˃QZGT Q&A original function of the breed. I always think of the state- ment found in many standards that reads, “How far is the deviation”? I can forgive minor movement faults and an off-square body. However I find hard to overlook serious movement faults, a long body, as well as bad fronts, flat feet and a non-typical head. 4. How has the breed changed since you became involved with it? Do you see any trends you think are moving the breed in the wrong direction? Any traits becoming exaggerated? Terry: I think that the breed has strayed from being a medium-sized dog and in doing this they have lost good shoulder lay back, good forechests and good bone. It is also rare when I see a nice, wide underjaw with the teeth aligned straight across. Alberto: They are now taller than they used to be with longer length of leg (distance from elbow to ground). Overall, their fronts are worse now. This is a medium-sized breed, but we often see medium to large. Breeders like more length of leg since it shows a more elegant look but some have too much. Again, “how far is the deviation?” 5. How do you feel about uncropped ears? Undocked tails? Terry: I am not crazy about the way they look. However, if there is an outstanding dog that has them, I would use them because we are judging breeding stock and I certainly would want the superior specimen to go home with me. I have judged dogs out of the country that have both but they have been bred with a smaller more cor- rect ear to carry the look off in a more pleasing way. Alberto: I do not mind uncropped ears and I have awarded some since they deserved the win. I have more
problems with an undocked tail since according to the standard it should be severely penalized. 6. Is there anything Boxer handlers do you wish they would not? Terry: Throw bait! Alberto: The most serious problem that I see with some handlers is when they try to influence your judging by bragging about the wins of their dog that I am about to judge. Throwing bait is also a serious problem especially in the Boxer ring. 7. Name a dog not currently being shown that exempli- fies your ideal type. Terry: Rather than name a dog, I am including 4 exam- ples of pictures of Boxers of olden days. I will say I never saw these dogs in person, and pictures can lie but they do show what I think breeders have strayed from in gen- eral. I also have included pictures of 2 littermates from New Zealand bred by Ronin Boxers. Alberto: Ch. Ewo’s Surfbreaker and Ch. Winfall Brook- wood Styled Dream. 8. Anything else you’d like to add? Terry: I wish that breeders would think about their pro- grams more carefully; look at what has been lost and try to get it back. The breed is in trouble with these straight shoulders, no fore chest, bad mouths, lack of bone and bad feet. There are still some breeders out there who are really knowledgeable and I can almost always spot some- thing out of their lines. And guess what, they are not the newbies, they are the old time knowledgeable ones. Take time and ask before you breed. Alberto: I agree completely with Terry’s answer. Also, do not necessarily breed to the top winners since it doesn’t necessarily translate into how well they can produce.
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