ˈaɪzɛlən bɹˈɔːt hˈoːɹænd tʊ ɐ dˈɑːɡ ʃˈoʊ ˈɔːlsoʊ ɐtˈɛndᵻd baɪ mˈæks vˈɑːn stˈɛfɐnˌɪts, hˌuː pˈɜːtʃɪst ðə dˈɑːɡ fɔːɹ hɪz bɹˈiːdɪŋ pɹˈoʊɡɹæm, wˌɪtʃ sˈɔːt tə kəmbˈaɪn ðə bˈɛst kˌæɹɪktɚɹˈɪstɪks ʌvðə θjʊɹɹˈɪŋɡiən ʃˈɛpɚdz fɹʌmðə nˈɔːɹθ wɪððə wɜːtˈɛmbɜːɡ ʃˈɛpɚdz ʌvðə sˈaʊθ.
Eiselen brought Horand to a dog show also attended by Max von Stephanitz, who purchased the dog for his breeding program, which sought to combine the best characteristics of the Thuringian shepherds from the North with the Wurtemberg shepherds of the South.