So I've always maintained that walking around with a german shepherd on a leash is about as tasteful as goose-stepping in an SS uniform; if ever a breed ought to be eradicated then those ugly beasts fit the bill, followed closely by rottweilers and dobermans and any other kind of dog with hate and bloodlust cultivated artificially. The photos in this week's New Yorker only reinforce my view as far as I'm concerned.