[ SHOWGSD-L ] CAT-LIKE MOVEMENT IN THE GSD
- From: Janandmort@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 20 Mar 2005 22:38:50 EST
I have read with interest the discussions on movement and must say I post
infrequently but must contradict the statement made by a Judge recently on the
movement of a German Shepherd being cat like. This was thought by this
individual to be worthy and correct.
I respectfully disagree completely!!!
The German Shepherd, as we all know, is a trotting animal and as such has
endurance and overall dryness and hardness. The athletic ability comes from
proper structure for long term endurance.
The cat, large and small, is NOT a trotter!!
The cat is a sprinter and as such is a galloper.
The cat is not dry and hard but is soft and loose with great flexibility
over it's back which is made for sprinting. Watch them move and it's very easy
to see.
We often hear Judges comment that the back was so stable that a glass of
water would not spill if placed on that animals back.
Not on a cat!!!
We all learn and I felt that this post was necessary so that people new in
the Breed would not get an incorrect impression of what is correct according to
our Standard as well as the rest of the world's Standard(and they really are
almost the same).
Thanks,
Morton Goldfarb
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