BRAG! How BIG is your female? - Page 3

I give them lots of credit. Their dogs do have that "WUNDER" what's for dinner look on their face....lmao. ill bet that 150lb czech/ddr dog doesn't come close to 150lbs. I seen a cple of 160lb presa canarios at a schutz club in florida and they were fricking "HUGE". I guarantee they were more than 10lbs heavier than that dog.

No titles either?

My favorite female is 55 soaking wet she is agile as a cheetah and that's how I like them.
I really don't understand WHY people want these huge oversized GSD's ? If I wanted something big and fat to amble behind me I would have got Newfoundlands. I don't want a fat ass Moose strolling around ( far) behind me and think that it would be capable of being a working dog.
My BRAG is I can feed two of my standard size GSD's for what people have to feed one oversized,morbidly obese GSD's ! And less health care due to far less stress and damage to joints.
  And in this economy that is GREAT

Hey blitzen... I'm southbound I-75 right now headed to florida. And those presa I seen come from over your way I believe. You know them? They were training with steve gregalunas.

wunder,

I see no attacks, maybe a few posts could have been worded a little different, but for the most part these folks have been gentle with you and are trying to help you see that your brag is not something you should be bragging about on a site who's members are about breeding animals to the standards. Sorry, you feel attacked but honestly I see way more truth and facts than attacks, but sometimes the truth hurts more than an attack.

Regards,

yea i was very happy with my male who was 80 lbs. i had a young puppy i got who was 75 lbs at 9 months and i was not happy with it he was at good weight you could see his ribs but even then from him growing soo fast and such he got a relly bad case of pano and he would hurt him self often jumping around so he was placed in a wonderful family home.

this is him at 6 months.


he was a nice dog but was not ment for a working home he will def be oversized and didnt have the correct drives. i still feel he is a nice looking dog but i have learned the standard is there for a reason this poor guy i felt relly bad when he got pano and it took a good month to go away its just not fair to the dogs to breed them oversized a 70 lb dog can go over a jump 100x more than a 120 lb dog before they start haveing issues. its safer for the helper and the dog.

My 22" Showline female that I lost a year ago was at her ideal weight at 55lbs.  When I spayed her, we had a heck of a time keeping her weight down.  

My current 18 mo working line girl (23 1/2") is a lot heavier boned and definately NOT overweight but she is an extremely solid 74 lbs.  I have to watch her weight closely to make sure she doesn't start climbing up there.  My boy is a good inch and half taller and he's solid at 77lbs (just had him on a short diet since his weight had climbed up on me about 5 lbs).

It's important that I can lift and carry both of them since we do Search and Rescue (Had to carry him out a couple of nights ago due to an injury during a search). 

It's really critical to me to have a dog at the proper weight AND in size.  

I don't think I'd be bragging about a pup that much too heavy or out of standard.

I just can't believe the "BRAG", my showline female is almost 3 and is a bit over standard in height but only weighs 68 lbs. I hate when people tell me they have a 120 lbs. GSD, makes me so mad!

Wunder, there are plenty of people on this board who will be more than willing to mentor you. However, you have to understand that most here are not randomly breeding GSD's from untitled parents and grandparents. We feel as if there is no shortage of pets so there is no need to breed for more.

If you want to learn about breeding GSD's the right way, then you have come to the right board. If you are interested in doing it the fast and easy way, breeding from untitled, unproven dogs then you will probably get more support on one of the internet dog boards that are intend for pet buyers and breeders.

With one baby and another on the way - did I understand that right? - you may want to rethink taking on another major responsiblity at this time. 

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.



 

Amen, Blitzen. I have just one little boy, but I have taken a big step back. It's far too time-consuming and energy-draining to do it all PROPERLY. I can no longer drive across the country on a whim because I want to train with someone, nor can I devote every waking moment to the dogs, and with wl GSDs, you pretty much have to do that, or imo, you're not doing them justice. I would rather take an early retirement and get back into it someday when my son is older. It's not fair to either him or the dogs to try and do both half-assed. Either the dogs lose out on time and attention or I miss my son's early childhood. 

I am down to 2 GSDs, which is the number I feel I can be fair to at this point. I have placed several dogs w/co-owners or placed w/breeding rights so the bloodlines are there if/when I want to start back up, but at least the dogs aren't sitting around waiting for that day. They're living full lives elsewhere with people who can exceed their needs. 

Wunder, you would be wise to heed Blitzen's advice. Trust me...been there, done that. If you want to breed for pets, another type dog may be better suited. I think whatever you breed, you should breed the best of it. JMO.