Australia’s leading working Malinois kennel @ Nordenstamm Malinois.
A Brief History
Norden Stamm dogs have maintained their strong international appeal because they’ve transcended all superficial labels and trends. More than five decades on and 100 litters later, the kennel’s dogs continue to influence breed development in countries around the world.
The Nordenstamm name is prized for good looking dogs that can work, for their consistency of their individual excellence, and recognized world-wide for the persistent hereditary powers of their genetic transmission, being soundly and reliably bred for Type and function over generations of leading European dogs. World-wide, the kennel can include a large number of National and International Champions, and in the wider European arena alone, dogs from the kennel have won all the major European National & Sieger titles many times over.
The kennel can also pride itself on the number of dual titled dogs it has bred, collecting a mass of working awards between them in many different countries. Amongst them are countless Schutzhund/IPO/IGP, FH, Mondioring, AD & BH titles with German State & Reserve Regional Working Champions, German Meisterschaft winners and placegetters, Pokalkamp Siegers and countless High-in-Trial awards in German SV, DVG, DV and ADRK trials as well as in trials in many other lands, amongst these German Police Commended, Norwegian National Working Champions, Swedish Army Test certified (top grades), Swedish MUH (Junior survey) titled, Swedish & German Angekört dogs, numerous National Kennel Club titles that include Obedience and Tracking Champions, CD, UD, CDX, UDX, TT, Hct and Agility titled dogs as well as certified WAC and American SAR (Search & Rescue) dogs.
In the Seventies, Europe’s most famous Dobermann was the Champion and multiple Sieger winner, Guys Hilo vom Norden Stamm SchH3. Touted at the time as the “Sire of the Century”, this large dog with his noble outline possessed an excellent phenotype and genotype that not only ensured his own place in history, but also that of many of his descendants. Hilo was a Champion and a Sieger Winner dog in five countries, siring well over 100 Champions, including four German National Champions (Bundessiegers). Hilo’s enormous fighting spirit and way above average prey drive permeated the breed, lifting the breed’s working standard in one generation and in the words of Ottmar Vogel, the German DV Chief of Judges & Chief Koer-Meister, writing in his book, Zucht und Sport mit dem Dobermann, he summed up Hilo’s breeding significance by saying; “it would be hard to imagine the Dobermann in Europe today without Hilo”.
In the Eighties, Germany’s shiniest stars were again Norden Stamm-bred dogs in the form of the multi-Siegerins, National as well as World Champion winner Kalina v. Norden Stamm SchH3 and her sister in blood Mia v. Norden Stamm SchH3, FH2. The legacy of this line continues to influence European and other Dobermann programs world-wide today. They, as did all the kennel’s brood bitches, proved their working ability by gaining their Schutzhund 3 titles, performing well above average in their competitions and in the case of Kalina, also proving her qualities as a Police commended civil protection dog. Both bitches still standing amongst the most titled Dobermanns in the history of the breed today.
Mia and Kalina were both great-grand daughters of Hilo.
In the Nineties, the persistence of these bloodlines has been evident as their children, grandchildren and great grandchildren continued winning major National-Sieger-Speciality titles in many different countries around the world.
Notable achievers in the Nineties were the Champion and German Sieger, Rembrandt vom Norden Stamm SchH3, the Champion and Finnish Winner, Nemesis Alida vom Norden Stamm SchH1, the Champion and 3 times Scandinavian (IDC) Winner, Sascha vom Norden Stamm SchH1, the Portuguese Champion and Siegerin, Ebony vom Norden Stamm SchH3, the Champion and Swedish Winner Gilda v. Norden Stamm SchH1, the South African Champion & Specialty winner, Danika v. Norden Stamm, the Italian Champion and Sieger, Prinz v. Norden Stamm SchH 3, the German Champion and Siegerin, Nicole v. Norden Stamm SchH 3, the German Champion and Reserve Eurosieger, Ninjo v. Norden Stamm SchH3, the German Champion and State Siegerin, Tiffany v. Norden Stamm SchH 3, the German Champion and State Siegerin, Quallas v. Norden Stamm SchH3, and a USA Champion and Reserve National Winner Dog, Cara’s Talon SchH3 (co-bred by Carlisle & Kollenberg) – to name just a few.
