Quote Originally Posted by lute
What a beautiful dog! I love his coat! I do wish that GSD rears weren't like that. They look sick and deformed.
Not all GSDs have that exagerated angulation Mostly American Showlines do. And sometimes German Showlines.
Working lines have very little angulation. Which I find much more appealing. It is all a matter of personal opinion though.

And surprisingly (I was surprised to find this out). The exagerated angulation does not cause HD. We had a discussion about this on the GSD forum because a lot of people thought it caused hip problems because often it looks so painful for the dogs.