What does a straight back gsd and roach back dog look like - Page 16

Debby, I saw that, but no one was getting it.

By the way, that little Sieka of yours- what a fireball! Would you like her shown over the summer? His daughter and mine can do it together, they'd have a blast.

Hey  VonIsengard  please show me the VA1 in the same show as the bitch you posted above. 

If she only received a V what did the VA1 in that show look like.  She does look pretty nice.

Skyla, I believe her V was received at a Landesgruppen, not the SS. I did not own her at the time. She was never shown in any SS, she is only SchH1, so ineligble for higher than a V, but she is not a VA dog even if she had a SchH3. Thank you for the kind words, she is of my breeding. I was blessed with the opportunity to purchase her back from the breeder who obtained her from me. I was very happy to have her home.

She was shown at a SS in the US as a puppy and was toward the back of the class, if I'm not mistaken.

Here is my young pup (top photo is recent with her in a natural stack while out hiking at 10 months old and bottom photo a bit younger)....I would say she has a straight back but I can change the degree of angulation a bit with stacking.  She is a UKC CH and does obedience, rally, herding, and agility right now. We are being evaluated for ScH next week....She's super athletic and agile like a cat! She is almost entirely East German bred for what it's worth.... Not very much of a comparison with some of the V and VA dogs posted above but I think she shows a straight back.

Sara 

Vomisengard I agree I dont see any dogs In the post with a completely straight back or the angulated hindlegs man gsd If not almost everyone has a slope and the angulated legs

Then you are asking or a straight back AND a level topline. Two separate things, in one dog. The GSD should not have completely level topline.

Thanks, Abby!! I'll be getting her OFA prelims (hips and elbows) in a couple months and also doing a PennHip. The PennHip is accurate at 1 year (unlike OFA) and won't change too much. I can also submit test results for cardiac and thyroid at that time. I already tested for DM (double normal) and submitted DNA for the CHIC Repository (she has OFA numbers for both) as that was all I could do at this time (other than CERF and I am waiting for a clinic for that one as they usually have the CERF, thyroid, and Cardiac clinics together which will save me money).  But, I have to just wait and see what her test results show.....Then, pray like hell nothing changes when I do them again at 2; especially since I am doing so much performance with her (but I don't jump her or do weaves..just entry work). 

Sara

  

 

Different photos of the same dog. She isn't roached, but the stack makes her look to be.  

Many are confused when they see a stacked photo and assume the dog is roached when they're really not.

ON THE LEFT SIDE OF OUR PAGE IS THE BREED STANDARD printed out for all of us...click on it or here is the link as best I can put it here http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/info/15.html GO to the ABOUT THE BREED on the left click on any three choices to read more.... YR