[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Correct Toplines in GSDs
- From: Ruth Scheubler <rightdogphoto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx, DaList <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:12:13 -0700 (PDT)
When in doubt, check the standard:
Neck, Topline, Body
The neck is strong and muscular, clean-cut and relatively long, proportionate
in size to the head and without loose folds of skin. When the dog is at
attention or excited, the head is raised and the neck carried high; otherwise
typical carriage of the head is forward rather than up and but little higher
than the top of the shoulders, particularly in motion.
Topline-- The withers are higher than and sloping into the level back. The back
is straight, very strongly developed without sag or roach, and relatively
short.
The whole structure of the body gives an impression of depth and solidity
without bulkiness.
Chest--Commencing at the prosternum, it is well filled and carried well down
between the legs. It is deep and capacious, never shallow, with ample room for
lungs and heart, carried well forward, with the prosternum showing ahead of the
shoulder in profile. Ribs well sprung and long, neither barrel-shaped nor too
flat, and carried down to a sternum which reaches to the elbows. Correct
ribbing allows the elbows to move back freely when the dog is at a trot. Too
round causes interference and throws the elbows out; too flat or short causes
pinched elbows. Ribbing is carried well back so that the loin is relatively
short. Abdomen firmly held and not paunchy. The bottom line is only moderately
tucked up in the loin.
Loin Viewed from the top, broad and strong. Undue length between the last rib
and the thigh, when viewed from the side, is undesirable. Croup long and
gradually sloping.
Tail bushy, with the last vertebra extended at least to the hock joint. It is
set smoothly into the croup and low rather than high. At rest, the tail hangs
in a slight curve like a saber. A slight hook- sometimes carried to one side-is
faulty only to the extent that it mars general appearance. When the dog is
excited or in motion, the curve is accentuated and the tail raised, but it
should never be curled forward beyond a vertical line. Tails too short, or with
clumpy ends due to ankylosis, are serious faults. A dog with a docked tail must
be disqualified.
Topline when stacked: It all depends on the stack -- a natural stack will show
the higher wthers, straight back, sloping croup - but when someone stacks the
dog to be very stylized, well you see style. Generally you will see a slope
from withers to tail as the dog stands with the hind leg extended father than a
normal stand would have it.
Ruth
--- On Fri, 9/19/08, Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Jessica MacMillan <spotted101@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Correct Toplines in GSDs
To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, September 19, 2008, 1:14 PM
Okay -
I have a question... What, in everyone's mind is a correct GSD topline,
both moving and standing? I know what I think is correct, but I just went
through my Review, studying like every new person to a breed should and there
sure is a hodgepodge of toplines. I saw several with "humps" in
various places - from their withers to their croups. I noticed a dog with a good
croup, but what appeared to be soft back and I saw a couple who's moving
toplines didn't match the standing toplines (and dogs should carry their
toplines from the stack to the gait)... Some of the toplines/withers have to do
with lots of the straight shoulders I see, but what is really correct?
Several of these dogs were shown winning under breeder judges. Now I understand
that you can only put up as good as the competition is on that day, but it seems
to me that for correct transmittion from the front and rear, a good topline is
incredibly important. I know it is dals.
So someone (s), tell me what is correct and what would you fault more -
humps/bumps or holes in the topline...
Just curious....
Jess M.Paisley Dals (www.paisleydals.com)& The Shepherd Girls (Simmie, CGC,
TDI, TC, HIC & Pepper, HIC)Member of: DCA, GSDCA & GTCDC
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