In that same decade, at least 31 known progeny sired by or out of a Norden Stamm-bred dog won a range of Sieger and Siegerin titles, Speciality winners, World and National Champion &/or National Reserve Champion titles and awards in the USA, Brazil, Germany, Italy, South Africa, Holland, Indonesia, Japan, France, Portugal, Russia, Yugoslavia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden and Norway. There are and have been many unnamed winners we would have also liked to mention.
The kennel’s expanded interest in breeding and training world-class German Shepherd Dogs was epitomized by the early phenomenal success of Amida av Norden Stamm SchH3, winning VA5 at the 2001 SV Siegerschau in Germany out of a class of 130 females! Amida’s Schutzdienst on that day hailed by the judge as the best of the females.
Another product of Jens Kollenberg’s genius as a breeder was the Australian Gold Medal Winner, Troy v.d. Noriswand (imp Germany). Troy won Excellent-Select 1 and the Gold Medal at the Australian Main Breed Show and was another example of the kennel’s long history of partnering with like-minded breeders in co-operative arrangements centred around sharing the kennel’s females. Troy’s mother, Jenny v. Falltor SchH1, was not only owned by Jens Kollenberg, but, like her son Troy, she herself was a product of a similar arrangement with Jens as owner/organizer.
The success behind Jens Kollenberg’s willingness to enter mutually advantageous breeding co-operatives with other like-minded people was already evident earlier in his Dobermanns, with the likes of breed icons Guys Hilo and Heidi vom Norden Stamm, Nemesis Alida v. Norden Stamm, Pelangristamm’s Armin, Cara’s Talon, Rotkäppchen v.d. Cara, as just a few examples.
As well as our own self-bred champions the kennel has made as many champions again bred by other kennels. Dogs campaigned by and/or incorporated into Nordenstamm have been influential in kennels in Norway, Australia and New Zealand. Amongst those brought to Australia are many German imports including the Reserve Sieger with Excellent-Select 2 at the Australian Main Breed Show, Alk v. Domenica SchH3, VA; the Excellent-Select 10 dog at the Australian Main Breed Show, Jasso v.d. Roten Matter SchH3; the Excellent-Select 3 dog at the Australian Main Breed Show plus VA3 at the Swedish Sieger Show, Hacky v. Finkenschlag SchH3; the Reserve Siegerin at the Queensland Breed Specialty Show female, Leike v. Kirschental SchH1, the Best In Show winning dog, Lardo v. Kirschental SchH3 and the V-rated female Fanny v.d. Roten Matter SchH3 (imported in whelp to the SV Sieger dog, Jeck v. Noricum SchH3.)
Troy v. Noriswand figures amongst Jens most successful German Shepherd Dog imports; rating Excellent-Select 1 and winning the Gold Medal at the Australian Main Breed Show and leaving behind progeny that have had a positive mark on the breed. The full brother back in Germany, Tuc (owned by the Noriswand kennel) was also a great success; a Junior National Champion at the Austrian Sieger Show before being sold to South America.
The kennel also imported working-line German Shepherd Dog achievers to Australia. The genetics of the black import, Fax v. Grenzganger SchH3, no. 12 at the SV Meisterschaft, proved of great significance in both the Police Dog and the Military Working Dog breeding programs in the country. Fax as well being the sire and grand-sire of a number of high performing sport dogs. Another German import, was the black and tan bitch, Grazie v.d. Talka Marda. (She was the only female in the first litter out of the famous Quaste v. Ankenrütt.) Bought as a pup and imported at 6 months of age, Alison titled to her SchH3, IPO3, FH2 and later she earned a IPO-FH title. The team won National H.O.T. Champion and High-in-Trial at the 2002 Australian National. Grazie was also National FH Champion in 2004 and 2005. Add to these titles a CDX, UD and TC gives Grazie the distinction of being Australia and New Zealand’s most titled German Shepherd sport dog, just ahead of her equally as prolific title winning son, Nordenstamm Chiller.
