It is amazing how a breed can evolve - for the better, and sometimes the worse. I enjoy looking back at the photos from modern CsWs parents, grandparents, and so on. There are many that a "new" eye to CsWs wouldn't be able to identify from looks - but those foundation dogs must have really exemplified the reasons the breed was created. It's so important to not lose the working features of a breed. The German Shepherd Dog in the AKC in the US has had major issues - people became too concerned with the appearance and gait of the breed, and it got to the point where the dog became less useful rather than more useful with evolution. Many, if not most, people today that are looking for a working line of GSD here buy from European lines - they are much more reliable than the many of the "top" AKC lines. It is wonderful that the CsW is still a mostly pure strain, with much importance given to the characteristics that make it a working breed in considering a breeding match. Hopefully, as the number of dogs within the breed expands, breeders will stay true and honest to the breed and it's purpose.
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