The Cluster

This past Sunday mom & I went to the Kentuckiana Cluster dog show. We met up with Carla at the Fairgrounds & watched the dogs run sport agility. Some of those Border Collies sure are fast. While wandering around, the strangest thing happened. I met another GSD named Johann that had wonderful structure...straight back and all. (For those of you who are unaware - finding a GSD with good working structure at an AKC sanctioned event is pretty rare.) We met his owners & it turns out that they share many of the RK-9 beliefs about real dog training & about the general destruction in structure of the show-ring GSD. It was quite heart-warming to come across a like-minded individual...and even moreso, a breeder that isn't afraid to infiltrate the AKC events & show the unknowing public what a real GSD should look like.

I would love to think that the tide is turning. It will be a great day when the judges stop awarding virtually crippled GSD's with the "Best of Breed" title. After all, my breed was never supposed to resemble a ski-slope or walk like a seal.