan - passed the koerung, highest rating for hardness & working drives & SchH.3 many times (scored 99/97/99 in 1982)
Bento - passed the koerung at 2 years of age with highest rating for hardness & working drives.
Bessie -passed the koerung at 2 yr.of age with highest rating for hardness & working drives & SchH.3 many times (Some scores= 95/92/96- 95/87/99- 98/98/100)
Biene - dam to Ali v. Langenhorst, SchH3, Ang.(zva) Int.D.Ch Bdsg DVsg Euro & VDH Sg. (Ali also passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives.) (photo right)
Cona - SchH.3 foundation bitch to 2 Kennels:  Weyermuhle & Klingenstadt. Both Kennels bred Cona to Bingo v. Ellendonk  to produce the "A Litter" Weyermuhle (below)and the "A&C Litter" Klingenstadt.  Cona lived to reach14.5 years (photos below)

Arco - passed the koerung with highest rating for hardness & working drives & competed in the D.V. Meisterschaft
Anauk(photo below)- passed the koerung & competed in the D.V. Meisterschaft (4th place in 1987 with 93/96/97) Anouk scored 100/99/95 in 1987 Nordrhein Prufung and 100/97/95 in the 1986 Prufung. 
Anouk is dam to Gina and Gero v.d. Weyermuhle,SchH.3,FH,Ang.(zva) (Sire to Blitzkrieger "D" Litter). Gero passed the koerung twice (for life) with highest rating for hardness & working drives.  (Gina is dam to Kleo & Ilo v.d. Weyermuhle mentioned below).
Alfa - SchH3 and FH and dam to Boris & Bingo v.d. Weyermuhle who both passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives and SchH3. trials.  (Bingo is sire to Blitzkrieger foundation bitch, Chauka vom Warringhof)
Asko(photo below) - SchH3 and sire to Gero v.d. Mooreiche who passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives, twice came 2nd in the D.V.Meisterschaft AND sired many excellent progeny including the winner of the German Police dog trials, the winner of the D.V Meisterschaft, theBlitzkrieger "A" litter, the B&C litter Doberwache.   Brista & Branca v.d. Doberwache passed the koerung with highest rating for hardness & working drives,  Biene passed the Swedish Koerung.  Brista competed in the D.V.Meisterschaft  & Broncois German Police dog who v'd many times in SchH. and conformation. (Bronco is sire to the Blitzkrieger "F" & "H" litter).

Amor (brown)(photo below)- SchH.3 FH and sire to:
Ilowho passed the koerung with 1A, SchH3, FH and is sire to the Blitzkrieger "B" litter.
Kleowho won the 1996 IDC World SchH.Championship & is SchH.3 FH and German police ID dog (& is dam to B&C litter Doberwache)
Adux v. Merkureck,PSP (German police dog and sire to police dog Mannix v.d. Weyermuhle)
Andy & Anouk v. Merkureck who competed in the D.V. Meisterschaft

Note of interest:  For their "A" litter, the Weyermuhle Kennel leased Cona v. Niederkassel from the Klingenstadt Kennel.
Cona produced two litters with Bingo v.Ellendonk for the Klingenstadt Kennel. The "A" (1979) and "C" (1984) litter v. Klingenstadt.
From the "C" litter, Cleopatra v. Klingenstadt was later bred to Boris v.d. Weyermuhle (The "I, J & K" litter v. Klingenstadt).
From the "I" litter, Ijanko v. Klingenstadt (who was not titled) was bred to Hexe v.d. Mooreiche to produce the "B & E" Litter v. Strundertal.
From the "E" litter v. Strundertal, came Erik v. Strundertal, SchH3, FH,IPO3 & 2 times IDC World (Schutzhund Champion).
Erik issire to  the Blitzkrieger "K" Litter

