I don't know if Richard Robshaw is still judging but years ago he told me thats how he knows a good moving dog.Everything he knew about movement he learned from watching horses.Hope I have his first name right.Long time ago !! Donna Jacot,ArDeJay [While on this subject.....McDowell Lyon (The Dog in Action) professes that the verage dog breeder (not just GSD breeder) can learn a lot from the Thoroughbred unter, since their ability to cover all types of ground at the most profitable nd applicable speed and style can be more prognostic to breeders. lso, partly a reason for "dirty" rears is not just poor ligamentation, but ossibly a weakening on the rearing muscles, which are required to be articularly strong to support the body and relift the fore part of the body ack above the horizontal level] Ileana (sitting and reading at the airport) ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================