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by CrysBuck25 on 07 February 2009 - 03:02
Xeph,
I agree with you. this dog is gorgeous. A lot of the shepherds, including the one I referenced above, seem to be very short in body, and this dog seems a lot more proportional. All around a beauty.
By the way, the pedigree of the pup I mentioned above is quite impressive. But if you look at the pedigree objectively, and observe the pictures, you'll notice that as the generations progress, the dogs have gotten shorter and shorter.
The FCI standard states, and I quote " The body length should exceed the height at the withers. It should amount to about 110 to 117% of the height at the withers. Dogs with a short, square, or tall build are undesirable." It seems to me that the pup I reference, and his sire and dam, are all a bit short, but if you look back further, the dogs seem to be longer. Insults, and attitudes aside, am I the only one who sees the trend towards dogs that are short?
The extreme defensiveness of some of you on here regarding certain lines of dogs is somewhat over the top. The remark about my dog was completely out the mist somewhere, as I didn't compare Argon to my dog. The standard I quoted above states that dogs with a square build are undesirable. I believe that summed up my boy. That's why he was neutered. That and the fact that his pedigree wasn't great, his personality wasn't great, I could go on, but you get the idea.
I realize that I am learning, but even I can see how in the past few (and I do mean FEW) years that some of the GSDs have gotten awfully short. As breeders, you must have noticed, too?
I know that some of you will start screaming that us "workingline" people are always critical of showline dogs...The fact is that I think that both lines have great points. I love this magnificent breed, and it saddens me to see how it has changed over the past few years especially. The GSD is a working dog, regardless of whether that work is showing, herding, Schutzhund, police, SAR, or whatever. Maybe we should remember that.
Crys
I agree with you. this dog is gorgeous. A lot of the shepherds, including the one I referenced above, seem to be very short in body, and this dog seems a lot more proportional. All around a beauty.
By the way, the pedigree of the pup I mentioned above is quite impressive. But if you look at the pedigree objectively, and observe the pictures, you'll notice that as the generations progress, the dogs have gotten shorter and shorter.
The FCI standard states, and I quote " The body length should exceed the height at the withers. It should amount to about 110 to 117% of the height at the withers. Dogs with a short, square, or tall build are undesirable." It seems to me that the pup I reference, and his sire and dam, are all a bit short, but if you look back further, the dogs seem to be longer. Insults, and attitudes aside, am I the only one who sees the trend towards dogs that are short?
The extreme defensiveness of some of you on here regarding certain lines of dogs is somewhat over the top. The remark about my dog was completely out the mist somewhere, as I didn't compare Argon to my dog. The standard I quoted above states that dogs with a square build are undesirable. I believe that summed up my boy. That's why he was neutered. That and the fact that his pedigree wasn't great, his personality wasn't great, I could go on, but you get the idea.
I realize that I am learning, but even I can see how in the past few (and I do mean FEW) years that some of the GSDs have gotten awfully short. As breeders, you must have noticed, too?
I know that some of you will start screaming that us "workingline" people are always critical of showline dogs...The fact is that I think that both lines have great points. I love this magnificent breed, and it saddens me to see how it has changed over the past few years especially. The GSD is a working dog, regardless of whether that work is showing, herding, Schutzhund, police, SAR, or whatever. Maybe we should remember that.
Crys
by Nordstar on 07 February 2009 - 03:02
Beautiful Puppy...very, very promising at this stage. great bone too.
Best wishes to the owner :)
Best wishes to the owner :)
by Xeph on 07 February 2009 - 03:02
What's promising about a puppy with a hump the Hunchback of Notre Dame would envy?
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