Today, the German Shepherd Dog is categorized into "Working Lines" vs. "Show lines" human nature, has managed to split the breed into categories. Breeding dogs to extremes some for conformation and color others for over-the-top drives that are boarder line crazy so the dogs can only be handled or trained by experts of the field. It is my opinion that when a breeding program leans strongly towards one side or the other the breed loses many of its desirable traits. The American line German Shepherd is another EXTREME form of a German Shepherd version a dog so over angulated that young dogs and pups are very cow hocked and in part walk on their hocks, over loaded front chest and a narrow head, function has totally bred out of these li.

We choose to breed working line German Shepherds Dogs primarily out of West German working lines. For the following reason. A good German Shepherd should have the desire, nerves, and temperament to do its work well but in no way should this mean that the dog is hyper, can't calm down, is incapable of being a family dog or is unreliable, hectic or worse unpredictable. When a good balance is achieved by careful selection of the world's best bloodlines and excellent breeding stock the dog can and will work on the streets, sport fields with high enthusiasm and desire to work under its handler direction. Come home and relax and play with the kids. Many people have the notion that working line dogs are harder to live with. I strongly disagree!! I have worked and lived for many years with both lines. In the early 90's one still could find a good percentage of dogs out of "German conformation line " lineage and get a very good working dog along with good nerve. EXAMPLE .1998 Brevet Ringsport Champion V- rated Byron vom Rheinland ScHH3 ,HIC,Brevet ,KKL1, pictured with his kids on the right. This has changed drastically during the course of the last 20 years! High percentage of "show line dogs lack the nerve strength and self-confidence, have issues with strange environment and sadly much less capable of doing what the breed was intended for, serve and work along mankind to achieve tasks that this breed is known and respected for throughout the world!! Furthermore, the rear angulation of the German show line is becoming scary similar to the American bred German Shepherd Dog, too much rear angulation will compromise function of agility. Angulation is necessary but over angulation is not functional. Also notable is the roaching of the spine (top line)