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by Scarlet Akai on 26 May 2010 - 06:05
What's your idealistic perfect german shepherd?
For me
PERSONALITY / TEMPERAMENT & DRIVES
---- Supremely confident
---- Smart
---- Obedient
---- Has a happy personality
---- Sweet and loving with it's pack
---- Patient with kids
---- Easily Relaxes in the house (but lets loose outside)
---- Has a good herding instinct
---- A Good nose for tracking
---- Protective without being edgy or showing unwarranted aggression
---- Courageous
STRUCTURE
---- Little slant to straight back (overangulation in any line
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---- Nice well proportioned head
---- Would rather a dog be a bit big than too small
---- Lean muscular frame
---- Intelligent expression with deep eyes
Color is no big deal to me, but I do like blanket saddles. As for coat length.... I usually like the standard coat, but some plush and long coats are really lovely so I wouldn't mind any of them on the right dog :)
YOUR TURN!!!!!!
For me
PERSONALITY / TEMPERAMENT & DRIVES
---- Supremely confident
---- Smart
---- Obedient
---- Has a happy personality
---- Sweet and loving with it's pack
---- Patient with kids
---- Easily Relaxes in the house (but lets loose outside)
---- Has a good herding instinct
---- A Good nose for tracking
---- Protective without being edgy or showing unwarranted aggression
---- Courageous
STRUCTURE
---- Little slant to straight back (overangulation in any line
)---- Nice well proportioned head
---- Would rather a dog be a bit big than too small
---- Lean muscular frame
---- Intelligent expression with deep eyes
Color is no big deal to me, but I do like blanket saddles. As for coat length.... I usually like the standard coat, but some plush and long coats are really lovely so I wouldn't mind any of them on the right dog :)
YOUR TURN!!!!!!
by Lakota of Laurel Creek on 26 May 2010 - 11:05
Wow!! You summed it right up! I agree with all of the above.
by charlie319 on 26 May 2010 - 12:05
In my case, it is the dog I own at that moment. If I did my job in selection and I followed up in nurturing and training, then that dog will be "perfect" for me. Maybe not for someone else.
On structure, I prefer mine to be straight backed and I'm ok with slightly smaller than bigger (easier on the hips) as long as it is of correct build & proportions with susbstantial bone structure.
For breeders, this is probably a constant improvement project. Or a death march, depending on how you view it.
On structure, I prefer mine to be straight backed and I'm ok with slightly smaller than bigger (easier on the hips) as long as it is of correct build & proportions with susbstantial bone structure.
For breeders, this is probably a constant improvement project. Or a death march, depending on how you view it.
by MygsdRebel on 26 May 2010 - 21:05
MINE. :)
Haha. Well, not always. But here's what I love to see in a dog:
Personality/Temperament:
- Stability, impossible to unnerve or scare.
- Friendly and loving with his family, though aloof towards strangers.
- Prey drive! Love lots of prey drive. A dog that will chase the ball for hours, speed after a tug like there's fire at his heels.
- Civil/Aggression drive. IMO nothing is more impressive than a stable, powerful dog with a nasty edge that comes out in his protection.
- Pack/Handler drive. A dog that works, happily, with his owner can do anything he puts his mind to.
- Intelligence. All those drives are useless without a brain to work through them.
Structure:
- Expression, when you can see a dog's heart in his eyes. When you can feel the courage, and desire to please his handler just from the brightness of his eyes. It's beautiful. Haha. :)
- I generally enjoy a more nimbly built shepherd, with female's being smaller and more lightly built.
Not much of a preference otherwise.. I don't rule out structure completely, but I like to judge a dog more from it's heart than it's body.
Haha. Well, not always. But here's what I love to see in a dog:
Personality/Temperament:
- Stability, impossible to unnerve or scare.
- Friendly and loving with his family, though aloof towards strangers.
- Prey drive! Love lots of prey drive. A dog that will chase the ball for hours, speed after a tug like there's fire at his heels.
- Civil/Aggression drive. IMO nothing is more impressive than a stable, powerful dog with a nasty edge that comes out in his protection.
- Pack/Handler drive. A dog that works, happily, with his owner can do anything he puts his mind to.
- Intelligence. All those drives are useless without a brain to work through them.
Structure:
- Expression, when you can see a dog's heart in his eyes. When you can feel the courage, and desire to please his handler just from the brightness of his eyes. It's beautiful. Haha. :)
- I generally enjoy a more nimbly built shepherd, with female's being smaller and more lightly built.
Not much of a preference otherwise.. I don't rule out structure completely, but I like to judge a dog more from it's heart than it's body.
by windwalker18 on 27 May 2010 - 22:05
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In a nutshell... from the videos of him working he's quick hard hitting, yet calm and collected like there's a brain behind the bite. I've yet to see a dog I like better... ("V"Olek Von Maineche,SchH III... working likes, but TOP conformation as well). And from what I've seen he also has a lots of promise as a sire.
by goldenfallsgsd on 28 May 2010 - 00:05
The 1 you just sold!!! ( For breeders only)
by milder batmusen on 04 June 2010 - 07:06
www.duitseherder-heukske.nl/
www.mohnwiese-team.de/Sonstige%20Hunde%20Videos/BelschickC.wmv
www.duitseherder-heukske.nl/plaatjes/youri1.jpg
the juri dog has a perfect shape no angulations
and Belshik a perfect working dog
by Doberdoodle on 05 June 2010 - 02:06
Right when I saw the title of this post, immediately I thought "There is no such thing as a perfect dog."
Scarlet, your list is pretty good! I like confident, solid dogs who don't have fear issues, not "high strung", very affectionate and friendly and stable enough to turn your back and trust them with a child. High prey drive enough to use tug as a reward, but also a civil side. Good conformation and structure, intelligent eyes that are not set too close together, no donkey ears, I like my ears proportional to the head and not set too far apart, rich dark pigment, I could go on with looks but it depends. Another one is being good with other dogs, I think it's underappreciated, but isn't it so nice to have a dog you don't have to worry about.
Scarlet, your list is pretty good! I like confident, solid dogs who don't have fear issues, not "high strung", very affectionate and friendly and stable enough to turn your back and trust them with a child. High prey drive enough to use tug as a reward, but also a civil side. Good conformation and structure, intelligent eyes that are not set too close together, no donkey ears, I like my ears proportional to the head and not set too far apart, rich dark pigment, I could go on with looks but it depends. Another one is being good with other dogs, I think it's underappreciated, but isn't it so nice to have a dog you don't have to worry about.
by leciesters doghandler on 05 June 2010 - 13:06
i couldent care less if the gsd was bright pink with purple spots aslong as he/she can do the job i give them so for me a perfect gsd is a dog that can work and work well JMO
clint.
clint.
by GSDtravels on 05 June 2010 - 13:06
For me, it would be one who can vacuum, at least during shedding season!
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