[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: How is big better?
- From: "Carolyn" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <BonJenShepherds@xxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2008 17:11:54 -0700
I have a hard time believing that many spend time trying to breed over sized
GSD's. It's a big
enough Breed within it's own Standard as it is typically larger bone, deeper
in body and through
the shoulder area..... and with the higher wither and long bushy tail and a
nice long neck and erect
ears it gives the appearance of size and power at first glance. This Breed has
no "need" to
change the Standard because there are some big ones.....or smaller ones.
I hope the Standard for the GSD is never changed. It gives us 'breathing
room' on some things
that are not crucial to the quality and servicability of the animal. .I
think it is the best. It produces
the best Breed and best dogs..........it must be. <G>
In all the years we've been involved in breeding I don't recall size EVER being
the reason we
did, or did not breed to a dog. I've never seen one that grossly
large....or abnormally small
to have it be a major concern one way or other. Too many other things to
consider.....
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
----- Original Message -----
From: BonJenShepherds@xxxxxxx To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday,
March 11, 2008 12:26 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: How is big better?
In a message dated 3/11/2008 2:38:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:
I hope we are all speaking to the issue of size from our experiences?? I
try to....
I don't need to spend too many years breeding over sized GSDs to
understand the benefits of a GSD being the correct size. In my post my
intention was
to ask how is being larger is BETTER then being correct size. I was not even
implying what oversized GSD's couldn't do what correct sized GSD's can AND
it
was certainly not about throwing away oversize dogs. I was speaking about the
word ideal as it applies to size in our standard. What breeders do in their
own breeding program matters not to me.
When a judge judges our Breed they should put away the personal likes &
preferences that they apply in their own breeding program and put up the
best
representative of the Standard & our Standard is where my questions where
meant to be applied....If a change may be made to the Standard (that's what
the
list was alluding to) to favor larger animals then I want to know how that
change would be better for the breed as a whole, not just for those that make
it to the conformation ring. How would larger dogs HELP anything?
Personally,
I don't want to hear about how larger dogs can do everything ideal sized
animals can do... I wish to hear about ways in which these oversize GSDs can
do
things better.. Someone needs to make the case for why larger should be the
new ideal. That's why I asked those questions. It was an honest attempt to
get answers. Are the breeders of the GSD & members of GSDCA attempting to
change the breed because they LIKE larger dogs or because doing so would
better
our breed?
Bonnie Jenkins
BonJen Shepherds
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