My understanding of the term exactly. A walk is a gait. A trot is a gait. etc. I am so sorry the style of showing has gone to racing instead of the nice, smooth, effortless, suspending trot that allowed you to fully enjoy the fluid movement. Judges used to instruct the handlers: "You walk, the dog trots" and while that would mean Jerry could walk and a short-legged handler would end up running just to keep up, it did keep the dogs moving at a reasonable speed. When you have dogs trotting too fast, they do not have time to suspend and actually end up with one leg firmly planted while three are off the ground. More speed at a trot should come from more extension and not faster steps. If a dog needs to go faster, he would naturally break into a gallop for a short sprint, then go back to trotting. Ruth "L. Hartten" <hartten@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I suspect the phrase "any fault of gait" has the broader meaning of "any fault of walking or running". Cheers, Leslie -- --------------------------------- Be a better pen pal. Text or chat with friends inside Yahoo! Mail. See how. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================