Breedia Dog Forum
No - I think what Jackbox is saying is that if a dog conforms to the breed standard then it is capable of working.
Were Bullmastiff's bred as gamekeeper's dogs to protect the keeper from poachers??? Or am I making that up? :-D
But the ISDS Border Collie has no breed standard! I think the BC is set apart from all other breeds in that it has its own Registry and Society. It...
Sorry but that is complete utter tosh! We have half a dozen working border collies here who do the original job day in and day out, on heather...
I agree. The photos don't do justice to how crippled this dog actually looks on the move. Very very sad. Why on earth are dogs like this being...
You just have to keep bearing in mind that the standard is actually just someone's interpretation of what a breed should look like - and we know how...
Conformation does not dictate the drive for work, therefore it does not dictate working ability.
But what about working ability and fit for function ... or does conformation and the "breed standard" come before those things?!
I see a Peke won BIS.
I just watched a bit of the Border Collie group and they look more like the shape and substance of an Aussie rather than that of a BC :017: ETA: I...
Very interesting how different people see different things in the same dog.
No he doesn't look particularly extreme to my untrained eye, but he doesn't appeal to me.
I thought you just said he wasn't your type ;-) :lol: :lol: His rear movement just looks all wrong in that video - but I am no expert on movement.
LOL - it was an innocent enough question :016: :lol: I have no strong feelings either way about him. He doesn't look as extreme as some I have...
Really interesting article Dyane, and just goes to show the USA showline GSDs are flawed on a number of levels!
I am going to watch the BOB judging tonight when I get a chance, and have also found this - which makes interesting reading (I haven't had a chance...
GSDs do really seem to get people passionate - and not just folk within the breed either. I don't know whether a dog with a less angulated topline...
The US friends I have on FB (who are, to be fair, mainly working GSD enthusiasts) have also said how awful this dog is.
He is GCH Babheim's Captain Crunch. I didn't think he was too extreme either and would like to see him stood normally, rather than stacked in that...
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