"When breeders choose to ignore the characteristics that a breed (of any kind) was bred "specifically" for....and choose to breed against it...this practise ruins the breed as a whole."
Have you SEEN this breed lately?
The "types" within the breed are so vastly different, that they actually share more differences than things in common.
Put an Am. bred show dog in a room with a DDR dog. Could you GET anymore different?
Who's right in that situation? Who's wrong? Which one is more "correct" or "to the standard"?
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the GSD was designed to be an ALL PURPOSE dog. Being a family pet is a PURPOSE.
These dogs may not have extreme drive... but EXTREME drive is every bit against what this breed "should" be as a 150lb monster. EVERYTHING in moderation, is what Max preached. I wager to think he'd be every bit as disappointed in the high drive prey monsters who can't sit still to save their lives, as he would be of the lazy "house pet" types.
Keep in mind that K9, protection, and SAR are not the ONLY jobs a GSD can do. Therapy work, assistance dogs, and guides are also VERY important working venues. A dog does not have to have fight and prey drive out his *** to be a good working dog.
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