Cheska, SchH.3 FH - foundation bitch for the Merkureck Kennel and dam (with Amor v.d. Weyermuhle) to Andy, Anouk 
& Adux v. Merkureck, policedog  (see Amor v.d Weyermuhle info above)
Cora,SchH3,FH,Ang.(zva) passed the koerung for life, competed in the D.V. Meisterschaft and was brood bitch to the Mooreiche Kennel.  Cora (with Asko v.d Weyermuhle) produced Gero v.d. Mooreiche, 2x vice DV Lstsg. Ang.(zva) FH (see Asko)
Chiela, SchH3, Ang.(zva) passed the koerung with highest rating for hardness & working drives and competed in the D.V. Meisterschaft.
Castor, SchH3, Ang.(zva) passed the koerung for life, competed in the D.V Meisterschaft AND won many show/Sieger titles.  Some SchH.3 scores were 99/87/99 & 100/97/100,

Boris, SchH.3,FH - passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives and v'd in SchH.3 many times.  Boris is sire to Gina & Gero v.d. Weyermuhle (above mentioned)

Bingo,SchH3,FH passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives (photos below).
Bingo is sire to the A,B & C litter Warringhof.

The A,B & C litter Warringhof - My foundation bitch (Chauka) (Bingo v.d. Weyermuhle & Dunja v. Worringer Bruch)
This combination combined Worringer Bruch linebreeding on Bingo v. Ellendonk & B Litter Niederkassel with the Weyermuhle linebreeding on Bingo v. Ellendonk and Cona v. Niederkassel.
It was repeated 3 times for it's excellence.  BOTH sire and dam passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness &  working drives and some progeny did the same PLUS V'd in conformation:
Alfa, SchH.3 FH Ang.(zva) - passed the koerung for life with highest rating for hardness & working drives + V 1A rating for conformation & competed in the D.V.Meisterschaft. (photos on Chauka v.Warringhof page)
Aisha,SchH.3 Ang.- passed the koerung with highest rating for hardness & working drives + V 1A rating for conformation.
Cobes,SchH3 Ang.(zva) - passed the koerung for life and won many show Championship titles.
Cocoa (Chauka) -SchH1, ZTP V1A was imported by me at 8 wks. of age.  She earned V rating plus highest rating for self assuredness, protection, courage & fighting drives with high hardness & middle sharpness in her ZTP under Ottmar Vogel. 
The koerung was cancelled that year but she V'd in her SchH.1 (100/96/90 pronounced) on a strange field, new handler/helper/language/country.

The same combination was made by the Worringer Bruch Kennel, "H" Litter (Boris v.d. Weyermuhle & Diva v. Worringer Bruch = littermates to Bingo & Dunja), It produced:
Hera & Hankowho passed the koerung with highest rating for hardness & working drives and V1A (conformation) rating.

The ELLENDONK combination of GERO (brother to GERRA, DV Meisterschaft winner) bred to PALMA (DV Meisterschaft winner) produced:
XYLA (World show champion) who passed the koerung with highest rating for working drives & XANDRA v.Ellendonk.

XANDRA was bred to FALK v. ROTBACHTAL to produce
ESTA, FLAX & CORA v. KIRCHBUHL:
ESTA , SchH3, FH, Ang.passed the koerung (KK1) & is dam to Bianca & Barbel v. Haus Ehrlich. 
Barbel passed the koerung and competed in the Meisterschaft. 
Bianca competed in the DV Meisterschaft -3rd place in 1986
FLAX ,DV Lstsg,won the 1980 DV Meisterschaft with 100/95/94. (1982 Meisterschaft score 96/97/99)
CORA, SchH3, was dam to ILO  & MUSE v. KIRCHBUHL. 

ILO v. Kirchbuhl (Bingo v. Ellendonk son) passed the koerung with 1A for life, highest rating for drives. 
He was also a German show Champion. 
MUSE v. Kirchbuhl  passed the koerung and competed in the D.V. Meisterschaft.

Photo Right: Carrying on a proud legacy: Blitzkrieger puppies (B litter) 
and me (Deanna Anslow)  For list of Blitzkrieger Kennel combinations click HERE

To quote Phillip Gruenig, ("The Dobermann Pinscher" - a classic book on the genetic origins of the dobermann, written by a founding breeder and judge - See History of the Dobermann)
"The BEST dog is the one which has the greatest hereditary potentiality (genotype), that is the one best style to transmit...  Many specimens of a breed may resemble another in general appearance (phenotype) but differ entirely in hereditary and potentiality (genotype)...  The most unreliable individual (Genetically and from a breeder's point of view) is the one having the most unrelated ancestors in it's pedigree."

