I am concerned that my GSD is going to be past the maximum height for the standard. At 21 months he is 97 pounds and best I can tell 25 3/4 (65 cm) tall (floor to the bottom of my desk is 65 cm and he has to crouch down to go unher my desk) I tried getting to stand still so I can measure him but it is impossible for him to be still long enough to get an accurate reading. Any suggestions on how to best measure his height. He has a proper GSD coat but it is still thick is that taken into account when measuring height?
also he seems bigger boned and has a huge head then most working lines that I have met in the past
Not to be a smart ass but you can not control how tall your dog gets...only how fit he is. The time to really try your best to get a dog that will be within the standard is when you are looking for a puppy. There is not much you can do now. What you see is a problem with many medium and large breed dogs. "Big boned" is not the way they are supposed to be. People breed for size and this is stupid. Are you competing with him?
neighter his sire or dam were bred for size both are imports and both KKL-1 and the dam is KKL-1 "life" and both are Schutzhund III and compete in Schutzhund. I have also owned a half brother (same dam) as well as have a contract with the breeder. so yes I did my "homework"
By big boned I mean he is heavier built, big head and more massive. As for shape well he is in top form according to the wet and is very agile and atheletic. In comparison his half brother weighed 78 pounds and was 25 inches tall.
Working ability, health, hips, character are all pretty much what I wanted in a GSD
well at 21 months he should other then his chest drop a little more. what is the best method for getting a good measure on height? probably if I parted his fur when measuring he might meet the maximum of 65 cm. I did see somewhere that there is an allowance for up to 66 cm anything more is a disqualification. The breeder will give me another pup if he can not pass a KKL. One competitor once told me that there always seems to be "something", your dog has good hips and everything you want and then he gets cancer or he has issues with his back or so on. The point being he said is finding a dog that has good health, character and working ability is a rare find and often times things don't show up until 5 or 6 and by then the dog has already been bred
Some people teach the "stand" command. I have not, I can brush him and he stands still after a few strokes you can use a tape measurer to get his height. Or you can have some hold a treat in front of him at his head level and as he munch you measure.
Having him learn the "stand command" is easier they hold until released. I use to think I won't need that, but now the more control the better.
Wish I had your problem. I have a 28 month old male that is 22" high at 62.6 pounds. I know that the very large dogs lack the agility of the smaller dogs but when you show up at a foriegn club and they ask you either how old your puppy is or if you have plans to breed "her" it gets a little old. If I wanted a malinios......... other wise, he is a great dog. The crap shoot of puppies.......
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