German shepherd competing at westminster - Page 1

First year agility was part of the program at Westminster....nice bi-color gsd intact male doing a jamup performance ! HOT

(Owner gave me permission to share)

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=055uNu-NSQo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

PS. Don't know who bred this dog, but he certainly is nice.

I know them, or of them, at least. Spoke with the owner a few times a couple years ago. I have a dog from my breeding, not owned by me, that did agility w/Rick. It's a small world- not that many GSDs competing at that level in agility.

Here is the ped. The dog is a Yak Hagenberg son, and Yak of course is Capri's half brother :)

http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=634099-koda-vom-sandsee

This is the dog's littermate.

Found him. Thanks.

Nice dog .. looks a little fat for agility. The commentary from the announcers makes it sound as if the GSD is the ugliest woman at Miss America ... very nice but the poor dog doesn't have a chance. Running that dog in an agility course is like running a Ferrari at a go cart track ... the dog never gets to open up and go full speed. Glad to see a GSD in Agility but the smaller ones around 50-60 pounds are probably better suited.

Bubba isn't kidding. "Ohh.... nice doggy..."

 

Thank you for your honesty, bubba. However, I could not disagree more. I appreciate good training and healthy, happy dogs no matter the venue.

I'm proud to say she's on our puppy list for our next upcoming litter!

Her boy Rick is awesome! Can't wait to meet her in person 

Paula @ Ryanhaus

I am not sure about how agility courses are laid out but the agility course in the video seemed extremely cramped which favors the smaller dogs and in the case of the GSD in the video jammed him up. The dog in the video would have been faster and more elegant on a larger spread out course. The dog enjoyed the activity with his handler and that is what anything with your dog is about regardless of sport or chasing a ball .. enjoyment.

Westminster is a smaller venue. But any dog that perform well in the NY arena, can perform well anywhere.

Agree, it's all about the dog and handler enjoying life together.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h23AS4KYIk0&feature=youtube_gdata_player

This is a more typical venue Rick is accustomed to.

Agility courses need to be laid out to meet certain stride and size requirements. When a judge walks the course, they do so twice (with a wheel tape). They measure yardage for the "small dog" path and the "large dog" path.

From the rule book:
Judges must measure each course twice to determine the path of a 12" and 20"
jumping dog respectively. These course measurements are used to determine
the standard course times for the class. A judge shall use a measuring wheel to
determine the distances a dog must travel to complete the course. All distances
are measured on the ground and are based on the dog’s expected path. A
judge shall measure around the outside of open tunnels and adjacent to contact
obstacles and the weave poles.
Things that affect the dog’s expected path:
• 12" vs. 20" dog’s path (small dogs require less distance to make a turn).
• In general, a judge should measure from the inside 1/3 of a jump to the
inside 1/3 of the next jump for a 12" path, allowing less room for landing
than the 20" path would.
• In general, a judge should measure from the middle of a jump to the
middle of the next jump for a 20" path, allowing room for landing
and turning.
• Surface and weather conditions should be accounted for when measuring.
If it is slippery or raining, the judge may account for this in the path.
• The speed a dog is expected to be traveling when asked to make a turn
will affect the turning radius. For example, a dog with a straight 3-jump
sequence into a 180-degree turn will turn much wider than a dog coming
off a table going into the same 180-degree turn.