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Originally Posted by Carol Burke  Many years ago I bred GSDs and they have certainly been divided into show and working which IMO destroyed the breed. What a shame. . |
actually it is the only thing that saved the breed otherwise we would be plagued with gsd that are crippled by the time they are 5 and little or no working ability. for the most part working breeders know that if your dog doesnt meet the tandards of the breed it more than likely cant perform work well either notice i said meeting the standard not setting the standard as show/work/ show breeders try to do and you will never make these people believe that there show stock will not work because through there lines they have gimmee titles given by breed specific venues many of the same dogs that title in rottweiler only events would be laughed at in a usa or dvg trial and the same goes for gsd's that are titled in the german shepherd dog club of america not to say that there arent good dogs in these venues