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Well said Sue
as we have discussed before Zak is a mix of lines including WGSL
not sure where you have this idea! take a long hard look at all he hip scores for GSDs then look even more closely at the lines producing bad scores
Hector was a regional herding breed not a GSD
if you are fully aware of the problems why bring this up - it is the WGSL folk who push for more stringent testing unlike the person you got yours...
another one with a rescue from a BYB My WGSL can do all the above and more - he is not in discomfort and can keep up with my daughters lurchers...
well said SB it amazes me on various forums the ones who slate either have dogs from rescues, bybs or dont own the breed!
They should all be mentally stable - bombproof no matter what the lines my lad is I can take him anywhere whether that be on an acute psychiatric...
have you had him since a pup? it sounds like firm boundries were not enforced as a youngster - they should settle when told, problem with a lot of...
he only as a couple of West German showline in his 4th gen, its predominately pet breeding untill you get back to 6th then a few more lines of West...
I see a mini called Alfie hes generaly well behaved but when he sees my dogs he always comes over for a play regardless of which way his owner is...
In the 90's and the first 1/2 of the 2000s conformation and working ability was better but too many sharp temperments, now some lines conformation is...
sorry Kirsty it was a bit flippant that answer and you would be able to anyhow they have been dead about 15years Walter's von der Wienerau kennel...
maybe ask the Martin brothers they are the ones that have had the greatest influence on the breed and not just in Europe
No but I went to a rescue centre once and they had a Bi-colour workline GSD down as a xbreed and a xbreed as a GSD lol
There arent that many Labs near me, about 3 yellow ones & 1 chocolate within half mile, a few blacks a bit further away, out of them all the one I...
I have CPs with my GSDS more active/high energy needs but a pack dog as you can keep several bitches kenneled together. Westies if brought up...
yes just part of the plan to develop a national breed
it means a mix of different herding breeds at that point in time the excessive inbreeding was only just begining to define a new breed each region...
Peter was an example of crossing the races, his sire was already mixed blood from the northern races and his dam bloodline came from the herding dogs...
