[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: L.S 's Version of the Standard......... Sorry it is LONG
- From: arycrest@xxxxxxx
- To: workingdawgs@xxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 17:36:14 +0000
Personally, I don't think it's a "beauty contest", to me that's a demeaning
description of what the breeders are trying to achieve. It's about comparing
animals to a set standard of conformation, selecting those that come closest to
meeting that standard for breeding stock. I have to agree with Iza Kabuska, if
you're going to say all dogs with the title of CHampion should have a Companion
Dog title, then it only stands to reason to make the same requirement that
those dogs competiting in obedience should meet the conformation standards of
the breed. I believe in the philosophy of live and let live - let those who
are interested in showing in conformation and breeding pursue their goals - let
those interested in showing in performance activities pursue their goals - let
those who want to compete in multiple venues pursue their goals.
--
Gayle
Ringer ~ Honey ~ Kelly ~ Bo-Bo ~
Mac ~ Slider
Waiting at the Bridge: Andy ~
Abbey ~ Tasha ~ Tex ~ Echo ~
Yukon ~ JR ~ Too ~ Niki
-------------- Original message from Michelle Crawford
<workingdawgs@xxxxxxxxx>: --------------
> You know what??!!! I would rather have a dog that I know, without a doubt,
> can
> do the obedience before I would ever look at "beauty"! Also, what about the
> old
> saying that beauty is in the eye of the beholder? And the saying that beauty
> comes and goes, but intelligence lasts a lifetime?
> JMHO
> Iza Kabuska wrote:
> OK, and how about having a CH before it can have a CD ? There are many many
> champion dogs out there that undoubtedly can earn a CD, but how many CD dogs
> can
> attain their Championship ??? LOL - not that many - IN MY OPINION judging
> from
> what I've been seeing at shows for LO ! these many years - talk about public
> image - how about insisting that a dog LOOK like a well-bred German Shepherd
> Dog
> should look like before you go putting obedience titles on him ! I have seen
> the
> dogs that are at my local specialty club in the obedience classes and I have
> thought: dear god, where did they get these dogs ??
>
> Iza Kabuska
> http://www.karizmashepherds.com
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michelle Crawford"
> To: ;
> Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:06 PM
> Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: L.S 's Version of the Standard......... Sorry it
> is
> LONG
>
>
> > In my opinion, a GSD is a GSD is a GSD. This breed does have a purpose
> > other
> than flying around a show ring. If a dog cannot do the job it was originally
> bred to do, it has lost something that we are responsible for recapturing. I
> am
> saying that all GSD's regardless of breeding should be able to do a full
> day's
> work tending sheep and being an all around farm dog, which includes not only
> tending sheep, but protecting the farm from unwelcome intruders and being a
> companion for the family. At the very least, I think that the public image of
> the American bred GSD's could be improved by more obedience titles on these
> GV's
> and select dogs, and not just a CGN.
> >
> > Consider this: if your family doctor was out surfing and hit his/her head
> > on
> some rocks causing amnesia, would you still feel comfortable going to the
> person
> who you called doctor even though they were not tested for knowledge after
> the
> amnesia? Before anyone jumps on my head, I know this is an extremely loose
> comparison, but give me my freedom of speech. This is not political or Amer
> vs
> Ger, or anything other than my opinion, for what it is worth. So give me a
> couple minutes of your time without judgement, and try to apply what I wrote
> above to the German Shepherd Dog!
> >
> > Also, in my opinion, the SV standard has one thing that we lack both in
> > Canada
> and the United States.... all dogs in Germany must have a working title
> before
> it is allowed to be bred. I think that if we adopted something similar, for
> example the dog having to earn a CD before being named a CH, it would also
> help
> to raise the public image of the breed. And in this day and age of BSL, we
> need
> to have a very high public image! Perhaps it would help weed out the very few
> weak temperament individuals from the breeding program.
> >
> > Anyways, I am sorry this is such a long post, but please keep in mind that
> > it
> is my opinion and that is something that everyone has a right to express!
> >
> > Michelle
> >
> > OH, and if I offended anyone, I am sorry you were offended by my opinions!
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