Why do they breed for the sloping back? My friend has a GSD that is my Golden’s best doggie friend. They are essentially the same age, and Reagan (the GSD) has become so crippled in just the last few months that I am worried that she’ll be gone the next time I go over there. She’s only 10.
My Golden (same age) still runs like a puppy. he only way you would know that he is getting old too is because of his white face.
There seems to be some rationale in getting a better gait, but apparently it was taken too far by American breeders.