Expert openion Required on German shepherd Male (Good and Bad)

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by Ammad Cheema on 08 September 2012 - 16:09

Hi , All ,
Q- 1 I would like to ask about your views on my new German Shepherd Male for upcoming show season here.?
Age 4 and half years does this dog have enough quality to compete in the shows.
thanks .

by EuroShepherd on 08 September 2012 - 17:09

I don't know what the show scene is like in your country, so couldn't tell you if your judges will like him or not.
Overall he seems like a nicely built dog and has good show potential. I don't really care for his light eyes.
Since we cannot see the dog in motion and also none of the photos are a straight on shot of the dog's body it's difficult to judge just how good of a dog he is.
So go take him to the shows and let us know how he does.

by Ammad Cheema on 08 September 2012 - 17:09

Here Siger and other domestic shows conducted.

by Sunsilver on 08 September 2012 - 17:09

The only obvious flaw I see is he is quite angulated in the hind, and MAY be a bit sickle-hocked. It's hard to tell with the way he's positioned, though. Other than that, his structure looks fine.

He has good pigment, and good secondary sex characteristics, with a nice head. His back has a slight upward arch to it, which would likely eliminate him from the AKC show ring, but will be considered desirable in SV style shows.

As the previous poster said, SO much depends on the show venue, the preferences of the individual judge, and how the dog moves, none of which can be judged through a photo.

by Ibrahim on 08 September 2012 - 18:09

Very beautiful face and color/pigment.

by SitasMom on 08 September 2012 - 18:09

difficult to tell from the views.....

IMO - this dog is not in correct physical condition for the show and you will have to work very hard to build up his muscles and endurence is a very short time.

by Hundmutter on 08 September 2012 - 19:09

As Sitasmom says, he needs to be in harder condition. He also looks a little narrow
in the front; difficult to tell without more pix. He is quite an attractive dog, but I M O
not a 'great' dog - so whether he does well in your showrings or not will (as usual)
depend on what dogs he's competing with.

by Jenni78 on 08 September 2012 - 22:09

He needs muscles over his hip/pelvic bone area. Try exercising him w/some kind of resistance so he builds those leg/butt muscles. If you have sand around there, or hills, walk him on an incline.

by SitasMom on 09 September 2012 - 00:09

run him along side your bicycle and play lots of tug games where he has to jump for the tug

with one he will gain endurance, the other will build bulk muscles.

by Jenni78 on 09 September 2012 - 00:09

Build up to it gradually, though, especially the jumping and running that Sitasmom mentions. Those are high impact and they can easily damage joints and cause injury in a dog not in the condition for it.

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