2008 Westminster Breed Videos
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Gezzz I don't know if I can stomach watching a video of the Parsons!!! The photo's from Best and Opposite are bad enough!!! Boy it sure doesn't take them long does it, to change and ruin a breed??? That bitch has a deep chest and the male is so straight in front it isn't funny .........and those are the best? Good grief. I shudder to think what another 10 years will do.....
But thanks for the link.
Lynn
But thanks for the link.
Lynn
lol we all know these shows are just beauty contests, that have nothing to do with what the dog 'should' look like for its job. LOL I was disgusted a few years back looking at the winning lab, the dog was so massive and fat (but not just fat..was build like a draft horse) there was no way that dog could run over fields and scrub all day retrieving!
But I will likely watch to see all the swishing hair, poufy dogs, and see women run in high heels hehehe
But I will likely watch to see all the swishing hair, poufy dogs, and see women run in high heels hehehe
Yep, heads are fine and normal. I agree, I HATED his movement. Was surprised to see so many liver/tans.
I only saw ONE hound that had the ideal body shape... there turned out to be a few that were too tall and the rest were just way too long. They were Bassets, not Bloodhounds! The one that won was long and low.
I saw at least one with a snipey-er muzzle than you like to see on a Bloodhound.. how the HELL did that dog make it to Westminster? It did NOT have the right lip/flew shape AT ALL. And I'm not even a Bloodhound judge. It's like taking a Doberman to Westminster without cat feet. WTF? It would have been very obvious had that dog had anything in her(?) mouth.
I'm beginning to wonder if the standard has changed..... because the only bloodhound book I've gotten my hands on is very old... 20 or 30 years, I think. And it had a very nice illustrated standard.
I only saw ONE hound that had the ideal body shape... there turned out to be a few that were too tall and the rest were just way too long. They were Bassets, not Bloodhounds! The one that won was long and low.
I saw at least one with a snipey-er muzzle than you like to see on a Bloodhound.. how the HELL did that dog make it to Westminster? It did NOT have the right lip/flew shape AT ALL. And I'm not even a Bloodhound judge. It's like taking a Doberman to Westminster without cat feet. WTF? It would have been very obvious had that dog had anything in her(?) mouth.
I'm beginning to wonder if the standard has changed..... because the only bloodhound book I've gotten my hands on is very old... 20 or 30 years, I think. And it had a very nice illustrated standard.
Not to be rude, but I really was insulted by this post. As someone who shows there is much more than just a BEAUTY contest to shows. I have to question if you show yourself or if your just one of the people who is passing judgement on something they know nothing about ? Now I myself will say that yes, there are certain cases that are extreme, but not so for the majority. To make such a bold accusation just baffles me... its not about beauty... its about breeding for the standard. And if you breed to the standard, the dog should have no problem going out and doing the job it was bred to do. I have no doubt my Rottweilers could go out and do the job they were bred to do. I myself keep them from it because I dont have the finacial abilities to do both.
Whoa, is the BOS GSD just not stacked nearly as extreme as usual or something?
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2008/photos/breed/DN10233201.html
http://www.westminsterkennelclub.org/2008/photos/breed/DN10233201.html