Grazie also proved an influential propagator of talented descendants. She produced us Nordenstamm Fee, Best BH at the 2005 National, before leaving to become the foundation bitch of the Monsimbee GSD Kennel. Other titled Grazie progeny were Fee’s sister, Nordenstamm Freya BH,TR, OB (deceased/accident) and Nordenstamm Casey BH, FH2 + 2005 State FH Champion, together with her brother Nordenstamm Chiller SchH3, IPO3, VPG3, FH1, 2005 State Champion, High-In-Trial at the 2005 Australian National, 2 times High-in-Trial in Germany and no 82 at the 2007 WUSV (World) Championship in Slovakia. (View the video of Chiller in Protection at the WUSV 2007 World Championship under Our German Shepherd Dogs.)
Grazie was also the grandmother of Nordenstamm Gunnar SchH3, FH – a National Champion IPO winner in 2008. He proved a popular sire used in the Victorian Police dog program. Gunner’s full sister, Nordenstamm Genesis won the 2011 Australian National FH Champion tracking title with 92 points. Grazie went on and produced service dogs and sport titled offspring for her new home in New Zealand before passing away from natural causes at 11 years of age.
After the ear-cropping ban was introduced in Germany, the kennel diversified away from Dobermanns completely. In 1995 the kennel got our first Malinois, initially a female from the German Löwenfels kennel, followed by a female from the Teutones kennel. Back in Australia, after focusing on Germans Shepherd Dogs we switched entirely to developing ourselves a Malinois gene pool from mostly imported Belgium lines. The Australian foundation dog was a European super star, the internationally famous Zico v.d. Berlex Hoeve IPO3, SchH3, FH2. Zico was No. 3 at the 2003 FCI IPO Championships; No. 2 at the 2004 Belgium National IPO Championships as well as winning third place at the 2004 Belgium Malinois IPO Championship. The kennel also purchased Zico’s his equally talented full sister, Zita v.d. Berlex Hoeve, IPO 3, SchH 3, FH1. Once in Australia Jens made Zita Queensland State IPO Champion in 2007 and 2008.
The first generation of Nordenstamm-bred Malinois immediately made a mark as service dogs and sport dogs. Two went into the Australian Federal Police, one had a long career in Correctional Services another went to the RAAF, four were IPO3 titled. The best known and most influential was Nordenstamm Hassan SchH3, IPO3, FH2 + 2008 & 2011 Australian Grand National Champion & National High-In-Trial Obedience. He produced numerous sport and military dogs. His full sister, Nordenstamm Hannah SchH3, IPO3, FH2, IPO-FH won 2008 National H.O.T. Champion + National High-In-Trial Protection. She was 2012 Grand National Champion and 2015 National FH Champion.
Dutch judge at the 2015 National, Aad Broekhuizen, used the words “head and shoulders” above the rest to describe his overall National High-in-Trial winner that year, Nordenstamm Yes i.i.u. Germany IPO3.
Nordenstamm dogs are stand outs as influential and prolific winners in all areas of sport and service awards. Many Australian Malinois kennels foundation stock are Nordenstamm dogs, numerous National Championship winners have one or both as a parent.
The vast majority of our kennel’s dogs are owner/trained.
In 2002 Australia held its inaugural National Championship Schutzhund Trial Alison & Grazie won National High-in-Trial (overall), National H.O.T. Champion, National High in Trial Obedience, National High in Trial Tracking.
In 2003 Alison & Grazie won the National FH Champion title as well as High-in-Trial Tracking overall (96 points).
In 2004 Jens & Bryan v. Haus Mecki IPO3 won the Australian Grand National Champion, High-in-Trial Obedience (97 points) + High-in-Trial Protection (96 points).
In 2005 Nordenstamm Chiller won the National High-in-Trial (overall), National H.O.T. Champion. Alison & Grazie v.d. Talka Marda won the National FH Champion title for a second time and Best BH Dog was Alison with Nordenstamm Fee. All were German Shepherd Dogs.
In 2006 there was no National Championship. In 2007 Nordenstamm Hassan and Halina won the National High-in-Trial Obedience and National High-in-Trial Tracking awards respectively.
In 2008 Nordenstamm teams took home all the loot. Nordenstamm Hassan and Alison winning Australian Grand National IPO3 Champion (284 points), High-In-Trial (overall) + High-in-Trial Obedience (94 points). The 2008 National H.O.T. Champion was Alison Kollenberg with Nordenstamm Hannah (279 points), + winning High-in-Trial Protection (93 points) and out the Helper’s Choice award. Nordenstamm dogs are the most prolific winners of this award since it’s inception. At the same event, the German Shepherd bitch, Nordenstamm Genesis, won High-in-Trial TR (tracking) dog and the Malinois bitch, Nordenstamm Ilana, won the Best BH Dog title.
