In a message dated 11/20/2008 6:52:13 AM Mountain Standard Time, edangsd@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > Do you ever see the beautiful suspended gait , big cats have and they all > have soft swaying toplines. > ******************************************************* > Yes, but they are sprinters. They don't gait all day long......just long > enough to catch prey or move from one place to another...and then they go and > sleep all day. Our dogs are supposed to be able to gait for long > periods....and a soft swaying topline on them will mean lowered endurance. > Jamie ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. 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 - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================