[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Say what???
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <kmc@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2012 11:47:54 -0800
Sorry.........it's just me I know.........but that's a wasted point for me as
I've never
bought into that.
A good trainer can go to the local shelter and find a mix breed and train
it to do all the requirements. Who is the authority to pick and choose which
DQ does not matter??
We are not talking about not allowing a dog to compete and train for
titles....but
for one the HIGHEST awards at a NATIONAL that represents our Breed. IMO.
I choose this Breed because of what the Standard requires it to be....it
pleases me.
MOST of what we 'look' at does not have anything to do with the dogs ability
to work.........NOR the owners ability to train. For it to BE a GSD we
assume it has
the ability to work. That is what the Breed is! IMO. When we lose
that....we lose
the German Shepherd Dog.
When some of it no longer matters........neither will the German Shepherd Dog!
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.Marhaven.com
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 23:04:05 -0800, "Carolyn Martello"
<marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>By your comment Evan I assume it would not matter to you if >a dog that
bites
the judge, has down ears, and a pink nose or >undershot jaw or cropped tail
could
also qualify for this high >prize if it "did the work".......?
----- Original Message -----
From: Karen M. Carloni To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, February
01, 2012 10:56 AM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: FB News/ say what???
Definitely not the biting the judge!! But for the rest?
Absolutely! If the dog is a properly registered AKC GSD (I
would personally include ILP dogs as well, but...) and
does the required work, it should be eligible for the club
award. Haven't we created enough red-headed performance
step-children in this club/breed? You mention docked
tails. Well what about the dog who needed its tail
amputated because of an accident or to save its life? What
does the lack of a tail (or part thereof) have to do with
a dog's ability to work?? Performance events are about the
quality and preciseness of the work and the team effort
between handler and dog, so I feel that is all that should
be judged where awards are concerned. <shrugs>
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