Thread: Irresponsible advertising ????

Dave,

You have ethics. You are ethical.

A confused mind always says no, and the people that populate DOL, for the most part at least, do not understand what they are talking about. The majority are nice enough, but there are some very closed minds on there. I have had some bad experience myself for the same reason...honesty.

Don't take it to heart mate, and it shouldn't amaze you any more mate.

Amazing would be if it didn't happen!!!

One user that also posts on here wrote the following on DOL: "Unless the dog has been trained to be suspicious, I wouldn't call an unsociable dog by nature a balanced breeding. I would think a breeding like that was overly sharp and border on nerve instability???. A properly bred GSD, regardless of lines, should be able to fulfill the role of a companion animal" What an absolute load of rubbish. Clearly there is some further education on the subject needed here.

The same poster wrote these gems as well:
The best of the high end working GSD's worldwide all have Schutzhund titles, which means they have to pass the BH. Sharp dogs fail and don't make it to first base, which ideally are not good dogs at all. Sharp and civil I don't think is a good cocktail for anything other than a yard dog IMHO" I guess it depends on the ability of the handler to control an extreme dog, and it would appear here that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing. Posting misinformation is dangerous to our dog owning community right now.

"(regarding breeding for aggression) Depends how extremely you want to vary from the GSD breed standard I guess"
Check the FCI breed standard here:
FCI German Shepherd Breed Standard

"Generally working litters from experienced breeders will suit any application from a pet to protection dog and the higher prey driven puppies are selected for sport" The very best candidate for either is the same extreme dog, however a dog lacking in aggression can still do quite well on the Sch field.

"This is where it goes off track IMO because dogs that genetically light up fast are nervy dogs that lack confidence" Once again, a lack of understanding being posted as an informed opinion, and falling well short of the truth.

CAN YOU SEE A PATTERN FORMING WITH THESE POSTS?

"Dog's renowned for hard nerve and fighting drive are nothing like that, calm and uneffected until commanded or triggered to attack. It's a total misconception IMHO that unprovoked displays of aggression is the result of a hard nerved dog." More rubbish, just absolute tripe...I cant find words to do this rubbish justice.

"can't see any working titles on them or professional critiques to confirm that other than someone's opinion???. Some of the best and most extreme dogs to have ever been bred in this country would never pass a BH, for a variety of reasons.

This poster, whom I have contacted by PM to make it clear there is no personal animosity on my behalf, was a major driving force on the thread, and continued to really fuel the fire amongst a community of DOL users that lack an understanding of working canine temperament, and are scared of that which they dont understand.

The fact is that aggression is an accurate term, and disguising it in more veiled language is just that: a disguise.

Was it a wise choice? Probably not.
Honest? Hell yes.

People should read the posts, all of them. It gives a great impression of the fight we have against us.

Someone should have posted something helpful, with a view to shutting down negative opinion and misunderstanding in the DOL thread. There was a lot of ego driven rubbish thrown around, but a clear and calming post was lacking.

Like I said before Dave, you should only be amazed if it doesnt happen.

Brad