[ SHOWGSD-L ] Why there are no newbies
- From: "Helen Franklin" <helen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 15 Dec 2006 12:06:26 -0800
Why there are no newbies:
Shelia writes:
My experience is that every dog is different. Some do look good most of th=
eir lives. But they lack muscle as youngsters, which they should. Some go=
through some real ugly stages that can last for a long time, but mature in=
to wonderful examples of the standard.
At different times of the day, some dogs will look different as they grow=
up.
I have a late maturing litter that I have been taking counsel on from the=
stud owners. He has been bred enough that they know what he does to the m=
aturity of a litter. It is not a pretty youth, but like the black duck, wh=
o became a lovely white swan, my dogs will all be very fine examples of the=
standard, though each will be very different. Thankfully our standard all=
ows for this.
I still say people lack patience to allow dogs to grow up. And while man=
y toy breeds grow rather fast, and stay mature but not aged for a very long=
time, our dogs should need and should have time to grow up.
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Reply: from Helen
They don=92t lack muscle because they are young, they are in proportion to =
what they should be. Can they be road worked as an adult and put on muscle=
, yes but that has very little to do with their all over conformation, it h=
as to do with their stamina. Shepherds don=92t muscle up like human weight=
lifters.
I may drive a Subaru but what=92s wrong with wanting a Mercedes. I have se=
en many ugly ducklings stay ugly ducklings. I have seen many swans stay sw=
ans.
Why not want the best, why not strive for the best? While some wait for me=
diocre dogs to mature, others are having fun winning all the time. It=92s =
not really a matter of patience, it=92s a matter of all over quality. A do=
g can be gorgeous for 10 years=85without waiting.
Helen
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