The most extreme? - Page 5

The risk of posting such photos is that somewhere, somebody not only owns a hinge-backed or hock-walking GSD... but they LOVE their purty doggies... and even worse... genuinely believe that theirs is the *correct* GSD!

Oh the horror of daring to call anyone's dog "incorrect"!  No matter how hideous... somebody, somewhere will believe this is "the way they ought to be"!  Ha!

I once made the mistake of sending a PM to a proud owner of an ASS (American Show Shepherd) and had the audacity to call it a "hock-walker".  Gasp!  The vitriol from her response was positively blistering which is why I wear rubber gloves when I type. 



This lovely beauty wins my award for the most extreme washed out black pigment in a dog that looks like it may have been bred from G$$ (German $how $hepherd) lines.  And of course, he was posted on the PDB as "for stud".  Of course.  LOL

Alright I'm going to stop posting before somebody sees their own dog in my secret files and really gets poopy pants.

im amazed the dog can stand that way on its own

john

Shelly, I have a photo of that male's female counterpart. The ad said she was a "wonderful producer'!



Grand-daughter of VA Shanto's Xano

OMdoG,

This topic is both sad and funny.......luv the pic of the fatty showing the Boston T. Maybe she was trying to catch the judges eye................or  give him an eye full !!...............YIKES!

As for the dogs, I really feel for them.........not only are they deformed to the extreme ,(thanks to we crappy human beings) , they are also laughed at...the butt of everyones fun ....and call me a prude but I don't think it is fair to be calling them ugly either .  Other than the human animal, no animal is ugly  imo.

very interesting topic though !

babe, these dogs are so prevalent in the Am. S/L that they are not even considered unusual.

The only place I take exception is when it comes to color.

While I, like most, prefer good color/pigment, I would never equate poor color with the hock walking, mini crouped, thin thighed dogs you posted from the Am. S/L.

Rik

p.s.:  Babe, the things that offend me more about the washed out GSD stud that you posted are (1) his east/west feet and (2) if he is a stud, where is his (hangy down) thang.

Poor pigment may be one of the easier things to 'fix' when breeding, but, having made the mistake of buying a pup which turned into an adult with badly faded pigment, I wlll be careful not to do that again!

I know a lady who has a bitch with almost no mask. She selected a male with good pigment and a dark mask to breed her to, and other breeders told her there was very little chance the female's mask would be passed on to the pups.

Well, guess what?  Quite a number of the pups got momma's mask and colouring!

With so many good dogs out there, for heaven's sake,WHY breed dogs with pigment like the ones pictured above? It doesn't make sense!!  (Okay, good structure is more important, but is it REALLY that hard to find a dog with both?)

And RIk? You had me ROTFLOL! Yes, INDEED! Where are his 'parts'?

As a pup-



As an adult-

I know a person on the database who bought a pup from a well-known AKC breeder and judge. He actually looks for pups that have that sort of loose ligamentation, because they make good future show prospects!