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Originally Posted by maggiesmom_2007 
Nancy this is one thing I am very happy about. I grew up with German shepards and I loved the way they looked when, but I see how they look now and even not knowing the standard for that breed I can see they don't look right. I asked a show person why they were like that and not like the ones I had growing up and she basically said the ones I had growing up must have been just pets because this is the way they are supposed to look like. It really makes me sad to see this. This is also the reasoning for me not commenting on alot of these posts we have had lately. It just pisses me off, Especially when you have responsible breeders trying to uphold the standard and do testing to make sure they have a healthy litter and then something goes wrong. Then you have "Joe Blow" not doing anything but putting 2 dogs together and they have a nice healthy litter. If I posted how I felt I would surely get kicked off the forum, so I stay silent. At least on here.
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Yeah, it's only in the last few years that I learned about German Shepard's, it make me sick too, what a beautiful dog they are destroying, and by the club who has promised to protect it! I don't know both sides of the story, but if even half of what they are saying is true, it's really horrible, I hope the breed club will come to it's senses and modify standard, because structure plays such an important role in the overall health of a dog. I'm not sure how many people realize some of the problems some breeds are having. So many breeders seem to think, "If it was wrong, nature wouldn't allow you to do it". There is such an awesome responsibility that comes with breeding, I just don't think many people realize what a responsibility it is, and how much an impact their decision to breed has on others, not just the first generation, but on and on.