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by adlerbach on 23 February 2010 - 17:02
by Kalibeck on 23 February 2010 - 18:02
Some of the dogs with the 'big blocky heads' remind me of chow chows...not a GSD....I like a darker dog, but to me color is the icing on the cake, a nice bonus, but not the goal in itself.
The hip thing, tho' ....are you saying we should not disqualify a dog from the gene pool if he/she is excellent in all other things, for less than perfect hips? I, having an excellent male with good ancestry who has bad hips, have been thinking about this a lot lately. How much can this be corrected by stringent breeding practices? Wouldn't it have been corrected by now if the equation was as simple as breed good/excellent to good/excellent & get good/excellent?? Or have breeders been breeding dogs with poor hips irregardless, to promote other qualities??? Or does it just crop up occassionally, no matter how carefully breeding stock is screened, & if so, what is the point of rating hips/elbows?? You have a great depth of knowledge about canine genetics, Hans, I have read some of your previous posts, & you know your facts, could you help me understand it better? Thanks, jackie harris
by darylehret on 23 February 2010 - 18:02
Being selective for solid black IS STILL BEING SELECTIVE FOR COLOR! More than half the requests I've received in the last 5 years were about 80-85% males and 80-85% solid black. Anyway, I'd guess probably another 80-85% of the buyers looking beyond color are almost exclusively looking to import. I would trust very few breeders here, to pick anything BUT the color. Even some popular overseas vendors can't answer simple questions beyond sex and color of their litters. Repeating the questions in the following messages gets you the same results. No, I'm not talking about Jinopo. Maybe, but I've never asked them any direct questions that went unanswered (about their litters, anyway).
by DebiSue on 23 February 2010 - 18:02
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by VomMarischal on 23 February 2010 - 18:02
by Sunsilver on 23 February 2010 - 19:02
Quax von Danischen Hof had an extremely short, broad head, and produces that in his progeny, especially the males. It's a trend I'm not at all fond of seeing. One poster on the PDB used to breed Siberians, and they did this with the Sibe showdogs, and wound up with a dog that couldn't keep its tongue in its mouth, and had trouble breathing!
Here's a head shot of my very first GSD, Lilli Marlene. All my girls have had very nice, femine heads.
by sueincc on 23 February 2010 - 19:02
We all have favorite colors in our heart of hearts but only a fool or someone destined to be unhappy buys a dog because of it's color.
by Slamdunc on 23 February 2010 - 20:02
by Jyl on 23 February 2010 - 20:02
by Slamdunc on 23 February 2010 - 20:02
Thanks! That's what Debbie says. He also has his temperament.
Here's one of him relaxing on a lounge chair by the pool:
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