Dania. Wow do I agree with this! Thanks . Sandi Card ----- Original Message ----- From: <DaniaKarloff@xxxxxxx> To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 10:47 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Waiting on the good ones > _Fairway97045@xxxxxxxxxx (mailto:Fairway97045@xxxxxxxxx) writes: > This brings up a good question. Do you think that we tend to show dogs > younger than we use to in American and Open classes? It seems that many are > finishing before 2 years of age. I don't think males should be shown until they > are 3. They look more studly at 3. > Terry > =============================================================== > Terry, > 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? > > Dania > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. > > For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx > > VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org > ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================