[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: GS Movement (long)
- From: carolyn mckenna <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx, Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 09:18:01 -0800 (PST)
I, too, remember the Walking Days. What you failed to mention
was another big difference : It was the best dog that won, not the
one best handled. Carolyn
Santanagsd1954@xxxxxx wrote:
Thinking back a long way, I recall the Walking Days of this GS Breed in the
Show Ring, only too well...As a Handler, 5 ft. 3 myself, It was hard on my
legs, being that short, to keep that dog at just the right speed..Not too
fast and not too slow......
But it was asked for by the Judge for a Specific purpose... They wanted
to see the dog maintain a trot, never going into a PACE , at a WALK....
They wanted to watch them perform it until they were assured they were
tired...They watched for the back to begin to go , the front begin to falter
and the
hindquarter stop driving and the coordination begin to fail...when that dog
tired, which showed it was either out of condition or not built right, when
they
fell into a PACE, or begun to exhibit the faults of it's conformation . Then
the Judge would change some dogs around , all the time the dogs remained in
motion, and started them at a 'trot' NOT FAST.... a Medium TROT...
This phase took place for an extended period of time, while they watched
the dogs, particularly those in front, for an faltering or mis-step or
slackening off... or 'coming apart' as One Judge used to put it...
Then Dogs were often changed in position, again while all stayed in
motion..
Then as an hour or so went by, the Judge would call for a Fast (or as we
call it a Flying Trot) and off we would go, Handlers and Dogs, in full
flight... The Dogs with shoulders opening and their Forelegs fully
extended,
heads and necks lowered and the backs level, and the hindquarters driving and.
belly's lowered to the ground..going flat and far in each stride, eating up the
ground with giant strides....It was a thrilling sight...
The extensive gaiting also was done to see how much 'HEART' a dog had...
Which was very important in that time... Heart and Desire and Courage..
I recall some Judges, who would then break the dogs back down into a
WALK!!!!!!
If there was ever any question of a Dog being in Top Physical Condition ,
this would soon separate the Men from the Boys and the Women from the
Girls....Any who then went into a fatigue pace and couldn't be handled out of
it, were
excused...
Then off again at a good , medium Trot, then once again, with a sweep of
the arm, the Judge would signal the Flying Trot and the final placements all
accomplished in full motion with everyone going flat out...Thinking about it,
for me, the Walk was a killer..
BUT....Running Flat Out and grabbing your Second Wind and feeling like you
and that dog could just keep going forever, that was the exciting and wonderful
part that addicted us all who were caught up in it........
That was what I see in my mind's eye and heart, when I think of correct
Movement...JMO Barb Williams
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