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by destiny4u on 20 July 2012 - 21:07
LIke belgian west german working lines mature slower than american or german show lines?
by OGBS on 20 July 2012 - 22:07
Usually the DDR and Czech working lines are slower to mature than the WG working lines.
I have seen a great deal of WG showlines that are quick to mature and also quick to wash out.
I don't have enough experience with the Belgian working line GSD's, or, the American showlines to comment.
I have seen a great deal of WG showlines that are quick to mature and also quick to wash out.
I don't have enough experience with the Belgian working line GSD's, or, the American showlines to comment.
by brynjulf on 20 July 2012 - 22:07
I agree with OGBS I also find that Czech breeding mature slower. Males much moreso than the females.
by EuroShepherd on 20 July 2012 - 23:07
Male dogs mature slower than females, some take 3-4 yrs to mature. One of my dad's dogs is 3 yrs old and I'm still waiting for him to look mature (and he's not working lines.)
One of my friends has several half czech, half belgian working line dogs and I noticed that those dogs did seem to mature slower than his pure czech working and pure german working line dogs.
by swingfield on 20 July 2012 - 23:07
I actually had the reverse question! I have a working (west/east) male that is maturing very quickly..(90 lbs @ 11 months) and a west german showline female that is only 50 lbs and tiny at 9 months old!! I was thinking the opposite !! :)
by destiny4u on 20 July 2012 - 23:07
my 2 and half czech belgian west german mix with lots of zidane blood in her looks still puppyish and acts it a lot also i wonder when she will mature shes really good in her protection but still so chlidish in other things. I know about pure czech lines maturing slow. But i wonder if the belgian and west german must often mature really slow also compared to typical showlines. There is no way shes an adult.
Euroshepherd i wonder if me and your friend have the same dog almost lol
ANy reason why the czech belgian/wg mix might mature super slow?
Euroshepherd i wonder if me and your friend have the same dog almost lol
ANy reason why the czech belgian/wg mix might mature super slow?
by beetree on 20 July 2012 - 23:07
swingfield: Agreed! I always thought our resident Czech expert has mentioned his czech bred dogs were supposedly the earliest of maturerers. One reason PD's like 'em. And my own experience says the SL's are on the slower side of maturity.
by Chaz Reinhold on 21 July 2012 - 00:07
Depends on your latitude, sunlight, and gravity. Oh, and if you have Cinemax, they'll definitely mature faster. All lines inside of lines are different. I've seen CZ/DDR dogs mature quickly, and they're supposed to be the slowest.
by swingfield on 21 July 2012 - 00:07
@ Chaz !! 
and make them wear tin foil hats helps too.. the lines cant be sucked out very fast and they dont lose anymore brain waves!! ((What)) ??
and make them wear tin foil hats helps too.. the lines cant be sucked out very fast and they dont lose anymore brain waves!! ((What)) ??by OGBS on 21 July 2012 - 05:07
Swingfield,
Usually when one talks about maturity in a dog they mean mental maturity, not, physical.
If your dog is 90lbs at 11 months it is either overweight (guessing not) or way oversized.
Oversized is common with East German lines.
Either way I would be careful with the dog.
That is a lot of weight for a body structure (meaning it's bones, especially legs, hips, and elbows) to be carrying at that age.
Usually when one talks about maturity in a dog they mean mental maturity, not, physical.
If your dog is 90lbs at 11 months it is either overweight (guessing not) or way oversized.
Oversized is common with East German lines.
Either way I would be careful with the dog.
That is a lot of weight for a body structure (meaning it's bones, especially legs, hips, and elbows) to be carrying at that age.
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