Especially when you shave 'em ;-)
Posted on 02/11/2013 5:14:04 PM PST by llevrok
And here come the dogs !!!
Just to add sometimes the stuff the announcer says is mistaken ( or fantasy). The Belgian Tervuren for instance doesn’t have a different outline than the other Belgians. It just has a different coat color & length.
Yes it really bugs me they can’t get it right in these of all places.
why are Alsations shown with their hips “pushed” down low. When you see non-show Alsations/German Sheppard's, their backs are level.
Have always been curious what working task that is supposed to mimic.
Especially when you shave 'em ;-)
I’m not a Shepherd person but it’s just traditional to show them in that pose. Their outstanding feature is the flying trot and I guess they want them to look like they’ll spring into it from a stand still.
What cute girl! But you know girls like getting their hair brushed. She’s missing out on that.
Sorry!!! He’s cute though.
The GSD should have won the herding class. Two reasons I think she didn’t even though she has won every other title under the sun. The reasons are the judge handled GSDs and the handler was the worst I have ever seen. Could not control the dog. She has the most beautiful long stride gate I have ever seen for a GSD.
I am so disappointed. Terrible to do to a wonderful show dog.
I thought the Tervuren should have won if the GSD didn’t. That was one hell of beautiful dog with a face to die for..
Years ago, Westminster was limited to champions only. This year they opened it up to “class dogs”, or dogs which have not won a championship.
The Old English Sheepdog, a youngster not yet a champion, came up through the ranks to win the Herding Group this evening. This is a major win for a lovely, but very young dog.
Having owned one of each at the same time...
...I will say the Tervs have much more expressive faces and generally goofier demeanors. My Timber (GSD) was a very stoic, spartan machine of a dog that didn't suffer fools. Ranger (Terv) is a clown. When I had both of them it was like living with Clint Eastwood and Borat under the same roof.
http://www.gsroc.org/available_dogs_detail.asp?ID=2048
The working GSDs (typical of European origin)usually have more level backs and thicker bones.
LOL!
I know what you mean. My pit mix is a stoic and stern looking dog but he has a definite goofy side.
GCH Protocol's Veni Vidi Vici [aka Fifi]
The Fifinator makes her second run at best of group and hopefully, BIS.
She got gypped last year by that creepy Peke "dog".
[she and Halla are of the same bloodlines so we're really rooting for her]
It’s a shame they have to cut their ears to make them look as good as shepherds do naturally ;-)
A GSD in the herding class?
Well, I guess that is about right for the AKC idea of herding.
REAL herding dogs herd. They don’t show. For real herding, no one gives a rat’s rear how the dog looks, only what it does.
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