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Old 06-05-2006, 07:47 PM
frontierrots frontierrots is offline
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Re: Working Weight vs Show Weight

The trouble is that for DECADES judges and breeders have been brainwashed to think a correct Rottweiler is supposed to have a LEVEL underline. I can still recall the uproar when the new standard came out and said "slight tuck up" because all were convinced that was highly incorrect

In order to have a LEVEL underline the dog must be 15-20lbs overweight!

I keep my dogs fit , muscled and lean. They have a PRONOUNCED waist when viewed from above, a visible tuck and if you lay your hand on them you can feel ribs

I stopped showing Bill as a young dog because people kept telling me to put 10-15lbs on a PUPPY I don't think so

Looking at the majority of show dogs including pups from high profile kennels, they all have darn near level underlines and are WAY too fat
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"Bill" HICs, TT
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a couple Shibas & ALWAYS missed VP Darla (SAS) 12/00-2/02 & U-CD Bea CD,RE,TD,CGC,TT 3/03 - 2/08 (bone cancer)
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