Bodo was a large boned, substantial dog with dark mouth and eye pigment. Bodo's beauty is balanced by strong nerves and a true desire to work. He is the product of a line of strong working dogs including the 1985 German Working Champion, Erasmus Vom Madgeberg. Bodo's father, Anton V. Hein Sch111, FH, BH, AD Gekort, was a proven producer of top working dogs in Germany. Bodo's mother, Xenia Vom Schwaiger Wappen Sch111, IPO111 FH, AD was an Erasmus daughter. She was also a participant in the German Working Championships. Bodo is free of Ives Eulenspeigel, Dingo and Nero lines.
Bodo had a hip grading of HD-.
