In a message dated 9/30/10 9:06:32 AM Pacific Daylight Time, marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx writes: Then why are they looking into buying a German Shepherd? We should not have altered the breed so that it suits everybody. The GSD was not meant to be a breed for "the average person". They were meant to be a working breed for working people. In other countries they keep dogs mostly in kennels, and for the show ring, work or conformation. Here in America, we want the dog to live in the home, be domesticated, and still have the beauty and brains to show. I remember judging East German German Shepherds which were to remain overly aggresive to anyone, including the judge. Let's face it. The breed was not established to show. But, we, Humans, at the top of the food chain, get to decide what we want from our dogs. I know that some people find fault in that, but to me, I do feel that dogs are to serve man, not the other way around. Not that there is anything wrong with that. Evan Ginsburg Asgard German Shepherds http://www.asgardgsd.com/ Where Type Movement and Temperament come together ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2010. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================