Applicable?

Zahnburg · 01-08-2012, 11:37 PM

How applicable is this to show-line breeders of today?

From "The German Shepherd Dog in word and picture" talking about the "Collie of the fancy breeder" : "He lives on the good reputation built up by the yeoman services of his ancestors, which he no longer knows how to perform."

Zahnburg · 01-09-2012, 12:01 AM

Personally, when I read this passage warning about the path the Scotch Collie had taken in Max's own time, I could not help but to think of the "Fancy" German Shepherd Dog.

Lucy Dog · 01-09-2012, 12:13 AM

Seriously... this discussion again?

Zahnburg · 01-09-2012, 12:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Lucy Dog

Seriously... this discussion again?

I apologize. I must have missed the first.

Liesje · 01-09-2012, 07:20 AM

To me that statement can go two ways....dogs actually suck and cannot do the job their ancestors did, or dogs may/may not suck but are being bred and marketed based on the jobs their ancestors did.

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