Daisy Peel

If we're talking about the kind of German shepherd that's super over-angulated in the rear and has a pretty sloping top line, um,

and kind of wobbly in the hawks, I think it's pretty unfair.

But I mean, do it if you want.

In agility at least, there is the option to jump the dog at a lower height.

So at a minimum, I would do that.

So if it's a big dog and it typically has to jump 24 inches according to the rules, at least jump it lower and make it a little bit easier on the dog.

If you wanna have fun with that dog,

then your goal should be to have fun with that dog for as long as possible, which means protecting their body, which means minimizing the impact of those jumps.

You know, it's not like a Border Collie that my Border Collies are 21 inches tall, but they only weigh 38 pounds.

They don't weigh anything.

You know, a German Shepherd might not be much taller, but could weigh twice as much.

Usually, if you see that, it's because of the way they're built.

It's usually a physical issue.

Maybe they're a little straight in the rear or the front or they're overweight.

But if they don't have a physical issue, their hips are good, their elbows are good, their shoulders are good.

Then probably they're just Suffering from a lack of motivation and engagement training or unclear reinforcement structure.

I see more and more Especially as the community leans more and more on just reward reward reward all the time They get confused

because they make a mistake and they're getting a reward.

They make an error and they're getting a reward.

The handler's clearly not happy all the time but the dog's getting unclear information.