[ SHOWGSD-L ] Work Ethic & Gait
- From: Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: SHOWGSD-L <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2007 08:09:46 -0600
I saw this come up in the other discussion going on..
We are talking about the structural issues that make a good dog...
To me, work ethic can make or break a dog. A dog with "heart" (as they refer to
it in Thoroughbreds) can make up for a lot in structure. I have seen and
finished a few dogs that although not structurally very good, because they have
so much attitude and "give" make up for it that way.
And an example "Sid the Sr. Dal", probably one of the prettiest dals in the
stack, beautiful shoulders, forechest, posternum, etc..... When he moved, he
tended to move like Scooby Doo (picture this).... I could sell the stack, but
the seller for him was attitude.. He could sell himself to ANYONE.... We
finished him with a 5 point major, specialed him a dozen times, put him in the
Top 20 and then neutered him all in the same year :-) I also had Sid's brother,
Dobie the Slug... Structurally sound and very pretty... Took forever to finish
him because he had NO attitude...
JMHO...
And for those who asked, I will dig out photos of the dog who's shoulders and
shoulder layback did change over time... He was also a different style of dog
than what we had dealt with...
Jess Mac
Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)
& The Shepherd Girls
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