[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Ad for puppies - guardian home - check it out
- From: Kathy Tank <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>, Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 08:24:20 -0700
Hi Terry,
Enjoyed our chats in Phoenix!
This is not German vs American guys. It is simple MARKETING and PROMOTION.
The Europeans, in particular the SV
have done a masterful job of marketing and promoting their dogs for decades.
We have discussed this many times , I should have it on a recording...lol
They market to the WORLD. They promote to young children, their parents and
grandparents.
They REWARD participation in the sport. They make participation EASY AND
AVAILABLE for the youngest famciers..think
footed pjs , guys.
They have utterly beautiful breed type, breed type that the public WANTS.
Now before you jump down my throat, I know there are many beautiful American
GSDs out there, I happen to be
proud owner of a couple, lol. But really, ever notice how DARK our breed
is? Ever notice how sidegait seems to take precedence
over other aspects of the breed like CORRECT temperament, trainability,
desire to please?
I had this discussion with my awesome Brother in Law, Bill Tank.
We talked about how, as US breeders we give a little here, give a little
there, for that almighty SIDE GAIT.
I include us in this, as well.
You see that STAR mover. But he/she maybe is weird about noise, or stresses
in new situations, or is less than a hero around
strangers...or maybe, just doesn't WANT to work or be biddable...but we
(collective) train it, work with it, make excuses, and
are thrilled when less than wonderful character/ working drive , becomes
Champion Less than Wonderful.
Hey, I know from whence I speak, we trained multitudes of dogs for people
that were
"Less than Wonderful" that went on to that coveted CH...because of the
friggin sidegait.
The European show line breeders get more because people want dogs that
think, dogs that are beautiful on the Christmas card,
dogs that LOOK like GSDS ...not like some spindly dark, or dark with
white/creme knock off of a GSD.
We have failed to listen to the public, by and large. We have in the last
15 years or more become more and more, an entity that
breeds for other specialists...a rapidly dwindling group.
We must market to what the public likes. It doesn't matter how much we all
think Mr or Miss "Black as Midnite" or
"Spindly as a Spider" or "Dumb as a Post" should be a champion or has a
perfect sidegait..., JQP doesn't give a .... about sidegait guys...
if our public doesn't like them,
they WILL and DO go elsewhere....
enter the German dogs...and they will pay for them...yes they will.
IMHO ,, VHO
Kathy
On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 8:03 AM, Terry Cochran <fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
> OK guys
> Why is it that the German breeders seem to have no problem getting 1800
> PLUS out
> of their pups and American breeders don't seem to be able to do it?
>
>
> Do you think it is the quality of the pups?
>
>
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