Why Show? - Page 1

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saw this ad today. this was the SG5 young bitch at the 2008 NASS.  Ad says NOT RECOMMENDED FOR BREEDING.  Why would you show a dog, and it not be breed worthy?  why go through the time and effort?  isn't the point of these dogs shows to evaluate breeding stock?  Sorry, but with all this stuff I have been seeing going on at these shows recently, I am starting to feel like an oldtimer!  I catch myself saying, "I remember back in the day...."

Personally, I feel we need to get back to when shows were to evaluate our breeding stock and compare them against other kennels, and get away from all this pagentry and BS.  and as I have stated in other threads, we need to show the world these dogs can work, instead of just handing them titles.

Is the problem with the breeders, judges, or with the main clubs/organizations that govern these shows?

Any number or reasons. I have a dog here with multiple VP1 ratings who sadly came back with a bad hip. A young promising dog with a dental fault might be held back to see if said fault corrects itself. Or a breeder may hold back a softer dog in hopes that it will mature with more working ability but it may not. Take a look at Seiger show puppy classes form 2-3 years ago, how many of them made it to the working classes?

Personally, I give respect the lister of this ad, while displaying the dogs obvious structural achievements, is clear that the dog is not breeding material. You know how many shady people out there would sell her as such?

I agree with KCzaja.  Hats off to the advertizer.  I am sure the sale of this dog is a big heartbreaker.  She is beautiful.

I'm with you KCzaja, credit to the honest breeder/seller.

Could be for a few reasons Uber Land; it can be quite devastating to discover that your  dog is not suitable for breeding... if more people were more honest, we'd have fewer problems in the breed.  I understand what you're saying about evaluating breeding stock etc but it's a hobby (albeit a serious one) for most and we should see what other dogs have produced.... warts and all... honesty and information should be encouraged.

Is it me, I thought  gsd bodies are supposed to be longer than they are tall?

I am seeing alot of short bodied gsd's.

Sorry, maybe it's me, but I'm going to continue breeding gsd's that are longer than tall......
and with noble looking heads with thick mussels, and I'm not going to any more shows
that evaluate the appearance of my dogs, I think I can see for myself just what the
gsd standard looks like in 3 D, granted some of my dogs have that stocky wide body,

and they tend to look square and blocky, but I'm seeing really compact from shoulder to tail,
on dogs that even have an angle to them, ok.......let me know is it just me, ( I have just recently
aquired reading glasses.....................).......................

Remember this is JMO (Which is worth maybe 5lbs of dog poop)......................

Some dogs can be winners but can throw bad pups or that she could be a bad mother.