Had a great week camping up in the Lake Tahoe / Donner Lake area with
family. Nothing beats the
High Country in California....with family, grandkids and kayaks!
Sunburned, and tired....... <G>
Sounds like a great conversation going on the List.... YAAAAY! GSD's and
MOVEMENT! AWESOME!
I'm not a judge and don't pretend to be a judge nor aspire to judge....but I
believe most GSD Show Breeders
have very strong opinions AND KNOWLEDGE on this. ( it's what we do ) <G>
IMO a good GSD moves correctly and beautifully and athletically with
noticeable length of stride and suspension
and power at any speed. It can turn, accelerate, and navigate over any
terrain with ease and agility...and it
OBVIOUSLY should be able to trot around a ring ...any ring...with all of the
above. To do this the dog must be
correct and balanced with everything symmetrical and correct in its
conformation.
A really good moving correct dog will catch your eye immediately....after
that a judge just has to decide what is
important to them after they follow AKC protocol and look at the details of
every dog. Some will have a better
head, feet, mouth, hocks, etc.....but bottom line we have to decide what
separates this Breed from other Breeds
when evaluating. IS it the head, IS it the hocks, IS it the feet......or
the total package of beautiful Breed type
and movement and temperament.....?
Let's be honest....some dogs look better posed than others...but they are
not necessarily the best movers. They
ARE often more photogenic. The real and final test is in the actual
strength and agility in movement.....because
that is what keeps the sheep under control with ease all day long. If we
just remember that one thing.... <G>
IMO It has nothing to do with horses.....although the same theory about
correctness and movement comes into
play for our Equine friends.
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
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To Paulette, I tend to agree with the judge you spoke with. I just had a
discussion with a breeder judge a week ago or so. He started discussing
angles, length of this body part or the other..and he was correct and I
can't argue with what he is saying, nor would I as he is a knowledgeable
breeder. however, I started laughing and said "Well, that fine what you say,
but I just look at how the dog moves, for me if the dog is built right, it
moves right. For some assessing a dog is about all the measurements, angles
and such, for me the approach is more "artistic" and less mechanical. To me,
both ways of assessing the animal are correct, and usually it is just that
people evaluate differently. In most cases, if you have a "good eye" for a
dog no matter what your evaluation method is, the cream usually rises to the
top and the good ones will hopefully win. C.Grainger
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Subject: List Viability Test - GSD Structure & Movement
Ok as a judge, breeder and owner of Tennessee Walking Horses and American
Saddlebreds...
says who? (That they are incorrect?).
The walking horse move in a laterally based gait. They do not trot.
Essentially they have Two gaits.. a flat walk and a canter. The
running walk that the TWH was bred to do is an
extension of the walk. In saddlebreds. They are a trotting breed. While
they are animated
and collected, they are not supposed to trot like those of a Hackney Horse.
The walking horse is built for comfort and a gait more "forward going". The
saddlebred is built for animation, brilliance and presence. You know this as
you breed morgans which today are no more than refined versions of the ASB.
Mike
Now for the test...
A couple years ago, I was sitting ringside with a very well known judge.
We were discussing conformation, specifically angulation and movement.
The judge told me that he rarely studies the angles/conformation of the
dogs he's judging; he only considers
the dog's movement.
In other words, if the dog moves correctly, he must be built correctly.
Agree or disagree? Please discuss. Thanks, Paulette
