Yes, I'm talking about the hock being viewed from the side. All anyone has to do is look at a picture of Zeus of Fran-Jo to see what I'm talking about. Barbara Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx wrote: > > >In a message dated 4/1/2007 11:40:41 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, >vande001@xxxxxxxxx writes: >I know...this is confusing me. I even looked at old Lance, Manix and other >older Fran-Jo dogs to see...still not getting it. Cynthia > > > >Barbara, I'm not getting it either. If you are talking about when viewed >from behind, the points of their hocks being towards the center of their body >with the foot placed to the outside of an imaginary perpendicular line >dropped >from the point of their hock to the ground...that's not good. (We used to >call that cow hocked). > >If you are talking about when being viewed from the side, the Metatarsus, >(although some refer to the whole area as the "hock"), the actual bone below >the > point of the hock (Tarsus) being "curved" or "bow shaped", that's not good >either. > >Kathy >member GSDCA, DVGSDC >three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here! > >visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_ >(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/) > > > >************************************** See what's free at http://www.aol.com. > > >============================================================================ >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 >============================================================================ > > > -- Barbara J. Galasso CHIEFTAINS GERMAN SHEPHERDS Visit my website at http://chieftainsgermanshepherds.com ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================