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kitkat3478

by kitkat3478 on 16 December 2013 - 20:12

I see  many people, mostly here, saYing that the temperment of todays German shepherds, Is incorrect, most of the time it is said that the showlines are lacking.
    Anyone care to enlighten me as to just what is, temperment...and more important, what Is correct/desired temperment of the breed, and what makes the working line dogs closer to correct temperment?

guddu

by guddu on 16 December 2013 - 20:12

Not wanting to be the spelling Nazi, but you are asking about temperament. I am sure the wise ones will respond, but essentially it means the dog is not afraid of eg noises, walks on different surfaces, won't bite children if they step on his tail etc

by vk4gsd on 16 December 2013 - 20:12

correct temperament is a dog's temperament that suits your lifestyle and planned activities for the dog, which will be different for every person i would assume.

i am sure the experts will have some flowery description based on the breed standard.

by Jim Engel on 16 December 2013 - 20:12

To define temperament or character, you must
define the function.

The primary question thus becomes:

In order for a dog to be a correct German Shepherd,
is or is it not necessary for that dog to have the
necessary attributes to function as a police or
military patrol dog?

by vk4gsd on 16 December 2013 - 20:12

or a flyball dog, or a IPO dog or an agility dog or a herding dog or a show dog or a house pet or a detection dog or a therapy dog or a ..........


prolly the least use for a german shepherd today is a police dog, just count the number of puppies born in a year to how many police dogs there are in the world.


to imply a GSD is somehow police dog first is kinda non-sensical.


i highly doubt these all require the same temperament except that a dog is not insane.

Dawulf

by Dawulf on 16 December 2013 - 21:12


by Jim Engel on 16 December 2013 - 21:12

So you are saying that a German Shepherd can be insufficient in
character attributes such as fighting drive, aggression, sharpness
and still be "correct" because he is a good agility dog?

Least you accuse me of using terms that are not well defined,
let me make my meaning clear:

http://www.angelplace.net/Book/Ch2.pdf

by Nans gsd on 16 December 2013 - 22:12

A versatile working dog temperament...  Any job, any time, any dog...

by Blitzen on 16 December 2013 - 23:12

Interesting discussion - 1,000 people, 1,000 different opinions.

 

Two Moons

by Two Moons on 16 December 2013 - 23:12

Try the original breed standard as it was originally written for this breed specifically and try not to interpret it, take it at face value.

 





 


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