Well, Dux is Kords Grandsire on his dam's side

I don't know anything about GSD lines.......but oh my gosh, that dog is STUNNING.

Oops, that pedigree table got a little wonky.  I like this dog's head and pigment (rich saddle, no fading or bitch stripe), but I'm not a conformation expert, nor do I know much about west German high lines (apart from knowing who is who and the reputations of the kennels). 

I was going to say his head is not all that appealing to me. It has a bit of a Mastiff quality about it..heavy...almost too heavy for the rest of him...the dewlap beneath and almost the suggestion of "flews" around the lips. I know nothing of the standard but that is what first came to mind looking at his head...it is masculine...but perhaps too much head?

rwbeagles

I was going to say his head is not all that appealing to me. It has a bit of a Mastiff quality about it..heavy...almost too heavy for the rest of him...the dewlap beneath and almost the suggestion of "flews" around the lips. I know nothing of the standard but that is what first came to mind looking at his head...it is masculine...but perhaps too much head?

I think they call it a "block" head?  (shorter muzzle, "bear" like head) .....  the bitch is quite feminine looking, and by contrast has a head that is more fine, longer muzzle.  I LOVE block heads though!  Everything about Kenya's conformation is almost the opposite of what I like, lol (block head, heavy bone, rich pigment either black and red or black sable, doggy features...)

This dog's head to me...is a touch coarse...I don't really see as much nobility or dignity as I'd prefer in a breed like the GSD.

It also loses some of the "alert" vibe a more refined head might give...this dog is more phlegmatic in appearance...again JMO.

Like the eye doctor...."better, or worse?"

VA1 (A) Naxos Holtkämper See

SCHH3 Kkl 1

5 - 5,5........................................... in VA1 Jeck vom Noricum

(same sire pedigree as the first dog)

I like this one's conformation a tad better I think.

Anyway, the breeder is on her way to Germany, not sure which one it will be (or either).  I only know these dogs in pedigree and pics, the breeder has seen them show and work which is more important that the picture. 

You know wayyy more about GSDs than i do, but i like the looks of the 2nd better. These dogs are...west german? I don't really know much about what they look like, but i don't like as much roach in the back as the first one. He does have nice pigment, and i like his head. I think it's east german that are my favorite looks-wise. 

The head is very unattractive , in my opinion.......I agree with what Gina has to say.......I am all for rich colors a good sadle, but I prefer a good shaped, refined and longer muzzle........it certainly looks more alert.....

RidgebackGermansShep

You know wayyy more about GSDs than i do, but i like the looks of the 2nd better. These dogs are...west german? I don't really know much about what they look like, but i don't like as much roach in the back as the first one. He does have nice pigment, and i like his head. I think it's east german that are my favorite looks-wise. 

Yes, the two males are west German show, the female will be west German "herding" which will most closely resemble west German show (a Kirschental bitch, kinda fits into it's own category).  I also love the east German dogs, they often have big blocky heads like dog #1, kind of what they are known for, but I've decided against a working line dog for now.

Here is #3, I think this is my favorite as far as the total package.  A sable show line, not very common at all.

The 2nd dog is an improvement on the 1st. I don't get a "cricket chirp" from his expression, like with the first dog.

This dog has better balance...best of all 3 IMO. He has quite a lot of coat.

ETA: Now I can put my finger on what was bothering me about the head on #1..it doesn't match the bone. It almost looks like a photoshop of one larger picture onto a smaller body...the parts do not fit. This 3rd dog has a good match of head size to bone...overall balance.

rwbeagles

This dog has better balance...best of all 3 IMO. He has quite a lot of coat.

ETA: Now I can put my finger on what was bothering me about the head on #1..it doesn't match the bone. It almost looks like a photoshop of one larger picture onto a smaller body...the parts do not fit. This 3rd dog has a good match of head size to bone...overall balance.

Yeah....yeah you're right.  His front looks funny, and his croup or whatever it's called dips a little too low for my taste (I wouldn't really call that too much roach, the way I understand a "roach" is when the top line actually goes up past the withers).  Who knows though, I've never seen the dog in person and a dog can look totally different depending on who stacks it.  Especially with GSDs b/c of how they are stacked.

If dog #3 throws coats, the nice thing is they can now be shown in the SV!  (so all you beautiful TeMar coats, get out there!).  I don't know how coats work as far as genetics, but the bitches have much shorter, tighter coats (more like Kenya's).