[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSD 'walking' judges
- From: "Peggy" <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:45:28 -0500
In the old days (the 60s) quite a few judges used to ask the dogs to walk at
least once around the ring. I thought
it was stupid then, too. We used to think it was something that came from
the German judges, but I don't know if that's true.
My ex judged a match in New England once and asked them to walk once around
and was praised for it!!!
Peggy
----- Original Message -----
From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <culzeans1@xxxxxxx>; <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <Lacy340@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 3:23 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GSD 'walking' judges
> If a judge wants a German Shepherd Dog to "WALK" they are typically going
> to get a dog that
> DOES pull against the leash in frustration as it wants to trot and has
> been trained to trot at the end
> of the leash! It is a TROTTING Breed!
> It just makes a frustrated dog that wants to do what it has been trained
> and asks a frustrated handler
> to hold back and control a dog in a way that has nothing to do with
> suspension or an extended trot?
> If a Judge wants them to slow down....they should ask for that along with
> a loose leash....but I have
> never understood any reason to ask them to WALK unless it's to frustrate
> the dog, handler & owner.
> <G>
> At a walk the GSD is often being held up and back so he cannot use the
> front enough to get it out
> of the way of the "over reach" of the rear that has been discussed....and
> will PACE to compensate.
> This is just a walk that is controlled by a handler......and it does not
> show anything good or bad
> about the dog's actual gait. In my opinion this ruins the ability to
> actually judge the dog's gait
> in any direction .....and IMO just makes the dog out of sync. What's the
> point??
> They can ALL walk .......but being held up and back by a handler in the
> small ring makes them very
> frustrated and out of sync. Why would a judge want to see a dog choked
> back to a walk with
> a choke chain up under their chin like a Dobie to control them?
> I'm sure this will start a small war........but it sure seems pointless to
> me...........
> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> www.Marhaven.com
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