In 2009 the National Champion High-In-Trial (overall) was Nordenstamm Harley with 283 points. Harley & Ilana Hepner were also National H.O.T. (handler/owner/trainer) Champions.
In 2010 Jens & Alison took Nordenstamm Hassan & Nordenstamm Hannah to Germany for trials. Nordenstamm Hassan did 12 IPO trials in 13 months at different clubs and was rated Excellent (V-rated) seven times overall with his best score an incredible 295 points! Hassan finished the year by winning 1st place at the Westfalen State Champion. The strongly contested 2010 DVG Landesgruppe Westfalen Meisterschaft, is the largest regional Championship in Germany. The team won with a convincing 288 points. That year Hassan also placed No 46 at the FMBB World Championship for Belgian Shepherd Dogs at Cottbus, Germany, taking out the 13th place overall in Obedience and making him the highest placing Australian entry at any international event.
In that same year Alison and Nordenstamm Hannah did 11 trials in Germany. The team’s best trial score was 291 points, together with 3 perfect scores of 100 points in tracking during the stay. Hannah also won High-in-Trial Tracking (100 points) at the DVG State Championship – the only dog at that event to achieve a perfect score. Hannah was rated Excellent (V-rated) seven times from 11 trials and rated Very Good (SG) three times. Both dogs are multiple High-in-Trial winners in Germany, Australia and in Hassan’s case, also has won New Zealand National Utility Dog Champion.
In 2011 and back in Australia in time for the National, Nordenstamm Hassan again won Australian Grand National IPO3 Champion title for a second time. Sitting on 286 points, Jens and Hassan also won the High-in-Trial (overall) plus High-in-Trial Obedience with 97 points. The National H.O.T. Champion that same year was again Nordenstamm Hannah, scoring 282 points. Alison & Hannah also won High-in-Trial Protection (97 points)+ High-in-Trial Tracking (99 points.) The 2011 National FH Champion was the German Shepherd bitch, Nordenstamm Genesis, with 92 points. The 2011 Helper’s Choice award went to Nordenstamm Hassan.
In 2012 the National Champion High-in-Trial dog (overall) was Nordenstamm Ondra IPO3. Ondra also won the National H.O.T. Champion title and her “Auntie”, Nordenstamm Hannah, won the Australian Grand National IPO3 Champion title that same year.
In 2013 the 1st place and National High-in-Trial (overall) was Nordenstamm Sanka IPO3. The second placegetter and National H.O.T. Champion was Nordenstamm Panko IPO3.
In 2014, the Australian Grand National IPO3 Champion title with Alison’s self-trained German import, Lilo v.d. Krähenschmiede IPO3, earning a cracking 292 points under a German DVG Judge. The team did three trials in Germany and one trial in Australia. Lilo was all four times High-in-Trial, including 2014 Grand National Champion + National High-In-Trial (overall) + High-in-Trial Obedience (97 points). That same National Nordenstamm Tzary won IPO2 Champion and National FH Champion again was Nordenstamm Genesis, for a second year in a row. National High-in-Trial Protection went to Nordenstamm Panko (99 points), Best BH Dog to Nordenstamm Ufa and Helper’s Choice to Nordenstamm Tex.
In 2015 the National High-in-Trial (overall) winner was won by Nordenstamm Yes with 284 points – the Dutch Judge made special mention of the fact the team was a full 24 points ahead of the next closest competitor! As well as winning High-in-Trial, “Yessie” also won all the other possible titles and prizes on offer; National H.O.T. Champion, High-in-Trial Tracking, High-in-Trial Protection, High-in-Trial Obedience – and Nordenstamm Yes also was awarded Helper’s Choice. Another National IPO3 Champion was Yessie’s full brother, Nordenstamm Yazuka. The Best BH Dog was Nordenstamm Claude.
In 2016 the Grand National IPO3 Champion title went Nordenstamm Tex (271 points.) Tex also won National High-in-Trial (overall) with Nordenstamm Yes taking out High-in-Trial Obedience and High-in-Trial Protection. The Helper’s Choice award once again was given to Nordenstamm Yes.
