[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: NOT Size again?
- From: "Kathy Tank" <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2008 13:49:37 -0300
Unless that has always been your experience with a big dog....I think that
is an unfair
blanket statement regarding size.
On 13/03/2008, Carolyn <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> EH????
> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
You are right Carolyn. I have to laugh at the whole idea of a large dog
being somehow less agile for a variety of work....(police car window
notwithstanding) I am watching our Caucasion Ovtcharka, "Sezja" as she
drag races a car up our fenceline. She like many in her breed, has
sighthound speed (she's been clocked at 30 mph) can stop, spin, dodge and
turn on a dime, and can jump like a Thompson's Gazelle. She also has spine
crushing power. At 30" and 125 lbs, she is certainly bigger than most of
our "oversize " GSDs...but I guarantee you you wont find a more athletic
dog.
I also owned years ago , a 1/2 German male, love of my life, call name
"Bear". He was a legit 30" , 127 really LEAN pounds, and could herd, leap
over a 5 foot fence to retrieve a ball or frisbee, hit a sleeve and was a
consumate personal protection dog... and for fun, rocket himself up a 6 or
7 bale of hay "wall" absolute vertical, and then gaze down at me as if to
say "was that cool or what?" and would run with me often times between 5 and
10 miles a day...all terrain, all weather.
So if that is a non-athletic, clumsy "oversize" GSD....I WILL TAKE
ANOTHER!!!
Now suppose we were to concentrate on real problems in the breed like health
, longevity,dog legislation , hair dying and drugging? Kind of leaves
the size issue in the dust.
JIMHO
Kathy Tank
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