Wire-coated GSD? - Page 2

ninja, great idea! my husband will want one to "guard" his christmas decorations! i can now justify the cost! ha.

Those are neat.  Just what I need though. more GSD stuff!

 Is that showline or workingline?

No way it could be showline.It would never get past the Standard police.Plus if you tie some copper to it and stake it the groung it could double as a lightning rod.  (Working wire lines)

 My guess was workingline but there are showlines look good and are built correctly and work well too. 

I'd like to see how this wire-coated dog works. Does anyone have video?

I offer this just as some trivia, but I seem to recall that in the beginning of the GSD breed the wire-coated dog (and the rough-coated as well as the smooth-coated) was recognized and allowed. If memory serves correctly the wire-coated dog was one of the first determined to have a "fault" and removed from the standard and I believe this action preceeded the removal of white coats from the breed standard.

Of course one occassionally sees the lasting evidence of the wire coat on the occassional dog-usually in the area just below the withers.Corinna, I am sorry to hear about the passing of your dog, but it is really neat that he is represented in this way. Unique, to say the least.

Regards,

Bob-O

"Zauber" was from working lines.  His wire image has very strong nerves.  Nothing fazes this guy.

Thanks Bob-O.  It is neat to have him in wire.  I would rather have the real dog back but this is fun. 

As an aside -These boards are the greatest.  Shepherd people have the best sense of humour as reflected in above posts. 

 Sorry Corinna,

I missed the post about the wire dog being modeled after you now deceased dog. Makes my comments seem insensitive reading back through this. 

Hey, no worries, I have thick skin (or is it a thick coat ?)