Extreme Dog Breeding

It would be more impressive if they hadn't got some breeds mislabelled and had realised that coat is not construction.
( & used more typical examples for befores & afters)
Some breeds have been changed but many remain very similar under the coat - which became easier with the advent of better grooming equipment.

I know standard poodles that have worked well as gun dogs. I know a fabulous working Yank & lure coursing Borzoi & Afghans.
We held a mock earthdog trial a couple of years ago and show wire dachs showed a lot of working terriers how to do it.
 
I thought it was an interesting video, I still think fit for function should be very much kept in mind when breeding. S4sugar thats interesting what you said about the wire haired Dachs. as when I bought my first Lancashire Heelers back in the late 80s the breeder used to breed these but packed it in as they had too many health problems but she did tell me they would all go to ground at the drop of a hat.:)
 
Totally agree that fit for function should be ingrained on every breeder unfortunately too many dogs are bred purely for the "function" of lining someone's pockets.

I have bred show champions & gamekeeper's dogs from the same litter & got a call before Christmas asking for a replacement for a pet that that just passed at 17 years.
I haven't bred a litter for 14 years as a recessive gene popped up and the research (That the breeders funded) didn't produce a marker until my dogs were too old.
 
S4S, was hearing the other day how working trials for Dachsies are quite big in Germany, would love to see them work.

The 'straight backed' GSD at the end of the video is a showline, you can usually tell by the coat type/colour, ironically. No pics of any working GSDs, there are plenty of stills of HGH herding trials and IPO/ring sport online?! If you want to show 'functional' a pic, a pretty average looking showline bitch (who I could definitely make look bendy-backed if I was posing her for a picture) in a bandana isn't really going to cut it with me :p
 
My personal view is that, whilst selective breeding has certainly done some breeds no favours and should be MUCH better controlled, this video does not show the situation in a balanced way.

One shot stood out for me, of the Neapolitan Mastiff who was BOB at Crufts but looked awful in the picture they chose to use.....I am quite sure the dog doesnt look like that all the time, it was a photo taken at one particular split second!

Ditto what s4ugar said about coat not equalling confirmation, and what CC said about being able to stack any sound dog so it looks like slopey backed, you need to be able to see through the photo being offered :)
 
I think the video-maker means well, but more research definitely required!!
(Don't panic PN, I will not wheel out my tonnes of pictures showing the same dogs looking straight/hingey backed depending on how they were stood :p)

The owner of the Malinois has commented on the FB, she breeds and trains for work/service as well as show, simply Googling the dog's name or taking five minutes to research would have shown that.
 
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