In 2017 Nordenstamm dogs yet again claimed all the major Championship titles: National Champion IPO3 – Nordenstamm Talina; National Champion IPO1 – Nordenstamm Dixi; National High in Trial Obedience and Protection and Helper’s Choice – Nordenstamm Yes; National FH Champion and overall National Champion IPO High in Trial Nordenstamm Crazee.
2018 the kennel had another clean sweep at the National Championships. National Champion IPO High-in-Trial was Nordenstamm Crazee. Nordenstamm dogs won National Champion IPO1, 2 & 3 (Nordenstamm Crazee, Nordenstamm Dixi and Nordenstamm Yes.) National High in Trial tracking was won by Nordenstamm Crazee (also National FH Champion for the 2nd time) and National High in Trial Protection was won by Nordenstamm Heat. Helper’s Choice was Nordenstamm Heat.
In 2018 Nordenstamm dogs won both Mondioring and IGP Championship awards: In Mondioring Nordenstamm Dartagnan won National Champion Mondioring and National Mondioring Runner-Up was Alison and Nordenstamm Dixi. (Nordenstamm Dixi & Nordenstamm Queen being the first self-bred, self trained Mondioring titled dogs in Australia.) Best MAT dog was Nordenstamm Fanta.
In IGP Nordenstamm Crazee won National Champion High-in-Trial (overall) + National Champion IGP1 + National High-in-Trial Tracking. Nordenstamm Dixi won National Champion IGP2 and the team were also the National H.O.T. Champions. Nordenstamm Yes won National Champion IGP3. The National FH Champion was Nordenstamm Crazee. Nordenstamm Heat won High in Trial Protection (94 pts.) Heat was also Helper’s Choice.
In 2019 Nordenstamm dogs again won both National titles. National Mondioring Champion was Nordenstamm Lara and Nordenstamm Heat was Australian Grand National IGP Champion, National IGP3 Dog and also Helper’s Choice. Nordenstamm Finni won Decoy’s Choice in Mondioring. Best BH Dog was Nordenstamm Magnifique. Best MAT Dog was Nordenstamm Lethal.
In 2020 Nordenstamm-bred, before COVID shut the sport down, Nordenstamm Magnifique returned to Germany for Maggie’s IGP3, FH titles. This was achieved in 3 months, the team winning High in Trial at each level, in different clubs with different SV judges.
2021 is yet to unfold. COVID rules and the tragic loss from tick bite of our next Mondioring prospect, Nordenstamm Lucy Lawless UPr.3, has been a great loss.
Some of the competitive spirits deserving our special mention are the ANKC Australian dual Champion, Nordenstamm Prix – an obedience & show champion, also selected for Team Australia to Crufts in 2012. Prix is a Sydney Royal Winner; winner of the Jack Goldstein Medal for Excellence + inducted into the Hall of Fame for Dual Champions. Another dual Australian Champion (RO) is Nordenstamm Zara CDX, RAE, ET. The Utility Dog of the Year for two years in the row was Nordenstamm Udo UDX, Mondioring 1. Udo is Australian National UD Champion + Obedience Grand Champion, an Australian Tracking Champion + Winner of Dogs Qld.’s Golden Dumbbell .Another Golden Dumbbell Winner from North Queensland is Nordenstamm Aska CDX, UDX, RN, GD & TDX. Aska is an Australian Tracking (TCH) and Obedience Champion (OCH). In Hawaii are the High-in-Trial and Novice Agility Winners Nordenstamm Annika and Alani although the prize for the most prolific competitor must go to Australian Champion Nordenstamm Dess BH, RN. Dess is a multiple Best of Breed winner including Best of Breed and Best Junior in Show at the Brisbane Royal Show; currently No. 3 ranking in all of Australia.
In the noble work of Search and Rescue we cannot overlook the achievements of Nordenstamm Blackarrow. Arrow a stand out performer in this civic discipline.
