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by Blitzen on 04 March 2012 - 13:03
I agree with whoever said workinglines seem to better fit the phenotype of the foundation dogs judging by their photos. One of my favorite dogs was Graff's Eagle, a beautiful dog with a terrific temperament. I see photos here of workinglines I would consider sound and athletic looking judging by their photos. Daryl posted a photo to another thread of a really nice looking bitch he bred that is doing some herding.
by Kevin Nance on 04 March 2012 - 13:03
by darylehret on 04 March 2012 - 14:03
I haven't seen more than 20, 25 workinglines up close and personal, but of those dogs the majority were pretty aggressive dogs both inside and outside the ring, probably too much dog for most I know and certainly too much dog for me.
Consistent and unwarranted aggression is NOT proper temperament for a german shepherd. You definitely need to see more workingline dogs, or find out what it is about you they don't like. "Too much dog" sounds like the result of extreme breeding.
by darylehret on 04 March 2012 - 14:03
http://www.ehretgsd.com/1921GSD.pdf
"It is desireable to try to improve his appearance, but nothing must be done that will in any way detract from his usefulness."
by Blitzen on 04 March 2012 - 15:03
Maybe we all need to look at more examples of specific lines before dismissing them?
by Gustav on 04 March 2012 - 15:03
by Blitzen on 04 March 2012 - 15:03
I did say I've seen a limited number of workinglines, Gustav. I did not say that my limited experience has qualified me to make a blanket statement that "all workingline dogs are aggressive". I know what I saw and I also know that poorly bred workinglines are not representative of the dogs that are bred by breeders such as yourself. In fact I'll expand that statement to cover showline dogs too. Not all have roach backs and frog rears and freak out at the slightest noise. Generalizations are never a good way to pass judgement on every dog.
by joanro on 04 March 2012 - 15:03
by Blitzen on 04 March 2012 - 15:03
1. Dogs that lung and bark at the end of the lead at every person who passes near them.
2. Dogs that won't stay on the field in a long down during a simple BH. They would rather break the down and bite the handler of the dog that is competing and then go after the dog. Yeah, it happened to MY dog.
3. Dogs that are no longer welcome in training classes because they indescriminatley bite the helpers.
by joanro on 04 March 2012 - 15:03
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