[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Waiting on the good ones
- From: "Shepherd Hill Kennels" <shephken@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2005 06:46:37 +0930
This thread has always interested me. I'm still fairly new to the show
scene. Over here in Australia, we start showing our dogs as soon as they
hit 3 months!! In fact, a few breeders have even been known to change birth
dates so the pups are eligible for particular shows.
Anita & the Furkids
Tarsha - at the Rainbow Bridge - gone but never forgotten
www.shepherdhillkennels.com.au
---- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy" <pmick@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Waiting on the good ones
I think if you think about what you just wrote, you will see that the
dogs haven't changed that much....they are just campaigned younger.
They certainly are not faster maturing. Many are still deep bodied and
bulkier when they mature. I can't stand the look of some of the dogs
today, all legs...they look like salukis with different hair and ears,
some of them.
In a few other breeds, I know people started showing dogs seriously
at a younger age because the dogs fell apart by the time they matured.
So who was fooling who there?
I seem to remember a time when it wasn't unusual to hear of
so-and-so dying at 3 years of age, too...maybe people want to get those
titles before the dogs croak, huh?
This is a whole topic by itself, the campaigning of puppies and
young, immature dogs. You should hear the excuses the toy dog people
make..."oh, they lose their teeth by the time they are two" and all that
crap.
If the dog is good, he's going to be better at 4 or 5...what's the rush?
In other countries (in all breeds) you can't claim the title of Champion
until you win after a certain age...either a year or 18 months,
whatever..........when AKC brought that up, it was beaten so badly it
wasn't funny. So we have lots of puppy champions in all breeds, not
just teenage champion GSDs...and then you never hear from those dogs
again. Does this make sense to anybody?
Peggy
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