Well, when I watch some of these dogs gait around the ring, I am really trying to imagine them gaiting at that level, that speed, for an extended period of time, doing the "living fence" , or even herding for an extended period of time. Just my observation, and I said SOME, before all the dogs that do the nice easy gaiting jump the fence after me. Stormy In a message dated 8/14/05 3:10:12 PM, pmick@xxxxxxxxx writes: > The post to which Jackie refers DID refer to the gait required in the > show ring. > Peggy > Stormy435@xxxxxxx wrote: > > >Maybe I read this wrong. I read it as the gait that is required of the > dogs > >in the RING, (or what they are DOing in the ring) could not keep up that > gait > >in "real life". Is that what you meant, Jackie? > >I'm doing simple terms today, I guess. > *^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^**^*\/\/\/\/*^* Dog's love is different, it requires no return www.FairhopeGSD.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2005. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://www.showgsd.org ============================================================================