[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: [ SHOWGSD-L (no subject)
- From: Sara Minsk <ninemaplefarm@xxxxxx>
- To: texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:27:18 -0500
Diane,
That is a FANTASTIC idea!!!!! Maybe some of you bigger breeders could bring
that idea back to the table!!!!! How exciting!!!!
I just don't know WHY the structural changes were made? My thinking is if I can
understand the reason that I may be able to make more sense of it.
Yes, I watch them all the time and I think I am improving(well, I *think* I am
anyway)! I always have fun showing her because I love her..... :-)
Sara
On Dec 7, 2011, at 10:22 AM, Diane wrote:
> Barb, the example you gave about the difference in types between UKC and AKC
> has more to do with a divergence in type between working dogs and
> conformation dogs. In a lot of the sporting breeds, the field dogs almost
> look like a different breed from their conformation counterparts. That's why
> it was suggested that we have a working dog class at our National, to
> emphasize that correct conformation makes it a lot easier for the working dog
> to perform its task. The person making that suggestion got their head handed
> to them. @Sara - breeders have made structural changes in the GSD. If you
> look at dogs from the 1960's and today's dogs you can see that. As far as I
> can tell, there has been no corresponding change to the standard, so I don't
> know how breeders justified the structural changes. I guess the same standard
> that applied to the earlier dogs applies now to today's dogs. But I know the
> earlier dogs would not win in today's conformation ring. Sara, if you are
> physically a
bl
> e to show your own dog, learn as much as you can by watching the pro
> handlers. The style of showing is different between the all breed and
> speciality rings. Show your dog and have fun.
>
> Diane
>
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