This can't be right Controversial

this makes me feel very uncomfortable to look at.
God only knows how the dog feels

ohh jeez that is disgusting sorry but its not attractive in the slightest, and that poor dog :? what is wrong with people .. Makes me so mad

Wow that is severe, is that how GSD's are being shown now?

Not quite as bad as that but yes

she is for sale and a year old now



:-( makes me want to cry

The face is heart melting! so gorgeous, but it makes me want to seeing the state of them, why on earth would breeders want to aim for that and not breed away from it :? :?

Ghastly. Poor dog

For a moment I thought she was sitting, until I realised she was standing... Poor dog, she's a beauty too...:-(

Yes she is sitting with one leg out back
Its like 2 different dogs - the front pretty and not too bad - and a wasted crippled back end

Poor dog! I think the stance makes it look worse as she is hunched but still - Just awful to see.

I dont claim to know anything about the breed standard in GSD's, But I can understand why the K.C and others are up in arm's about the state of the breed if that is how they are being bred now.

The back doesn't look natural at all.

I don't see how anyone could look at that and see a healthy, attractive dog capable of doing a minutes work! Poor thing!

^ THIS! That's just b****y awful, what a crying shame

It makes me want to cry for the dog if it is suffering and so mad at the people who have contributed to or caused it. I brought this up on another forum the other day about GSD's like this and was told it didn't exist. I would love to put these pics up on there as proof. This HAS got to stop for the sake of the poor dogs and puts any squabbles we might have about other things into perspective.

Poor dog, I do hope that whoever bred her is ashamed with themselves if this is what was aimed for, and I also hope that the mating that she came from isn't repeated. And I pray to God that she isn't bred from, as this does not look right at all, instead of selling her IMO they should give her to a good home after being spayed.

why can't you?

I thought we couldn't cross post stuff... but if we can I will do thanks.

this just makes me cringe...sorry..

This is the reason I wouldn't touch a GSD with a ten foot barge pole. Obviously that's a none standard coat and wouldn't be seen at a show, but the way they are being bred to be roached like that is disgusting. I've seen dogs in that state at champ shows and it makes me sick. There is no excuse and no reason for it. GSDs originally did the same job as Estrelas and my breed don't need a sloped croup to trot up and down beside the flock all day. The GSD people who defend dogs like this are blind to what their breed has become.

Anyone help me to work out how I copy the pictures off here please?