[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Breeding for Conformation vs. Breeding for Performance
- From: MarcatoGSD@xxxxxxx
- To: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2006 22:12:24 EDT
Very different. People who are in performance aren't looking for a dog with
a ton of angulation. Depending on the venue, generally they want a dog that
can run and jump not a dog that can trot.
Dogs bred for conformation are usually quite different than their performance
counterparts. For example, in the CWC breed, the conformation dogs are
bigger, and thicker, whereas the performance dogs are smaller, and lighter.
While
the perfomance Corgis I know are not lacking in substance or bone, they would
not win, or at least would have a very hard time at winning in the Conf ring
because they're not huge.
When people look for a performance GSD they tend to look at German lines
which have less angulation, as it is more conducive to jumping and running.
Very
few performance people (as in, like, none) will go to a GSD specialty line as
they feel there is too much angulation and it's no good for things like
agility and obedience (once they get to open work).
In a message dated 9/13/2006 6:16:06 PM Central Standard Time,
bonnie@xxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
If someone asked you for a
"performance" GSD, would that be different from what you recommend as a
conformation GSD? Why?
- Jackie
Marcato Shepherds
Where it's about function, not flash
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