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Actually - there was a full moon last night :) And if every time you tried to post something politely you got jumped all over you might get a bit annoyed and defensive too! I know many people with showline dogs that were sold them as "working dogs" so at least let the differences be ACKNOWLEDGED! It isn't the dogs I take issue with, it is the breeders who are not objective and those people who get into a 'pack mentality', fight among themselves, but then band together and rip apart anyone who has a different perspective. The breed has both types of dogs - there are just lots more of the one than the other.. I get jumped on about spelling, but no one picks up on "Demonize"?????????? Come ON! LOL LOL LOL BTW - to the private message I got about spelling - try typing on a touchy laptop with a few sticky keys with carpal tunnel at 1 am after driving 200 miles and spending 4 or 5 hours at training and imbibing a 6 pack of caffinated soda! Typos are different than knowing the difference between hear and here, their and there, knew and new...

You're an OK guy, Kougar, just reactive. I think that's what gets people consistently jumping on you! What I meant about the spell check thing was: [BTW - new = not old; to be acquainted with someone is "knew"] Picky, picky! I guess I should've said "grammar check". Maybe I missed something but there is such a word as demonize. Worked for you, didn't it? So, do you object to the term "Working Show Lines" as an oxymoron? Or, are you specifically referring to certain breeders who advertise to sell their show line dogs as working dogs in an attempt to deceive? Oh, and please feel free to correct my grammar and spelling. I'm always looking for ways to improve myself.

ok kougar u have your opionions but i think you need to just keep some of them to yourself. Thanks bingo1

full moon or not, Kougar, I have lost all patience with you. I have no control over someone identifying you. I did not condone the fact that they named you but agreed with the offense taken as a result of your text. You seem to try to make up for your lack of tangible effidence with personal attack. You seen to try to force your opinion on people by discrediting any other information. I don't know who knows who personally on this board or who advertises or announces their identity. Your handicap on this messageboard is your own doing. Sorry. But I do take offense with you trying to bully others with your need to identify...give it a rest... PS I shot a copy of the text about the QH to a friend Gretchen....can't wait to hear her response....have a good day...

Okay Kougar, take it up a notch, away form the dogs...see you at different strokes

Worthwhile comments Kougar.

Please note shutzhund is trained in Australia to IPO/VPG 3 standard and FH. 2 active registered organizations holding trials----1 holds Restricted trials, the other holds Open trials. 3rd organization registered but to date has only held a seminar--- no trials.

This is an interesting topic. I hope we can all just enjoy the differences in opinions for the opportunity to look at things from someone else's perspective and maybe learn something new. I learn something new on this website often. Kougar's analogy to the American Quarter Horse sub-breed types of show and cutting horses was a good one, if you have been at all involved in that. Cutting horses are shorter all over and stocky. Halter horses are much different looking, are taller, have longer legs and longer necks (or, at least the ones that WIN at halter). I showed American show-line German Shepherds more than 20 years ago. I think that most can agree that these are another sub-breed type with different breed characteristics than the German show, German working, and DDR bred dogs. I think even victorianblu might say, when contrasting the American bred show lines with the DDR, German show, and German working lines: "~One of these things...is not like the others..." :-) When people breed for one or a few certain things, they lose or change another aspect of the animal. That's just how it with all domestic/companion animal breedings.

hi all american buddies,when my old guy semi retired from the show scene he loved i thought wait a sec his brain still needs work so @6 i thought lets try workin him we both loved it altho he n i trained with a lot of expence to me ididn't have the guts to compete but i had a dog still using his brain n who gave me his all

"During the 40's and 50's, Due to problems associated with isolation, The east germans attempted to resolve this problem by adding Rottwielers to the breed. The dogs who carry this infusion have a distinct color pattern and structure unlike any other GSD's from other countries." (M. Carter) Can you back this up with any links, pedigrees, pictures, etc? This is the first time I've heard of this.