I read an excellent article entitled "The German Shepherd as a Police Service Dog" by Kevin Sheldahl at http://www.k9services.com/GSDasPSD.htm and I was wondering if splitting the GSD up into three breeds (show dog, working dog and pet dog) would help with the problem?
My reasoning (but what do I know?) would be if they were three distinct breeds they would be bred pure for what they really are and one wouldn't expect the other to be something it's not.
Then if one was crossed with the other it would be just a Mutt and not worthy of papers and the gene pool wouldn't be hurt as much.
Isn't that what's already done but only in spirit? If it was legal it might be better for all concerned interests.
I heard the GSD is the 3rd or 4th most kept dog in America. But how many are REAL GSD's? 5%? Most are pet dogs and not the original GSD. A show dog and a Shiloh aren't either.
They may all be fine dogs but if they were split up, they'd then be what they really are.
They are already split many ways. German show lines, German working lines, AKC crap, and I'm sure there are many other subsets out there.
I buy dogs for work. The ones I like the best show a recognizable working lineage. Occasionally one crops up in the other GSD subsets but I'm also sure I can find a few labs, Chesapekes, Airedales, and other individuals in other breeds that would do it too. Just that they are few and far between.
Best just to look at working lines and ignore the other garbage people seem to be interested in.
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