I've worked with dozens and dozens of shepherds and I promise you that the European dogs are far superior, and I am not talking about world hunters dog as I know nothing about it. English dogs do not have the drive, health, hips, agility and mental strengh to compete with the Belgian, Dutch, Slovakian dogs. Try getting a 95lb English bred shepherd over a five bar gate without a stena stair lift and watch it waddle around a show ring, does nothing for me, unfortunately we are seeing it more and more with terriers, dogs that can mince around a show ring but can't perform the job they were orig