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fenris · 27-09-2004, 19:42

I want to stress the fact that both CWD and SWH descends from european wolves. Pictures of the wolves excists and there is no doubt about it.

The difference between those two dog-breeds is partly caused by the very different shepherd-ancestors. CWD descends from short-legged and rather small shepherds of very active working-lines compared to the leggy and much older lines of shepherds behinds the SWH.

We should not forget this because todays SWH carries a valuable conformation from the earliest alsatians, while CWD carries valuable characteristics from the eastern working-lines. This is important information in the process of breeding and selecting and also in showing this two breeds.

fenris

27-09-2004, 19:42	#8
fenris Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 59	I want to stress the fact that both CWD and SWH descends from european wolves. Pictures of the wolves excists and there is no doubt about it. The difference between those two dog-breeds is partly caused by the very different shepherd-ancestors. CWD descends from short-legged and rather small shepherds of very active working-lines compared to the leggy and much older lines of shepherds behinds the SWH. We should not forget this because todays SWH carries a valuable conformation from the earliest alsatians, while CWD carries valuable characteristics from the eastern working-lines. This is important information in the process of breeding and selecting and also in showing this two breeds. fenris