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11 months bitch,Great Great Grand Daughter Of 2xVA1 Rikkor Von Bad Boll. (23 replies)
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Please post your views on this 11 months old GSD bitch, Linda great great grand-daughter of 2xVA1 RIKKOR VON BAD BOLL.
All your comments are welcome.
thanks,
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AAAKKK!!
Could you PLEASE resize that?
Click on 'owner edit', then right click on the picture, and select 'image properties' When you see where it says 'width', selecte a size around 400 to 500 pixels. The 'height' will resize automatically.
It is hard to judge her conformation from the picture, but, to be honest, I don't like what I see. She has weak pasterns, and appears to have a hooked tail, though that could be just the angle of the photo. If you were to show a picture of her properly stacked, she might look a lot better. This photo makes it appear she also has a broken topline. Her pigment is good, though I'd like to see a slightly darker eye, and more of a mask. She has good bone, and a nice feminine head and expression. Hard to comment on the rest of her anatomy (shoulder, croup, etc.) without a proper stacked photo.
Good luck with her! |
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What do you have to say from the stacked pic.
Please point out areas of improvement if any.Kindly comment on the head and the tail.
I know her comformation isnt the best,but I still feel she is a good specimen.What do you say.
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Okay, that makes a WORLD of difference!
Her tail is NOT hooked, and her topline is NOT broken as it appeared in the first picture. It does look kind of rumpled because she's got a very thick coat, with (I'm guessing) a bit of a wave to it. (No, this is NOT a bad thing...)
I'm afraid I'm too tired right now to do more of a critique. I'll let someone else chime in.
BTW. if you press 'enter' a couple of times between pictures, they will line up neatly underneath each other, instead of posting side by side and stretching the page.
(Posting pictures here is a bit of a PITA, in case you haven't noticed!)
You can re-align them if you go back into edit, line up your cursor with the top right side of the first picture, and hit 'ent'er a couple of times.
At least, I THINK that should work!
You can also drag and drop the pictures by holding down the mouse button. 
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Thanx Sunsilver.
I appreciate it. |
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| 39 views and just 4 comments..cmon guys..where is everybody/ |
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Very beautiful, what are you going to do with her?
Always,
Cee |
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I take it by the look of her she is a Showline Dog, nothing wrong in that, but i know nothing of Showlines so i cannot comment of what she should look like, But the most important thing is she is yours and no conformation will change anything she does not know how we think of her or not so love her as she is a fine looking young Dog and a healthy one as well, good luck with her
Steve1 |
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| I'm no expert but she looks pretty good to me. She might be a little straght in the shoulder but hard to say with these pics. What are your plans for her? |
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I like her expression. She looks a bit heavy in the later two pics.
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Planning to show her......
Currently being prepared for that.
G |
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Okay, she does have a rather upright, short upper arm, and is too angulated in the hind for my tastes. She's built a bit like the American show lines, with an upright front, and a long upper thigh in the rear. Is she cow-hocked behind? That long upper thigh often goes with cow hocks, and overall weakness in the hind. The upright front may limit her reach with the front legs, and lessen her ability to absorb the shock when jumping. I'd do lots of trotting and going up hills or stairs with her to strengthen her hind end.
As for her head, the mask looks better in the 3rd photo than it did in the original. It could cover more of her face, but I don't think you'll be faulted on it. Her ears are a wee bit large, and could be more erect (parallel to each other) but they're not bad, and this is not considered a major fault . Just practise on getting her attention when you're showing her, so she holds them as erect as possible, especially when the judge is looking your way! You don't have a good profile shot of her head, but from what I can tell, her stop and muzzle length are good.
Are you planning to show her in AKC shows? |
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| Thanks a lot for your valuable comments.Sunsilver,You seem to be knowing a lot on this breed.This dog is currently in India and is waiting to be showed here.I am taking your advice seriously on increasing the exercise schedule for her so as to gain in on the trot component plus strengthen the hinds.Your words on the ears part was valuable and will be put into effect. Any thing else to concentrate on before she makes her debut... ? |
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georgie, no, I'm no expert, just picking on the things that are easy to see.
You seem very new to all this. Do you know how to tell if she's cowhocked? That means the hocks come inward towards each other, and the feet point outward. It is easiest to see when the dog is trotting away from you. The way she's standing in a couple of those pictures make me think she might be, but then again, I could be wrong, as I was about the tail and topline. Some dogs may look cowhocked when standing, but will move correctly when walking or trotting.
When you say show here 'here' do you mean in North America, or India? If here, what type of shows? The reason I'm asking is because if it's AKC conformation shows, you will have a very tough time even getting the judge to take a second look at her, as the American bred German Shepherds now look so different from the German line dogs. |
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She is to be shown here in India.
And yes she does not seem to have that prob with her hinds when she is in motion.I think she fits in more with the German line...what do you say? |
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There is no doubt she is a German showline. However, lately there is a trend for breeding them to resemble the American dogs, with more angulation in the hind legs and a longer back and upper thigh. Needless to say, this is NOT a good trend, IMO! Your dog is a bit like that, but not as much as some I've seen. Her most obvious weakness (to me, anyway) is the long, sloping pasterns and the upright front.
I hope she does well for you! |
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| she is still young i feel...still time ahead.... |
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| what about her head and general outlook.... |
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I have a great grandson of Rikkor, I LOVE that dog, but he does have very weak pasterns  . Does that run in Rikkor's line? |
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Hey Good Shepherd,
I wouldn't say Rikkor's line would have weak pasterns.At the same time I wouldn't say that the progeny would be flawless.Do you have a picture of your dog.Geneartions down the line there are a lot of gene mixing....so we really cant say from which lines they arise.
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I have a Rikkor daughter with very good feet and pasterns.
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Let me see if I can post a pic!
Don't get me wrong, I LOVE Duke!!! I do not breed so it really does not make much difference to me. We are working on AKC Obedience, Rally, Tracking and sheepherding.
I do have to admit to telling a couple people off at shows when they made rude comments on his feet |
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This is my Rikkor great grand-daughter, and my Rikkor grandson. Both are very solid/sturdy dogs. The "puppy girl" is a very high drive girl. She's not quite 10 months old yet, I will get her pre-lims in about 2 months. Duke came back good on his
x-rays just over 2 years old.
The female is trying real hard to "do good" in tracking, but as soon as she finds the item, she is off and running, and don't want to give up her find. I have also been working her on the bite-work. She really enjoys that. Maybe too much.
To me it seems that both my dogs from that line are "perfect", in every aspect. highly intelligent, willing to go that extra mile, everyday. It seems they NEVER run out of steam.
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My Rikkor daughter:
Being exhibited by my daughter in junior showmanship
Out camping
She has excellent drive, very civil, but can be somewhat moody. She is OFA moderate dysplastic. Made VP1 several times before we discovered this.
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