Why are show breeders producing German...

[sunshadowlady]

...Shepherd Dogs with deformed hind legs? I saw a German Shepard at the Eukanuba Cup show, the best of breed dog, whose hind legs were fixed in a permanently flexed position. His back was extremely sloped, giving him a hyena-ish look and his trot was acramb;omg amd awkward. As this was the Best of Breed dog, I assume that this is what all the AKC breeders are trying to produce. What's happening?

[carolina hurricane]

It's supposedly the "perfect position" and people do crazy things to win things, you know... I'm not sure why in their head it seems to be a great idea, but it's for show. Only your dog can do the position and not all dogs do it.. so they're just trying to do it for them...Weird, eh?