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Floofy thing is now 18 months old and just got his x-rays back from scoring - under the BVA/UK scheme the equivalent would be a total of 0-4 hips and 0:0 elbows so chuffed to bits (especially the way he used to splat himself off great heights as a pup), here are the plates if anyone fancies a squizz:

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Latest pics of young man showing off his lovely side gait and front reach and shiny pearly whites :p
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And pics of his full brother, AKA The Horse!!!
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Training is coming on much better now I have become a bit more authoritative, this time last month he was either being sold or given away free to the worst home possible :p still aiming for our first qualification at about 20 months or so, as long as I can crack his long down stay...he's a bugger for commando-crawling :o
And as can be evidenced by the pictures I can now let him off on the beach and recall him from horse crap with no tears, snotters or screaming involved, happy days :D
 
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Love Floofy thing - he would look rather splendid with my white version!
Looks like he is enjoying his freedom at the beach - hopefully he appreciates that he needs to earn it by being well behaved!
 
Mr Floofy is looking very mature :D

Congrats on hips and elbows :D I am awaiting the panel to score Ottokar's xrays, getting very immpatient :o
 
For all the x-rays that I've looked at, apart from what's blatantly obvious, they don't mean much to me! My interpretation skills are zilch! :o

Your dog does seem to have a good and athletic length of stride, and though they're only pics, and it isn't that easy to tell, he does seem to move squarely, and in an even fashion. Others may not agree with me, but next to temperament, an athletic dog with a frame which allows correct movement, is what I'd look for next. From what I see, I like him.

His full brother, in the last pic, has those heritable pasterns again, and though it's probably the pic at fault, or that he had sore feet from the ground surface, he doesn't look to be that comfortable. Film of his movement would be of more use.

The long-down, especially with man work is vital and must be correct. No handler can deal with a criminal one handed, whilst holding back a hound from hell with her other! I once saw a really useful dog, at a trial, and from the USAF, whilst being held back by his handler, become so frustrated that he turned around, nailed his handler, who let go of him, and then went in and had the crim, for a second time, but this time underneath the sleeve!! :eek::D It didn't win him the trial, but it was funny, even the crim laughed, eventually!

A disciplined down position is best achieved by never using the recall, but returning and collecting the dog. The commando crawl, once learnt is difficult to reverse, and bloody annoying! It's the one time that I'll blow my top at them, and mostly they know that!

Anyway, apart from all that, nice pics! ;)

Alec.
 
Hi Alec, thanks for the comments - in terms of points I only really need a long down in the obedience phase - the down in the protection phase is only needed during the escape bite - as for holding the dog back - we cannot touch the dog in any of the phases, which after the entry level qualification, are all offlead (except for tracking, obviously) so I would be buggered anyway :p and I don't tolerate handler aggression!

As you say, the dog is always collected from the long down and the sit out of motion but is recalled from the down out of motion. He's being back-tied and the trainers are always there for line-handling so we are working from there.
If I blow my top he will just pee off before I get to him.
It was the very last thing I trained with my older dog too...he was still rolling upside down waving his legs in the air two weeks before his first competition :p

Don't be worried about the brother, he is comfortable, bonkers and often likes to jump up and perch himself on his owner's television cabinet and have seen the pics to prove it!
 
Fabulous!!
I love him he is such a stunner! If he ever becomes too much of a handful, package him up and send him here....I'm sure he, Misty and Little Miss Cowbag (aka Roxy) would get along like a house on fire (after the initial grump of course!)
K x
 
My pups are only nine months old, so a way to go before hip scoring, and I'm so paranoid about it already.

As youngsters, and still now, they were nutters, bashing in to things and sliding everywhere. Okay, so we don't let them climb stairs etc, but stopping them jumping over, onto, or into each other has been impossible.

We have had a bitch samoyed before, bought in to breed from eventually, and had her scored - 53!!!! Instant spay! She lasted for years though, quite happy until arthritis took her aged 13.

The male sam we have now is 2/3 - hoorah. Paws crossed for the demon pups now :D

Mister Floofy looks fab and fit! Gorgeous dog!
 
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Wow fantastic hip score - congratulations :-)

I have never really looked at the dog section on here before and certainly didn't realise that there were any other working gsd peeps on here! Are you working trials or schutzhund? I will try to post a pic of my working girl but not sure how to do it! She is 16 months old and we're hoping to do our BH this year :-)

Whats the breeding of your lovely chap -can you post a link?
 
Ooh please post pics of her. I'll let CC answer your questions about her lad. I don't work mine but have always been interested in the working side.:)
 
Hiya Lulup, hope you stick around :) I'm doing Sch/IPO. Would love to see piccies of your girl and best of luck with the BH :)
I put a BH and a TDI on my breed dog, he didn't pass the pole at TDII so decided to retire him but I have well and truly been bitten by the bug!
Will PM you the Floof's pedigree.

You'll need a Photobucket account to post pics.
 
Right - have set up a photo bucket account but still none the wiser at this moment! Will add some pics to the album on my user page bit for now!

Very excited to have found some other working GSD people though - my friends think I'm mad when they find out that I train my dog to 'bite people'!!
 
If you hover over the pics you upload, a window will come up, highlight/copy the last code on the list (the IMG) code and paste it on here and the pics should come on.

I've been working the dog myself the past couple of weeks in addition to formal training - my arms are getting awesome :D :p
 
Oh I missed this update! Flouffy is all grown up :D

Even a self-acknowledged numpty can tell you must be delighted with those hip and elbow scores, what a clever Flouffy McFuzzyknickers :D

(ETS: Yes I know I've butted into proper GSD chat, but hey ho, you can have my fluffy tuppence :p)
 
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I've just seen the pics of your girl lulup, very nice. I'm not super familiar with the working lines but would be interested to know her breeding (pm if you prefer), which club do you train with?
 
NN, no such thing, chat away :D

Lulup, great pics at work and play :D especially the one with the cat...looks like a lovely balanced girl :)

We're bouncing over jumps and doing dumbbells at the moment, slowly slowly catchy monkey, he is a chewy little bugger :p
 
Well that took some time but there are plenty of pics there now :-)

I think they are all in the last 3-4 months and she is 16 months old. I must admit she is the only thing that has in any way rivalled my horse addicition - most Sundays are now spent at Dog Training instead of with the horses.. eeek!

I do often have stretched arms and bruised shins but on the upside they are much cheaper to run than the horses and easier to transport!

Yours is a little more 'glamorous' looking than mine - very handsome and lovely coat :-)
 
MM - We train with Adrian Hornsby at the Lakatamia Club near Thetford. Pips sire is Neck Von Den Wolfen and her dams sire is Sergio von Salztalblick - both working line German Imports. She is incredibly quick to learn and has given me a real buzz for dog sport - it has been a lot of fun!
 
The coat can be a real pain at times - he was the pick of the litter and I only got him because his previous owner couldn't be bothered with a long coat :o his old owner owns his brother, pictured.

I too sort of gave up riding for dog sport - also, how is your left leg bearing up? :p
 
The owner of my pups sire has used Neck twice, she had a lovely little bitch there when I took Evie to be mated, and there is an older dog who is doing well in the breed ring,both here and over the Irish sea.
 
Yes the brother looks more like mine, she has barely any coat to speak of, and I do like that look but a little bit more coat does look lovely :-)

Left leg is fine - I was warned early on to train the heelwork without her actually leaning on to me because she is quite big and it would be hard work if she leaned on it all the time - or do you mean from getting bashed into etc?

I haven't given up riding but I do split my time more than I ever have before - with 2 dogs, 3horses and a full time job as well something had to give - and it was sleep/social life!
 
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