tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955077234995938266.post5007042077312052931..comments2024-03-15T03:43:53.437-04:00Comments on INSIDE THE GERMAN SHEPHERD DOGS WORLD: WEST COAST BRED VS EAST COAST BRED GERMAN SHEPHERDSBarbara J. Galassohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06374747787599553697noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955077234995938266.post-58943469345140172632012-02-21T22:46:14.256-05:002012-02-21T22:46:14.256-05:00I agree 100%.I agree 100%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955077234995938266.post-58216757958586167862009-11-17T00:13:23.420-05:002009-11-17T00:13:23.420-05:00I have to agree with the last post. I love a pret...I have to agree with the last post. I love a pretty dog just like everyone else but, to be perfectly honest, I have little use for a dog that shows no working potential. I don't expect every dog to have an excellent bite or high herding instinct but they should have SOMETHING that allows them to work in any of the many fields shepherds are employed in. And I just can't stand seeing dogs that wet themselves if you so much as look at them wrong. The prettiest dog with the nicest gait is still useless to a farmer or police officer if the dog runs scared everytime it sees something new. Obviously it would be great if a dog had looks, gait, temperament, and working potential but I'll take the latter two over the first two any day. Just the personal opinion of a girl raised on a small country farm. :)Ericanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955077234995938266.post-61544370683710526922009-11-16T15:41:22.995-05:002009-11-16T15:41:22.995-05:00Oh boy, this show dog thing... whose prettier, wh...Oh boy, this show dog thing... whose prettier, whose got more reach, better back... Though not a word about temperament.. sigh, this depresses me like no other. Who wants a fluffy, iron backed sidegaiter that is an embarrassment to the breed? Not implying all show dogs have less than good temperaments... Just that the focus of our dogs should be on promoting them as working dogs... NOT pretty sidegaiters. **smile**Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955077234995938266.post-84569061858338276512009-11-16T14:31:41.315-05:002009-11-16T14:31:41.315-05:00So....the East coast has wonderful sidegaiters and...So....the East coast has wonderful sidegaiters and exceptional toplines???? And the West Coast<br />has just pretty and plush. Sorry, I don't agree.<br />There maybe differences in "styles" but one is not better than the other. There are great dogs on both ends of the country.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4955077234995938266.post-28467577485496337612009-11-16T12:23:09.410-05:002009-11-16T12:23:09.410-05:00I think that it is true that there is a difference...I think that it is true that there is a difference between East, West AND central. I was glad you mentioned central as that was what I was thinking just before I read it! Of course, there is some generalization here, but show me a dog pictured in the Review and I can usually identify what part of the country it came from without looking at kennel name or owner.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com