Critique my girl please - Page 1

She is a year old now. Can you please critique her? Oh and i know this is not the perfect stack picture.

 Headshot.

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Okay, you asked.  The question always is, do you really want to know???   And can you handle a realistic critique in a balanced way? 

What others think doesn't really matter, it's what you think.  I suggest you read and re-read and study and memorize the FCI/SV GSD standard and take tracing paper and trace a few of the top winning VA bitches and then trace your bitch and compare all of them one to another up against a light source. Can't tell everything or even much from photos such as how does she actually acts, how she moves coming and going, sidegait.  Pigment appears very attractive, absolutely perfect female head, good bitch type.  Anyone could take this bitch out and feel that she is a very nice example of a GSD, even thought at this time she is not in the top 5% which is what it takes to koerklasse at he KK1 level and obtain a V rating in the SV system.  This is why these V rated GSD from Germany and Europe are so expensive, they are statistically rare in general.Here's my take: based on the photos only.  Would need to see long video of the bitch moving from front and rear and side or in person for a good assessment of what she is "at this time" only.  Remember, things can change.  Front okay, upper arm could have more  angle from the vertical.  Looks slightly cowhocked (usually doesn't go away completely), very insufficient rear angulation unless about 9-16 months old and in a rumpy stage for the first time only (can be a growth phase in some situations if good up until that time). 

Some roach, croup appears too steep. Good tail and good low tail set.  I would expect the dog to kick up or rump roll somewhat behind when moving from the side and too appear somewhat restricted in the rear.  Overall very pleasing to look at.  Unless just at a growth stage could not be competitive in the SV showring and would likely not koerklass at KK1.  Whether she is a top brood bitch prospect depends on what her mama and papa produced, what lines she comes out of, what her actual daily temperament is like, what her joints and health are like overall.  There are many things to assess and this takes a person with lots of experience and knowledge.  That is why a good breed warden is worth his weight in gold.  There are many very experienced GSD breeders of W. German bloodlines in the USA and Canada who can help you if you take her to an SV show and ask them to take a look at her, especially if you need help deciding if whe is a good breeding prospect after she has vetted out completely, gotten her Sch1 and been koeklassed. 

I would say it is too hard to tell in the photo. The photo makes her appear too tall (unproportioned), cow hocked, roach backed, and east/west front. As Preston said, we can't see the gait, coat quality, or temperament.

I am sure it is just the way the photo makes her appear. Try an outside photo with a second or third person, one to photograph, one to stack, and the third to keep attention up front.

Tina

I will post new pictures of her in a bit! I will also post pictures of her gait. The thing that really depresses me is people who breed gsds dont do it for the love of this breed! They do it for the money! I mean i got her for $1200. She has an excellent bloodline. Granddaughter of Dux De Cuatro Flores and Esko Vom Danischen Hof. It would be a shame if she doesnt turn out be what my breeder told me! I dont care i still love her to death anyway! Oh she has endless energy, excellent prey drive and defense drive. She also has the fight drive in her. So i guess if she doesnt have a show future ill probably make her do schutzhund. Oh and she would do anything to protect me ive seen her done.

I think this a rumpy stage. Here are here pictures when she was 10months old. Oh and about the east/west feet she also had them. I didnt know anything about gsds when i first bought her. I found out later when i researched a bit. But are elbows are straight its only the feet.

This pic was taken 2months. I think it will help you.But one thing i know for sure is that she is not cow hocked. Ill post pictures of the gait in a bit because im alone right now and i dont have anybody to help me.

Hi,

Please remember that this critic is based on the photos,as i see it.

The Critic is as follows :

Looks above medium size,medium strong,dry,and compact bitch of black and tan colour.

She has a excellent  head and expression, very good ear set,with dark eyes.

Low withers,firm back with a croup of good lay but slighty short.

Good front angulations,with a slighty steep upper arm.Good hind angulations.

Where the turn of stifle could be better.

Very good depth of chest and underline, I would prefer a longer brisket.

The front shows she stands east /west , but she has good pasterns and

tight feet. The hind seems to be slighty cow hocked.( this could be due to

the poor stack.)

She's got great bloodlines .

I would pay attention to what Preston says.

Oh thankyou sonora. Oh and i always pay a lot of attention to what Preston says. I will post pictures of her gait tomorrow.