[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Height of GSDs

  • From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:59:27 -0700

Our GV Color Guard earned his Herding titles so easily and was
awesome and light on his feet around the sheep...as was our 
AM.CAN. Select CH. Southern Byrne.  Our CH. Cowboy has his 
HSAs.
ALL are big...BIG German Shepherd Dogs.  None had any problems 
stopping, turning, accelerating or any changes in speed or 
direction..... ever.
All can / could easily out-maneuver and keep up with the sheep 
and stand and leap up on a picnic table from a standing position.  
NO problems.
I'm not advocating over-size...as I admit they WOULD have trouble
leaping easily through a car window......but  
I agree with one  post that mentions the actual conformation of 
the dogs...the proportions of height and length have a lot to do
with the athleticism and agility of the dog....not to mention 
power and breadth of thighs and strength of back.

I do believe we need to worry about the length of our dogs and 
the lack of strength in the backs we are seeing now...and the 
lack of real power in the rear... 
THEN worry about the size.....

Carolyn  marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com


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Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 9:40 AM
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Height of GSDs

I need to get back to herding, I really miss it.  My observations  though 
were that a correctly sized GSD was much more agile on sheep than a  larger 
one (and I had some that were correct and some a bit over).   
The correctly sized ones were more efficient, could turn on a dime, didn't  
expend as much energy.  The oversized ones had to work a lot harder.
 
Again, just my observations, talking about dogs I owned and no one  else's.
 
Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC
Celebrating generations  of Dual Titled TC'd Champions

visit http://www.pinehillgsds.com/  

 
In a message dated 8/25/2014 11:31:11 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

If you  want to talk about big dogs that can move, I remember Dragon Slayer 
  
and Dakota, who moved as well as any I can remember. As for size, the  
movement  of Patriot was amazing, and certainly he was not a small or  even 
standard sized  dog.

It seems to me, (I know, saying "it  seems to me"  or "in my opinion"  is 
redundant, or I wouldn't  say it), that a large German shepherd, if 
balanced  
and structured  properly is able to do anything a smaller dog can do except 
fit  in a  500 crate.

Size is something we set as our standard.  Maybe it is  time to  
reconsider. 
People used to be under six feet tall, except  for an unusual  event. Now 
the norm is much taller.  It might be  time to think about how we  have and 
can improve our breed, and even  consider, (gasp), think about changing  
our 
standard.

Not that  there is anything wrong with that.

Evan


In a message dated  8/24/2014 6:37:42 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,   
dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I think  you are probably  thinking about Bihari's Droll......he was a 
Canadian  GV.  Yes,  incredible  mover.


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