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I 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 eit
by arielweisberg 10y ago
I 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.