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Genetic clearances are much more common in the world of working breeds, since there is a market pressure to have dogs that can actually function in their job.
by snerbles 10y ago
Genetic clearances are much more common in the world of working breeds, since there is a market pressure to have dogs that can actually function in their job. Demand for working titles (search/rescue, agility, hunting championships, etc) also selects for more physically capable animals.
- arielweisberg 10y agoI have seen so many working GSD with hips so bad they are quivering. They stick out like a sore thumb. The selection process for working dogs is not perfect either. It's always been security theatre where I see these dogs. Granted I also see perfectly good dogs with great temperments some of the time. Where working dogs are not status symbols, but a means to an end I agree there is market pressure. Assistance dogs in particular.
- snerbles 10y agoI should probably have clarified that, where the focus is on physical performance and trainability. The focus on "sloped backs" among GSD breeders is a tragedy.