TV Alert - Westminster is coming ;)

[cali]

who said my border collies were perfect? my border collies are real border collies not barbie cr*p thats all. by the way I really dont care if the dogs met the standerds because breeds standerds are a load of bull. I care about structer yes, but by structur I mean a structure that gives them the ability to work which is completly removed in these dogs. you expect a gerban sheperd that can barly move to be able to herd? do expect a greyhound with those horrid HQs to be able to run fast and hunt? that lab would drown in water etc.. show structure mean squat. and yes please fly me out to judge! I will see to it that the REAL breeds win.

[lovemyshiba]

The dogs in this show are there for a reason--to show.

Do you honestly think that Greyhound would have won best of breed or whatever if it was sickly or too thin?

We'll just have to agree to disagree on this one.

[Cheshirekatt]

I do have to just put in my two cents worth.

I do think that the AKC breed standards are detrimental to a couple of breeds. German Shepards come to mind first.

Those low sloping back ends can cause all kinds of trouble for them. A lot of the Shepards purchased for police work come from Germany becuase the US ones are too suseptable to hip problems. It seems to be more suited to the show ring than to actual work.

Basically it seems to me that certain styles go in and out to a extent.

It's always been my belief that an AKC show standard often looks very different than a successful working dog of the same breed. These show dogs are supposed to be pretty.

Ok, I've rambled enough....but JMHO.