Seems like I read the same story over and over again, about how DDR dogs were bred once they got into American hands. In a funny yet stupid way, I bet they fell into the hands of women because of their actual good looks (thick bone, pigment, expression etc) and needless to say such people were judging / promoting dogs mostly based on looks. If I'm not wrong, they bred the crap out of Neumann's J dogs to American show line bitches. In short, looks and looks and looks...