Inbreeding creates prepotence!  Genetics tells us that if we have a prepotent dog with a pedigree that seems to show no close inbreeding, THE INBREEDING IS STILL THERE!!  - LIKE GENES HAVE MET!!    Inbreeding simply helps a breeder to create prepotence with more accuracy.

To quote Kyle Onstott ("Breeding better dogs"),
"Inbreed to strength and strength in even greater measure will result!!  Inbreed to weakness, and the result is further degeneracy of type!"

Inbreeding is the most powerful (and misunderstood) tool a breeder has (to perfect their stock).  Outcrossing MASKS many genetic faults.  Spreading unwanted recessive genes throughout ones genepool does NOT mean you have rid your line of them.  These are buried NOT LOST.   Inbreeding unmasks what is good and bad in your stock (including diseases that were hidden...but it does NOT "create" them).
Research/know your stock!  Inbreeding is a "loaded gun" that must be guided by proper SELECTION and knowledge of one's stock.

To quote Ottmar Vogel, (Zucht und Sport mit dem Dobermann, page69)
There can be no argument that great genetic influence is only created by narrowing the genetic spectrum (inbreeding).  The bloodline (pedigree) tells us very clearly - if we compare the genetics the animal shows with what we have seen in the ancestors.  But it does depend on how this is done (selection).  It is NOT inbreeding that is the problem but the inadequacies of man. 
In any kind of close inbreeding, the breeder must know ahead of time if success is possible.  When the genetic spectrum is narrowed, not only positive characteristics of a breed are intensified but also defects which may have been hidden, then appear to a larger degree.  Particularly in these cases, one sees the quality of the Breeder - how thorough his observations, how realistically he views his stock.

Inbreeding is common practice with cattle, horses, etc...   The thoroughbred horse comes from 3 stallions and 9 mares.  Subsequent selection allows breeders to diminish or enhance what is wanted in future generations.

The incest taboo in human culture serves to protect the family unit and has nothing to do with genetics.  Onstott explains why this becomes a stupid prejudice when we apply it to our dogs. Gruenig comments on successful instances in human history:
"Whole dynasties of Ancient Egypt had their origin in incestuous marriage.  At least 9 of the kings and queens of the 18th Dynasty of the middle empire owed their origins to this relationship.  They were by far superior to the others in their methods of government and, during their reign, the Empire reached the zenith of it's cultural development.  Marriages between brother and sister, father and daughter, etc..were frequent."

Out of the breeding  with the Leistungsruden "Astor v.d. SchmimmelSchulzHeide" SchH3 (much-titled with the DV Leistungsprufungen) came the Leistungssieger of 1966 {Winner of the D.V. Meisterschaft} Gerra v. Ellendonk and the Leistungsrude, Gero v. Ellendonk." (SchH3 brown).   Both dogs strengthened (or consolidated)  the Leistungsposition {working trial reputation}of this line and consistently were rated excellent. 
 "Gerra" was then bred with BDSG Arugus v. Neroberg SchH3.  Out of this important (noteworthy)  "J-litter" came some very beautiful and very good working dogs; such as: Jenny v.. Ellendonk (brown, SchH3, often V1 rated in conformation; the foundation bitch of the Kennel  v. d. Rauberhohle, Owner: Gero Muller of Goppingen. 
Out of the "i litter" the BDSG Iris v. Ellendonk (brown, SchH1) should be mentioned, as her breeding with Miko v. Furstenfeld (black SchH1) came the D.V. Leistungssieger {winner of the D.V.Meisterschaft} of  1975,  "Palma v. Ellendonk" (Black SchH. 3 )..  The D.V.  Leistungssieger {winner of the D.V.Meisterschaft} of  1971,  Immo v. Ellendonk (Brown, SchH3), was not used for breeding. 

