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First I want to say I am not a breeder or a professional anything when it comes to GSD what I am is a GSD only owner all my life which is 50 years now,and I have been researching over the last few years and one big question seems to keep pooping up. Is one of the GSD lines Superior in physical health over the rest.
I know there are much better bread GSD's than the American lines that I have bought all my life, but after reading several articles about the Old World GSD and how far off we are with today's GSD standards it makes me wonder if a lot of the hip, knees, and spine issues haven't been caused by today's breeding and todays GSD standards.
Here are two links that have me , just a guy that want's to be able to buy a healthy puppy some day asking my self which line to choose.
Whats The Difference between Show & Working GSD's? - Yahoo! Answers
Illustrated Standard of the German Shepherd Dog, TYPE COMPARISON
After reading articles like this it seems to me the Working Line GSD has the most promise for a physically healthy dog. Of course next you have temperament and the working line GSD is bread for just that WORKING which in many peoples lives as my own I don't want a high drive dog I prefer a low drive dog which in most cases could be the Show line GSD.
Now are we sacrificing health for temperament? Are we going to move to looks and pick the show dog over the working dog for it's coat and maybe it's color. Is the roach back ruining the GSD's hind end? Again I don't know all the right words to use but I hope you get where I am coming from and help me out here.
I kept reading if you want to know a good breeder in your area you first need to know what line GSD you want. It's confusing because all I want foremost is the best chance for a healthy GSD and I WANT a lover a family pet and it doesn't really matter which line but it does matter if one line is Superior in physical structure over another. Of course I have a favorite look or color but I am not going to let that sway me from getting the healthiest GSD line I can.
Please educate me in simple terms.
I know there are much better bread GSD's than the American lines that I have bought all my life, but after reading several articles about the Old World GSD and how far off we are with today's GSD standards it makes me wonder if a lot of the hip, knees, and spine issues haven't been caused by today's breeding and todays GSD standards.
Here are two links that have me , just a guy that want's to be able to buy a healthy puppy some day asking my self which line to choose.
Whats The Difference between Show & Working GSD's? - Yahoo! Answers
Illustrated Standard of the German Shepherd Dog, TYPE COMPARISON
After reading articles like this it seems to me the Working Line GSD has the most promise for a physically healthy dog. Of course next you have temperament and the working line GSD is bread for just that WORKING which in many peoples lives as my own I don't want a high drive dog I prefer a low drive dog which in most cases could be the Show line GSD.
Now are we sacrificing health for temperament? Are we going to move to looks and pick the show dog over the working dog for it's coat and maybe it's color. Is the roach back ruining the GSD's hind end? Again I don't know all the right words to use but I hope you get where I am coming from and help me out here.
I kept reading if you want to know a good breeder in your area you first need to know what line GSD you want. It's confusing because all I want foremost is the best chance for a healthy GSD and I WANT a lover a family pet and it doesn't really matter which line but it does matter if one line is Superior in physical structure over another. Of course I have a favorite look or color but I am not going to let that sway me from getting the healthiest GSD line I can.
Please educate me in simple terms.