[ SHOWGSD-L ] Waiting on the good ones
- From: Colleen Donnelly <gsdsforlife@xxxxxxxx>
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 01:46:23 -0400 (EDT)
Dania said:
I do think we are showing and finishing our dogs much younger. I am
not
certain of the reasons but my theory is that the style of dog that we
are
showing today (dry and more angulated) lends itself better to a younger
immature,
fleetier dog plus we have a variety of add on products to get our
puppies
bigger/faster. Years ago, the winning dogs were deeper bodied and
heavier boned
so you had to wait until they were over 3 or 4 years old to get that
maturity.
I often wonder (and I have no proof of this) if this faster maturity
leads
to a shorter life span. Anyone has a theory on this?
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I am also interested on thoughts on this. re: "if this faster maturity leads to
a shorter life span"
Colleen Donnelly
GERMAN SHEPHERD DOG BREED BETTERMENT REGISTRY
The only way to understand & estimate the nature of the dog is to study his
whole development. Such a task requires a sympathetic, dog-loving observer, who
tries as far as possible to enter into the innermost mind of the dog, and who
will know how to short-circuit all his purely human points of view. --Max von
Stephanitz
Whoever will only draw conclusions from the eminence of his own particular
point of view, will obtain a distorted picture. --Max von Stephanitz
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