[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Eukenuba
- From: "Melissa" <melanagsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Dec 2006 05:41:55 -0500
Interesting. I experience just the opposite and can't count the number of
PET puppy buyers and inquiries I've had who are adamant they DO NOT want
German lines or are specifically looking for American show lines for their
familiy companion.
My dogs are very well angulated and I hear things like, wow how do you get
them to stand like that, it's so regal looking, etc. Pet buyers generally
also don't notice things like minor faults and deviations from the standard
unless it's glaring. Even the rare soft pasterned puppy, many will just say
"look at those big feet" LOL. I've also noticed that more people seem to
want a correct, medium size feminine girl specifying they don't want one
that will be 100 pounds.
Just seems to be alot of painting of american show dogs/breeders with one
brush in this post, that in my experience is the exception rather than the
implied majority. There's a whole world out there other then our own small
sandbox.
Melissa
www.melanashepherds.com
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Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 12:27 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Eukenuba
> In a message dated 12/4/2006 8:16:15 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> rfreeny@xxxxxxxxxxx writes:
> The question I would like the to put to the list,is, if
> the GSD won the viewers choice hands down. Then why is our entries as low
> as
> they are. Do you think that if there were more GSDs like Geneva being
> shown,
> It might make a difference? Bob
> Bob,
> I can answer this. I work with many, many GSD's in my obedience classes.
> The GSD is a popular Breed, no argument about that. Why? Because people
> are
> looking for a dog with presence, a dog who will protect their family and
> property and be good with the kids. A dog who is intelligent and doesn't
> eat/chew
> everything in sight. The GSD CAN and DOES do this.
>
> However, the general public does not like or trust the overly angulated
> American line show dogs. And, the general public wants the classic
> blk/tan. It
> reminds them of the dog they had as a kid. They also want the 120 lb GSD
> they
> remember, right! It looked that big when the people were kids, LOL! They
> don't want sables or dark dogs, period.
>
> The dogs Jimmy shows that are successful at Eukanuba or even Westminster
> fit
> the ideal the general public wants. Jimmy shows mostly AB shows, does he
> not?
> Geneva is the exception. When I watched her I was impressed. No paddling
> front feet, nice easy gait on a loose lead, strong back and clean
> coming/going.
> Jimmy presented her beautifully. And that is what the general public sees
> and wants. Not the racing, spooky, tiny bitches and even dogs one sees in
> the
> specialty rings these days.
>
> When I get inquiries on my puppies, most do not want American lines. They
> want German lines. People equate American lines with health problems. A
> lack
> of education? Most definately. But we don't do much about that, do we? At
> shows, people are snubbed by breeders, too busy to answer questions. Most
> show
> dogs are worked in isolation. They aren't really taken out in public to
> get to
> know people and be seen by the general public. So how can we expect
> people to
> want to see our dogs as opposed to the German lines that advertise heavily
> and have their dogs doing everything?
>
> You can't get people interested in showing dogs unless the GSD folks are
> welcoming, educate people and give them a reason to buy a show dog. Don't
> see
> much of that and neither does the general public. The looks I see when
> some poor
> soul tries to show a German dog in an AKC show is just pathetic. Nobody
> talks to them or explains why. They just give them nasty looks or ignore
> them.
> It doesn't stop there but that is a whole different subject. The moral
> is, if
> we want people to show, we have to give them a reason to spend good money.
> Otherwise, a nice family pet and protector is good enough for 99.9 percent
> of the
> GSD owners. JMHO
>
>
> Laura Thomas
> www.treasureranchgsds.com
>
>
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