[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Need Some Help Re: Movement
- From: Jim Barnhart <jim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rivendellp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 14 Nov 2006 20:18:11 -0800
You are right. There probably never has been a time when "suspended
movement" was prevalent. IMO, I just haven't seen a really great
one in a long time. I remember seeing Sel. Ch. Cinnabar's Edward
Teach when he won Best in Futurity in Seattle in the early 80's. His
ligaments were like powerful springs that thrust him forward on a
long, low arc. He literally floated without lifting even when
walking. I think the dynamics of this kind of movement are a rare
and fortuitous combination of flexible ligamentation and powerful
musculature laid on a correctly angulated bone structure. Maybe a
mysterious element as well. A lot of folks think their dogs move
with suspension like I describe but they really don't. When I talk
about gait that I see now, I see a lot of nice looking animals that
have good front reach, solid mid-pieces that transmit well, good
under reach and follow through in the rear and are well balanced.
Their ligaments are tight and their motion is piston like and hard
driving and they go like hell. I can't really fault them. They
can't be called mediocre. The movers of today are quite ubiquitous
and seem to pass their movement to their progeny in good numbers.
They would make excellent herding dogs. Maybe this is better than
hoping for that legend that comes along once in a lifetime.
On Nov 14, 2006, at 6:49 PM, RivendellP wrote:
> Jim Barnhart posts...
>
> My point is I don't see the elastic, cat like motion I
> described. Gait
> has changed. Is today's movement incorrect? I am not saying it
> is. I
> say I prefer a different kind of gait than what I see in the ring
> today.
>
> Paul opines...
>
> Ah Jim...I do understand your conundrum...but...I think it's been
> that way
> for a long time. When we 1st came into the breed...the image of 2 X
> SEL CH
> Von Freya's Erik CDX took my breath away and also burneded a tin
> type in my
> mind of what I invision as correct motion.
>
> Such motion also includes something you would call "suspension"
> that we
> don't see often...period. For those who need a better
> definition...suspension is when the dog "lifts itself up and seems
> to have
> all 4 feet offa da ground while in motion"...and it does. (I would
> be happy
> to privately send anyone who wants some pics that display what I
> refer to)
>
> I would also say I believe such a dog has always been the
> "exception" rather
> than the rule. Perhaps there was a time when there were more than
> now or
> then...but they always stood out. It's like the words in the
> Standard..."Unmistakable when present".
>
> Paul
>
>
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