What do you think of this dog? - Page 10

Sorry, that should have said at Westmininster.

Markobytes, when you take a dog to a show, you are asking for a critique, first of all from a judge.  Please, do you not think everyone there saw him  unstacked and had opinions on him?  Come on.
A competitor said to me she didn't like the dog,   GASP, throw her in jail.

My dog is a LSC, and can only be shown in the RARE breeds class, yah, I'm going to change a lot.

You guys are being ridiculous.

http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/videos/#/Breed%20Judging/2012/Herding/vid:17888346

The majority of them look cow hocked and down on their pasterns to me. 

Red Sable,
    If you read the start of my original post I said I am having mixed feelings, I can see the merit in what you have posted. I am however concerned with the potential abuses of a post like this. Even though the dog was brought to a judge for a critique and those that knew what they are looking for can see the dog who else at the show thought to take pictures of the dog then put them on an international database? There are probably a lot of people that have no problem with this. You are probably correct when you state that the owners are not as thin skinned and don't care what we post. Not everyone is going to appreciate this kind of treatment in the future. This thread did have some good input. I have to be honest in writing that your posts that I have seen are usually not this in depth, they usually sound like pointless name calling. You have handled yourself well in your replys.
      My statement to show was a general one as I do think well constructed working lines have as good or perhaps a better chance in an AKC ring than do a lot of WGSLs. I did not mean it as a crack against you or your dogs. I am also curious as to what you saw of the competition there, were there any dogs that you thought were better than the one you posted pictures of?

, Markobytes and Vonissk. 

I never have, and probably never will understand posts like this thread. I don't think I could force myself to post a photo of a dog just to ridicule it him/her. 

Ramage, it is very difficult to finish a GSD anywhere without a WELL-KNOWN pro handler. We get a few majors here in FL, but most of the time the dogs have to go out of state to finish.

What show was this, RS?

So, carry on and put half the forum on the defensive and half on the offensive and see where we are 2 years from now. In the meantime I would rather smash my head against a brick wall.

GSDadmin, we don't seem to agree on much lately, but I do agree with this statement. 

 

I agree that posting a pic of someone else's dog is bad form, however if I present my dog in a public event as a top representative of the breed and he/she gets ripped by people who know what they are looking at, then that is on me.

I do not agree that AKC show entries are down because of more shows/clubs. 25 years ago there were 80-100 GSD at the AKC shows in my area, today there are 5-6. Very few new people are getting involved while as Gustav said, the popularity of Sch. and the German dog is steadily growing.
jmo,
Rik