Many good workingdogs came out of the Von Ellendonk Kennel, that in the Nordrhein region, corrected  the poor (literally: tattered or battered)  working reputation of the breed. 
The Sauermann's also produced some beautiful Siegers such as BDSG (show champion) Kora v. Ellendonk, SchH1 (Argus v. Neroburg.& Gerra v. Ellendonk)      BDSG(show champion) Iris v. Ellendonk,  DVSG (show champion) blue Vesta v. Ellendonk SchH1 (Chico v. Forell & Jessy v. Ellendonk),  the DV Jugendsieger (youth show champion), Ulfas v. Ellendonk brown SchH1, Angekort (Gero v. Elendonk & Afra v. Honenstauf.),  the World youth Sieger, Xyla v. Ellendonk SchH1,Angekort. 
Other noteworthy Leistungsdogs (working trial dogs) were also Satan & Sanko v. Ellendonk, both angekort, {passed the German Koerung} and also the daughter of Sanko & Palma v. Ellendonk = Afra v. Ellendonk (Black SchH3, FH, Angekort for life)   The owner of the Kennel: v. Burg Homeim-Stein, H. Schauer Pegnitz, also often titled at Sieger trials, Trux v. Ellendonk,, multi titleholder DV Siegerprufungen {winner of many shows}. 
The best then and now DV Leistungssieger is  Bingo v. Ellendonk (Sire: Jago v. Beelen SchH1 brown, Angekort, BDSG, Int.Ch. -  Dam: DV LSTG. Angekort - Palma v. Ellendonk )  This dog at the age, of two had by 1977 already become  D.V. Leistungssieger {winner of the D.V.Meisterschaft = National SchH.Championships) and has since then, an unbroken succession where he has rarely been knocked out of anything less than second place.  This dog was titled SchH. 3 over 30 times and always achieved victory through consistent work.
He was taken to numerous European Masters trials of FCI and  constantly  impressed  everyone with his enormous fighting drive and his steady and strong nerves. 
In terms of breeding this dog is very interesting. One can say that his temperament traits are found on two sides - in his ancestry and in what it produced ("BluLinienplan").
One is very happy that he has already left a strong working mark on his progeny and hope that he continues to be intelligently  bred.
As is often the case, this dog of course, also had faults that, with particular matings, could become more pronounced.
As a model this dog should be valued as he has already received a conformation rating of Excellent. 
In terms of his utility, one should keep in mind  his somewhat poor stand  to the fore and his back, which is not quite solid. 
With his height of  68 cm, Bingo fits exactly into the medium size range.  It is of course, always difficult to maintain height.  Presently, we are unfortunately vacillating a little too much and we should try to stabilize the correct height for dogs at around 68 to 70 cm.  Too tall or too short will not meet our goal for building our working dog lines.
Bingo's first progeny were successes at the DV Siegerprufungen in 1980 and 1981. 
In 1980, the two year old "Hexe vom Wilden Markgraf" SchH 3, black,  ADPR, (Bingo v. Ellendonk,SchH 3 IPO 3, Ang.. FH & Bina v. Wilden Markgraf, SchH3 Ang.) earned twelfth place with 275 points (SG rating).and 
In 1981 Ilo v. Kirchbuhl. (black SchH.3 and son of Bingo Ellendonk and Cora v. Kirchbuhl) earned 276 points in the D.V. Siegerprufung  & also passed the Koerung), and also in 1981 the D.V. Leistungssiegerin {winner of 1981 & 1982 DV Meisterschaft} Cora v. Papenkamp SchH3 (Bingo v. Ellendonk & Afra v. Papenkamp).
Also interesting, is the fact that both dogs (Hexe and Cora) were similarly bred so that both have the Leistungsruden Falk v. Rotbachtal as a grandfather on their mother's side. Falk's Grandfather in turn, was the three-time Leistungssieger of 1961, 1962 & 1963 - Fred v.d. Blutenstadt Orsoi.   Here you can see with respect to their structure (formation) how such a line is built up (established). {illustrated in photos}
And now back to the Ellendonk Kennel.  After Gatin des Zuchters died, Mr. Sauermann also ended his active work with the dobermann. However, by  preserving, through more breedings, the valuable heritage of this Breeder, it is hoped to consolidate, strengthen and improve this foundation.