critique my american dog - Page 2

OK i up graded the pedigree so now it shows all of my dogs ancestors that i know of.

No, I wouldn't say unquestionably she's "American" lines by her looks - her legs are not over-long nor angulated at all!  She's mostly just old-fashioned; the way it should be, if you ask me.

Thanks for filling in some blanks, but it's not complete, unfortunately!  I will guess, being in America and getting her from a farm (don't trust that those people really know what "American" is - they might think it just means she was bred there; duh), you have old so-called "American" bloodlines that have never touched a show circuit in decades - nothing at all fashionable even in "kennel name".

Probably the best kind of GS there is.  I for 1 am glad they still exist.  I'll bet she's healthier and has better temperament than all the high-bred dogs on both continents.

Nice post, Ol'LineRebel.

She has a really lovely expression and pigment.  I like her straight back and I really like  that nothing about her is overly exaggerated.  She does remind me of old fashioned "family farm" GSDs, which I too feel is a good thing.

Personally I would like you to restack her .  put her front feet more under her (too far forward), turn the head forward - by the way nice ear set  and Small ears NOT donkey ears as I have been seeing lately. Also  pull the back foot on the right side back just a tad.

No this will not make her win any shows but give a better all around look.

Pet dog yes but probly not the only thing this dog is good for. There are many many good dogs like this that are therapy dogs, S&R, agility, water rescue, Obedience, baby sitters, home protecters and best friends. Just becuase they did not import or have titles out the butt does not mean "just a pet dog"

I agree Ol' line rebel this is the way they were in the old days and the way they should be  not the slant back, over roach, broken back versions we are seeing today.

Ol'line rebel. I totally agree, you said it all!

Old fashioned type (which many like), nice expression, large, not extreme in any other way. 

Completely unproven pedigree, but if her ancestors have been working on farms, they could be talented generalists.

You could take out a copy of Michael Fox's Superdog and test her for yourself.  Who cares what we think if she's smart and willing to work with you and willing to learn and you love her? 

I would not breed her, unless she proved to be very good at something...

Here i got a other pic of carmail in a stack its a littel better http://i223.photobucket.com/albums/dd121/wolf11112/385920-R1-16-15A_017.jpg 

Thanks for your guys comments she does have the best temperament she is i very good dog.

She still looks very American in the new picture.  Her back almost looks slooped and her rear end up in the air a bit.  Look at some of the pictures on the pedigree database of dogs in stacks and see if you can get her positioned like some of those.  Looks like her back legs need to be stretched out a bit more to get a good stack from her.  I'm not saying at all that I'm a pro.  FAR from it so please don't think that I am trying to be.  I have never stacked a German shepherd in my life until my very first dog show in May of this year.  I am going to put 2 pictures up with this post.  My VERY first stack picture of my Chaos and then one I took a week or so ago and posted on here.  It does take practice and your dog needs to listen to you to as what you want of him/her.  They do learn, as you do.  Your dog looks wonderful and looks like a sweety.  Keep having fun of her.  When I first started coming on this data base, I was VERY worried about what people thought of my dog.  Now, I somewhat care, but it doesn't matter as much to me as it did in the beginning.  As long as I love him and I KNOW for a fact which I do, that he loves me and would protect me with his life, that's all that I need!  Good luck with your girl and give her hugs from all of us.

This one is one of his very first stack pictures.

This one is his newest.  Like I said, just work at it until the dog feels confortable.

She looks healthy and happy despite an uninspiring pedigree.  I'd trade for her in a heartbeat: my pup has a fancy pedigree full of European champions- but she has severe hip dysplasia!  

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