Schäferhundverein RSV2000 e.V. is member of VDH (FCI) - Page 8

In what way does the RSV harm the SV?

Thank you, sueincc and vikram and Videx for the links. 

Are there any conformation requirements at all?  If based purely on "utility" - what "utility", and what's to prevent the GSD from all looking and acting like Malinois (or anything else) within a few generations?  Is utility competition only Schutzhund?  Because what about heading the breed towards excelling in that arena only and ending up with dogs extremely UNlike Capt. von Stephanitz' goal of an all-around dog.  How many high-drive dogs can't be trusted alone with cats or chickens? 

Does conformation have any place at all?  Concentrating on performance (utility) yet saying it's ok to breed at 12 months based only on a "Talent inspection" of 12mo pups and also NOT requiring even a SchH1 - well, doesn't that seem a little contradictory to anyone?  How can you possibly talk about being dysplasia free at 12 months?  Also (just asking and hoping for calm discussion) does it not discourage indiscriminate breeding for quantity in order to get the 70-100 pups (!!!! poor bitches - LOL) to get your "breeding forever" category, since you have to have 50% pass the test? 

I'm not being critical, I happen to think highly of Dr. Raiser, I'm just asking for people's thoughts.

My last question is that now for those who show FCI, do you have to choose in which organization you register your dogs?  Are dual registrations allowed?  Will RSV2000 members only register their dogs in their own organization, and will dogs only so registered be eligible for AKC registration?  Just wondering what it will mean for all the people in the USA and other countries who buy or breed to German dogs. 

I'm sure Dr. R. does indeed care about conformation.  I'd forgotten about what I read being preliminary.

" How can you possibly talk about being dysplasia free at 12 months?" Tess, at what age does Germany certify their dogs in terms of hips? Now if you don't use German dogs for breeding or your dogs are not of recent German descent, then your question makes sense. BUT if your dogs are of recent German descent or you use German dogs in breeding then the question is WHY would you use dogs that the hip history has been for testing at 12 months for decades?  If your lines are all American....then your dogs reflect that you use OFA and they test at 2 years, but the Germans donot. So which one is it, American dogs and two year old evals, or German dogs and pedigree full of dogs that are available to test at 12 months.