Sionnach wrote:
"Robin Nuttall" wrote:



Not true around here. You're more likely to see good working-line and/or
non-ASS (oh geez! never realized 'til just this second what the acronym for
that is) dogs at USDAA and some NADAC trials, and less likely to see Show
Shepherds.
In fact, around here, you don't see Show Shepherds doing NADAC or USDAA at
all, and you DO see some really nice working dogs (including Sheila Booth's
dogs).

Not here. Around here I see very few large dogs of any type at NADAC
trials--too many can't make the SCT. Our trials abound with
mini-aussies, BCs, etc.

Schutzhund is where he will be most likely to find the best structure and
temperament for the breed,


I forgot to mention Schutzhund, but as a point of note - from comments
I've read over the years, both on USENET and in other areas, I'd've thought
the OP would be more likely to find a higher number of physically
better-built but temperamentally unsuitable (e.g. "sharp" temperaments) GSDs
in Schutzhund.

Um, no. A sharp, unstable temperament is severely frowned upon in
schutzhund. The mantra of every schutzhund trainer I know is a STABLE
temperament. Either you've misunderstood or you've been
misinformed--both things very easily happen with people who don't do or
take a lot of interest in schutzhund, so it's quite understandable.

A successful schutzhund dog, especially a schutzhund GSD, has a rock
solid temperament and in fact is often difficult to put into fight
drive. Most schutzhund work these days is done in prey anyway.