Top German Shepherd Stud in USA - Page 6

bz the same thing could be and has been said about what you read.  All information around us, we have to filter for truth and relevance.  The internet is only different because it is faster and almost any idiot can make a post and claim to be the know all end all professional. 

RD,

Bingo!  I agree with that sentiment.  It should make sense to you and you should understand it to make it your own.  It it doesn't, or you don't, then don't use it.

 But to cry  that there are no mentors on here?  I'm not mentoring someone on dog training via LDD (long distance diagnosis).  You have to invest the time yourself to go get help.

Gotta laugh over they're not good mentors because they don't know their dogs pedigrees comment.  That's funny. 

This is like any other resource: you have to learn how to separate the wheat from the chaff. Even when meeting people in real life, you have to figure out for yourself who REALLY knows their stuff, and who doesn't. 

On this board, I've found out about people I'd never get to meet in real life unless I had an unlimited travel budget. By visiting their websites, and asking other people about them, I've uncovered very, very valuable bits of information. Through the net, I've met people who have been in the breed for 60 or more years, and can talk knowledgeably about how we got where we are today because they saw it happen firsthand. 

I think the biggest mistake most people make is only focusing on one small area of the breed. For instance, I know several people who have decided to go from ASLs to German, and made terrible choices when they purchased their first dog, because they were only familar with ASL structure, or they got bad advice from someone who passed themselves off as an expert.

edit: "Gotta laugh over they're not good mentors because they don't know their dogs pedigrees comment.  That's funny. "

You know, I've 'liked' several of the posts you've made on this thread, because I agree with you about the female being 50% of the breeding equation, bzcz, but this one has me scratching my head. No, it's not funny, It's sad, very sad. Someone I pick as a mentor had damn well better know how to train, have the titles to prove it, AND know the bloodlines they're working with backwards and forwards!  I can't believe they're really serious about the breed if they don't.

One of the reasons I respected Tina Barber (Ma Shiloh) so much was she could sit down and at the drop of a hat, sketch out pedigrees from memory, going back 5 or 6 generations, and tell you the strengths and weaknesses of each of the dogs, including the ones that were not of her breeding. A really good breeder NEEDS to have that sort of depth of knowledge.

Gotta laugh over they're not good mentors because they don't know their dogs pedigrees comment.  That's funny

That's not funny, bc, it's arrogant of you to have to always put down others in order to validate yourself. You do that in almost every single message you post here. Why?

Personally, I wouldn't put any faith in the advice of any dog breeder who didn't know at least the sire and dam of their own dog/s.

Blitzen, they're NOT a breeder if they can't tell you that! 

bz I never said there were no mentors on here.  Read again my statement that you agreed to.  Having to figure out what is true and what is smoke can be rather difficult if a person doesn't have a basis from which to start.  Is everyone here qualified to be a mentor?  Of course not.  It becomes obvious fast.  Some try to give real lengthy posts to try to sound knowledgeable.  And in reality are just baffling with bull.  So to help a person out who is trying to find information to help them sort things out so as to fit their requirements can save them time and aggravation.  Some will burn out before they ever get started just based on how a person replies to their question.  Everyone complains that the sport seems to be dying.  So if everyone is short with people with honest questions that is part of the cause. 

ROFLMAO.  It's arrogant how?  I find it funny.  You need to lighten up.  Believe it or not, I can find funny what I want without your permission.

RD,

FOr the life of me, I can't make sense of your 8th sentence.

Regardless, I learned a long time ago, you either get it or you don't and I won't waste my time any longer on those who don't.  Why?  Because experience has shown me that they never will.  Over a decade as a TD.  Had enough of that.

Hope this post wasn't too long for you to follow, I tried to keep it short.

It can be frustrating to spend a lot of time trying to help a newbie and I'm guessing somewhere around 75%+ percent never seem to get it. Still there will always be the other 25% who will.