It is not possible to mention every Nordenstamm Malinois with a title. Over a variety of activities there are stand outs like Nordenstamm Hannah (IPO3, FH2, IPO-FH), Nordenstamm Hassan (IPO3, FH2, CDX, UD), Nordenstamm Aska (CDX, UD, Agility Champion), Nordenstamm Yves (Aust. Champion, CD, RN), Nordenstamm Yakuza (IPO3), Nordenstamm Ukody (IPO1), Nordenstamm Sanka (IPO3, FH2), Nordenstamm Wesley (CDX), Nordenstamm Zaron (ET). Nordenstamm Ondra (IPO3, FH2), Nordenstamm Claude (BH, WD1), Nordenstamm Talina (IPO3, FH1), Nordenstamm Yasco (IPO3, FH1), Nordenstamm Delta (Best of Breed), Nordenstamm Dess (Aust. Champion, CD, BH), Nordenstamm Cassie (Jetty Jumping awards), Nordenstamm YoYo (IPO1), Nordenstamm Aruba (BH), Nordenstamm Tzary (IPO3), Nordenstamm Udo (CDX, UD, TRCH, Moniodring 1), Nordenstamm Tex (IPO3), Nordenstamm Prix (Australian Champion, CDX), Nordenstamm Zara (CDX), Nordenstamm Prado (IPO3), Nordenstamm Dell (Muzzle Engagement Security Dog Certified), Nordenstamm Wisdom (BH), Nordenstamm Cracker (BH, Mondioring 2), Nordenstamm Undine (BH), Nordenstamm Ilana (Dancing Dog & Dock Diving Champion), Nordenstamm Crazee (IGP2, FH2), Nordenstamm Dixi (Mondioring1, IGP3), Nordenstamm Yes (IPO3, FH1), Nordenstamm Heat (IGP3), Nordenstamm Chase (IPO3), Nordenstamm Callie (WD1, BH, MAT), Nordenstamm Ellie (BH, MAT), Nordenstamm Lucy (BH, UPr.3), Nordenstamm Blackarrow (cert. SAR Dog), Nordenstamm Bindi (Agility Champion), Nordenstamm Dartagnan (Mondioring 2, BH), Nordenstamm Finni BH, Mondioring 1), Nordenstamm Queen (BH, Dancing & Dock Diving Champion, Mondioring 1), Nordenstamm Lara (Mondioring 2), Nordenstamm Fanta (Mondioring 1), Nordenstamm Edge (BH), Nordenstamm Geckyll (IGP1), Nordenstamm Magnifique (IGP3, FH), Nordenstamm Mischa (BH, UPr.1), Nordenstamm Echo (SERT Special Forces dog), Nordenstamm Bear (NT Police Dog), Nordenstamm Robbie (Qld. Police Dog), Nordenstamm Mojo (Federal Police Dog), Nordenstamm Haos (Federal Police Dog), Nordenstamm Hannable (Correctional Services), Nordenstamm Axel (cert. Detection Dog), Nordenstamm Enzra (Correctional Services), Nordenstamm Maximum (SAS), Nordenstamm Joep (SAS), Nordenstamm Quando (SAS), Nordenstamm Lardo (RAAF MWD), Nordenstamm Ucas & Ulf (RAAF MWD), Nordenstamm Indiana (RAAF MWD, winner of Instructor’s Award), Nordenstamm Yippee (lic. Security Dog), Nordenstamm Taser (lic. Security Dog), Nordenstamm Bolero (lic. Security Dog), Nordenstamm Fantom (SERT), Nordenstamm Brutus (lic. SecurityDog), Nordenstamm Kaos (RAAF MWD & Top K9 ADF), Nordenstamm Gator (Vic. Water Police), Nordenstamm Istan (WA Police), Nordenstamm Fantom (Correctional Services) and Nordenstamm Cougar (CD,RN and winner of the CCKC Obedience Agrigate Trophy).
Our apologies to those many other titled Nordenstamm dogs not mentioned here that includes those successfully integrated into the Australian Defense Forces, a majority percentage of which have at least one Nordenstamm ancestor. Those in the Police and Special Forces mostly flying under the radar although special mention should be made of Nordenstamm Joep, an SAS Military Working Dog in Afghanistan and the only Australian dog to be awarded the PDSA Dickin Medal for valor. The Victoria Cross For Animals!
Quality does have a name; over decades Nordenstamm has not only produced the dogs for all our practical needs but has provided innumerable breeding programs world-wide with the secure genetic foundations to build their own dynasties.
