On 10/24/2011 10:19 AM, Jackie Short-Nguyen<marcatoshepherds@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > ------------------------------ > *The latter was the intended purpose of the dog, remember?* > It has been my understanding that the above isn't really true. Max was not > after the ultimate herding dog...he was after the ultimate utilitarian dog. > The GSD was created from various herding stock (Thuringian type being one > such example...always have trouble remembering the name of the other), but > not to be ONLY a herding dog. > Max wanted a herding dog, a military dog, a service dog, etc all in one > animal. Well, that is certainly the way that the Schutzhund aficionados tell it. Donna Fefee ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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 SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================