Please critique - Page 1

HI Apsel is turning 2 this month, would like a critique on him.

Nice natural stack by the way, very handsome.  Pasterns look a little weak, but if you stack his front further back about an inch they COULD look better;  nice balance overall;  rear angulation adequate, topline looks goodl  WOW:  I like him but then I like the showlines, prefer German to Am but just like the black/red/tans.  Definitely my cup of tea.  What is his pedigree?  Good luck with him, and at his age he does still have some maturing to do.  Nan

Thanks for the critique Nan. Apsel's pedigree    http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=1800816  He hasn't been showing since last year and I entered in the July NSGSDSS for Maturity so wanted to get peoples opinions,,, here are pics a yr ago at Futurity



 

Nice looking dog, good luck with him.

Very nice balanced boy, not overdone or extreme on either end, just the way I like them. VERY CORRECT!!   Should finish easily.  Good luck with him and keep us posted. 

Hi thanks and yes he got his Can Ch after 2 weekends at 10 months of age. I like to brag that he won over this years sel male at Westminster show "once" lol not quite sure how he did this but hey he did lmao.

Black & tan Male of very good type, above medium size and medium strong, correct proportions; fore leg to height and height to body length. Good head size, good planes, good proportions and good earset. very good & substantial neck of correct length. High withers of good length, very good short and strong back, good short loin, slightly short and slightly steep croup, .very good tailset. Very good hind angulation, very good hocks, good underline, good front angulation, needs more fore chest development, good length of front upper arm but steep, very good shoulder blade lay. A clean correct front, in first picture pasterns look steep but in second picture they look of perfect angle. Allover a very beautiful male type and musculation.
 
Ibrahim

Hi Apsel,

I find him large, medium strong, very well musculated, black/tan male,
of very good proportions and type.
A correct male head with very good expression good length of neck,
good withers,level back, with a short and steep croup.A good topline.
Good front angulations with a very good lay of shoulder blade
and length of upper arm which is sl.steep.Pasterns should be stronger.
Good hind angulations with clean strait hocks.
He has a good depth of chest with a very good forechest
and a good underline.
Stands with his left fore foot slighty out.( or is it the photo?)
He has good reach, good powerful drive
and a good topline  in movement.
 

Very nice looking young male!

Thanks all for the very nice critiques.  Sonora I am not sure if its the picture or not to be honest, I do know the photographer (me) in top picture was holding another dog who was not pleased about standing still while getting the picture on iphone. He was wagging his tail too and could have moved his feet.