Glass ceiling for dogs? Males win Westminster almost twice as often

Reuters ^ | February 9, 2018 | Stephanie Kelly

[Hot Tabasco]

That is not a good looking shepherd........I think I read an article where the breeders are starting to breed them towards the sloping back, which in my opinion, is not what a shepherd is supposed to look like.

With the shorter hind legs, one has to wonder how soon the hip problems will begin to set in.......

[littleharbour]

And only three fillies have ever won the Kentucky Derby.

[MD Expat in PA]

Hip dysplasia is already a big problem and in not only GSD’s but also in many other large breeds. It seemed to have become a bigger problem in GSD when for mostly ascetic reasons, the sloped back and shorter hind legs became more popular. I think it was originally thought that the shorter hind legs and sloped back made for better jumping and springing forward but over time, it has gone to extremes and where it is now ascetics over functionality and the dog in the video I posted looks crippled.

[Hot Tabasco]

My dad had beautiful shepherds. The first one he got when he was an Army officer stationed in Berlin back around 1953. I have a picture of me dressed in overalls standing next to Turk. He was sitting and was almost as tall as I was.

The other one was a big sable and silver colored shepherd dad rescued from a lady who kept it locked up in her garage back around 1966......

[LibertarianLiz]

Male dogs and larger and much more defined with their particular breed characteristics

Also, males tend to have a nicer, thicker coat of fur than females.

[wardaddy]

I’m sixty

I’ve owned two German Shepherds one male one female

One standard schnauzer male

Two Doberman both male

One English lab female

One Johnson American bulldog female

One standard American bulldog male

Five Rottweilers ..four males one female

I agree the male coat is more robust as a rule

[proud American in Canada]

lol!

Imagine the carnage when the dogs and pussies get together!

night all...gtg to bed

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