Bad backs??? - Page 2

first photo
wither could be higher, croup angle is OK, but could be longer......  
second photo
wither could be higher, croup sloping and short......  
 
these are typical 80's german shepherds.......
there is no indication of dysplacia - but one needs an x-ray to determine such things, not a stack photo........
 
 
maybe what the breeder indended to say was "bad toplines" and not "bad backs"?

And the beat goes on..........

Of course, that means you can tell a dog has hip dysplasia just by looking at it, right? 

Why bother with OFA and all that nonsense?  Just a waste of money!


LOL!  Wow!


Not too crazy about the head on the female, or her steep croup, though...

Good grief, here we go again! Jdiaz, I am not the one who needs to read up on history. Red Sable was the one who picked at the killing machines part of your post. You are somewhat correct; those early dogs of the Eastern bloc were indeed supposed to be something very similar to that, if we're generalizing. I disagree with saying that those dogs are currently any of those things you said, but you are at least partially right, and it was Red Sable who found that funny, not me;-)

I just said how bizarre I thought it was to say it's a FACT that MOST WL dogs have bad backs. That's just silly. The fact that people xray doesn't mean they're bad. It's a precaution. That's like saying every dog whose hips have been xrayed is dysplastic. 

Also, to allege that extreme angulation is needed for ground-covering is a bit off the mark, though as I mentioned, I know that you're not the originator of that theory; that's a common statement. But it's kind of silly, don't you think? Look at wild animals and animals who truly need to be efficient hunters and travel extensively. How many look like that? 

Sitasmom, the comment was quite clear. It was about backs. And hips. 

Yep, here we go again...................

Here Blitzen, this ought to cheer you up a bit ...
And Mitchell, don't worry--- your pup is in with some good company...

    http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/forum.read?mnr=77581

Oh, I guess some ASL breeders just saw the light, Joanro. My "obsession" with DM has nothing to do with ASL's. The dog I was involved with was imported from Europe.

It would be really nice if people would address the correct posters regarding comments. Not much point in arguing with your sister when it was your brother who pissed you off, you know? 

Thanks, beetree, that makes me think I might buy one some day.

LMAO, people who write such thing should not even breed. You can not see it from the way their back drops. The only way you can KNOW is to get them xrayed.