Let's see who's honest - Page 1

Everyone talks about how great their dogs are. (extreme this, excellent that) But I want to know what faults your dogs have. The only way a breeder can improve the next generation is to be honest about what areas they need to improve on.

I'll be first. My dog Jo Jo is young but I believe she will be on the small size weighing only 60lbs at 15 months old. She has extreme prey drive, but at this age I would like to see more natural defense/civil drive. Not sure if it is because of genetics or just overly socialized. When she's excited or frustrated she has the habit of chasing her tail.

Love my dog and overall i think she's going to make an excellent SAR dog.

Let's hear about your dogs. Don't let pride get in the way

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I have a very special dog and VERY talented and I was very impressed when I learned he could talk. His weak point is he Lies all the time.

The only fault my dog has is/will be...ME!

hard to tell from the photo -

i see correct paws and upright pasterns, good hocks (not cow hocked), long but somewhat steep croup (could be the pose) excellent color, good proportion of head (break is about 50/50). 

inbetween the pressure on the leash and the cape,  makes the rest very difficult to see. I like her compact size. she seems like a nice dog, and you are working with her which is very important.

I have a female also on the light side at 64 pounds but she is very fast in , drag racing,turns, and so on,would beat most oversized bred dogs for sure so dont let people say this is a fault,oh and she is solid black but has a couple of white hairs in her face and a kink at the tip of her tail and will try to kill any female she is jealous of

 James, 60lbs is not small for a female, if you are going by the standard.

God does not judge.

Besides, the breeder told me my longcoat had no faults.

Ok, I'll add to mine. I have a 6 month puppy that is really doing well. I like a serious dog and I may be one of those people that should beware what you ask for. What I mean is that I am doing sport with the boy, but he has some characteristics that probably fit better in the K9 or PPD venue. He is almost 7 months and I could probably do a BH in a week. OB is done except for retrieves, tracking is at a 3 level with articles and bitework is at the beginning, but very nice. The problem is that with him, I try to go to as many new places to work as possible. Because of his awareness and how serious he is, I lose focus when we go somewhere new.

My girl has decent bone and conformation, could use more pigment in her "tan" the black is good.  She has a tendency to toe out a bit east/west but not so much anymore.  Her worst fault (besides me) is her hips.  She will not pass OFA so we had her spayed.  Her next fault is her brains.  She is so friggin' smart I have to stay on my toes to make her comply.  For example, I finally got her to quit trying to eat the dumbbell and pick it up properly...now I have to wait for her to finish her victory lap on a flat retrieve.  I know, I know...put the long line on her.  It's just so hard to be angry when she is carrying it so high and proudly.  She will retrieve it over the wall and jump pretyy consistently without the victory lap.  She is just so darn proud of herself.  If we are on the field doing a routine and I reward her with the ball, she carries it over to the rack of dumbbells and looks at me.  She really wants to retrieve that thing now.  She will track all day but she won't keep her nose down for love nor money.  She understands she is looking for articles so she looks for them not just smells for them.  UGH!  She will sour quickly if I'm too dumb to get her to understand so I have to change it up a bit to keep her interested.  She wants to please me and gets frustrated if her antics are not rewarded.  Oh, and she talks back when I correct her.  She's a trip. 

Debisue, don't know where you live, but if there is tall vegetation, I'd track that over short grass or dirt. Make her use that nose.