Critique Please

PaddyD · 12-16-2011, 05:59 AM

Abby is 2. Be brutally honest, not looking for compliments.

FORRUGER · 12-16-2011, 12:37 PM

I'm sure you'll get lots of responses from folks on this board but the AKC also has a good learning video for critiquing the GSD conformation on their website...and for the 'Import' vs the 'ASL' controversy, the standards they recommend appear to be very suitable for either type.

Liesje · 12-16-2011, 12:54 PM

She looks like she is good size and condition. I would like better color (not just red vs. tan, but the feet are too light for me).

Jax08 · 12-16-2011, 12:59 PM

She's an American showline, right?

PaddyD · 12-16-2011, 01:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jax08

She's an American showline, right?

Probably 75%

PaddyD · 12-16-2011, 01:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Liesje

She looks like she is good size and condition. I would like better color (not just red vs. tan, but the feet are too light for me).

The sunlight and camera flash make her look much lighter than she is, her tan is darker than it appears, but I hear ya. Thank you.

PaddyD · 12-16-2011, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FORRUGER

I'm sure you'll get lots of responses from folks on this board but the AKC also has a good learning video for critiquing the GSD conformation on their website...and for the 'Import' vs the 'ASL' controversy, the standards they recommend appear to be very suitable for either type.

Thank you for the info but I am looking for critique from members. I find them honest and informative.

msvette2u · 12-16-2011, 01:42 PM

Her feet aren't as "tight" as I've seen on other dogs. That's about the best I can do.
She has a nice, straight back

DanielleOttoMom · 12-16-2011, 02:15 PM

I'm not a pro at the whole "critique" thing. I will say I love her head very feminine. I think Abby is fantastic!

4TheDawgies · 12-16-2011, 02:20 PM

Her withers look a little flat, she appears to be east/west. She needs more angulation overall but with her own angulations she is balanced for herself.
She has a somewhat wide earset I personally perfer closer. She has somewhat flat feet but not so much so.

She is at a good weight but I prefer a little more conditioning for a tighter tuck up and overall tighter look. She could use more pigment and darker colors. She has good pasterns. She could use a slightly larger head but thats just my preference.

Overall shes a cutie

12-16-2011, 05:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
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FORRUGER Master Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: WV Posts: 870	I'm sure you'll get lots of responses from folks on this board but the AKC also has a good learning video for critiquing the GSD conformation on their website...and for the 'Import' vs the 'ASL' controversy, the standards they recommend appear to be very suitable for either type. __________________ Jetta Vom Alpenhof CDX RE CGC BH TT HIC Ch Donka's Sharp Dressed Man(Dre)CD RE CGC TC Donka's Girls Night Out (Nina) Donka's Supersport(Chevelle)RN,CGC {10/19/98 - 5/29/11 RIP princess,we miss you}

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DanielleOttoMom Elite Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 1,952	I'm not a pro at the whole "critique" thing. I will say I love her head very feminine. I think Abby is fantastic! __________________ Otto Blk GSD 02/23/10 Circe Blk Sable GSD 06/22/08 My fur babies!!

12-16-2011, 02:20 PM	#10 (permalink)
4TheDawgies Master Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: KS Posts: 746	Her withers look a little flat, she appears to be east/west. She needs more angulation overall but with her own angulations she is balanced for herself. She has a somewhat wide earset I personally perfer closer. She has somewhat flat feet but not so much so. She is at a good weight but I prefer a little more conditioning for a tighter tuck up and overall tighter look. She could use more pigment and darker colors. She has good pasterns. She could use a slightly larger head but thats just my preference. Overall shes a cutie __________________ "For the animal shall not be measured by man. In a world older and more complete than ours they move finished and complete, gifted with extensions of the senses we have lost or never attained, living by voices we shall never hear."

12-16-2011, 12:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
Jax08 Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NNE PA Posts: 14,329	She's an American showline, right?

12-16-2011, 01:42 PM	#8 (permalink)
msvette2u Crowned Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Beautiful Pacific NW Posts: 5,514	Her feet aren't as "tight" as I've seen on other dogs. That's about the best I can do. She has a nice, straight back

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