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by myret on 10 March 2012 - 10:03
The beutiful good old well built german shepherd just a beutiful dog not with the banana back A's it carries around today
Just a healthy body it has here In the old days
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by NigerDeltaMann on 10 March 2012 - 11:03
myret, you're clean right but i must confess that bannana or roachback is the hallmark of GSD's extraordnary gate and movement. Some claim to improve but i'm still at lost where that "back" came from. The cheetah, lion, horse etc known for speed all have "straight" or "sunken back". Hyna, elephant, buffalo etc known for lazy slow speed all have "banana backs". I love the gsd with that banana back but i don't know how it came.
by myret on 10 March 2012 - 18:03
Niger
I not sure but I guess it would have to dó with show, I dó confess That I cant stand the banana back In the gsd even In the working Lines I like the old type and Im very fond that my new pup almost dont have these angulated hindlegs and backs
But I guess it came from someone In the show ring that believed In a better movement If the back is roached
by Koach on 10 March 2012 - 18:03
NigerDelta Mann said:
"I love the gsd with that banana back but i don't know how it came."
And that my dear friend Myret is why we have them. People love them. The breeders produce what the people want, what the confirmation judges want and what will sell. Long gone are the days when a GSD could do a 8 foot palisade or work sheep all day. Lucky thing people like yourself don't like the "humped back" and that there are still a few of us still around not willing to make a cripple out of our breed. Happy "Ringing" to you.
"I love the gsd with that banana back but i don't know how it came."
And that my dear friend Myret is why we have them. People love them. The breeders produce what the people want, what the confirmation judges want and what will sell. Long gone are the days when a GSD could do a 8 foot palisade or work sheep all day. Lucky thing people like yourself don't like the "humped back" and that there are still a few of us still around not willing to make a cripple out of our breed. Happy "Ringing" to you.
by SitasMom on 10 March 2012 - 20:03
they're not all bananna or roach backed - if you look you can find good old conformation in showline dogs....
they just don't win in the shows.
by myret on 11 March 2012 - 09:03
Koach
I totally agree just dont understand what people see In a dog with the anguled back and legs yes that is a long gone time for our breed unfortunately
by noddi on 12 March 2012 - 00:03
sorry,but a gsd is not built for speed like a greyhound/whippet n imo.their backlines are not exactly straight.Get so tired of ppl.pulling the german showline animals to pieces.I,d rather have my german type gsd with a slightly sloping backline than a dippy ,soft backed one anyday.Carole Spelman.
by truckindog on 12 March 2012 - 13:03
Sorry Sitasmom, There are plenty of the less favoured old type still about. This is our 11 month youngster Mallen who has done pretty well at all breeds Open shows. 4 Best Puppy in Shows and 1Res Best Puppy in show and only been out 8 times. We're really so proud of him.
by SitasMom on 12 March 2012 - 14:03
http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=732393
he're an example of a dog with a nice straight back and tons of drive - especially civil - and a son of Tyson...
I'll rephrase - the straight backs don't do as well in German SV style shows..
by myret on 12 March 2012 - 22:03
Noddi
The gsd is bred for working All Day as a herding dog not running around In a show Ring and the sloping back is not what the original gsd bred to look like not a crippled dog and it is not healthy for a dog to have this ugly sloping back and angulated hindlegs
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