[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Shoulders opening - where are they?
- From: "D.D. and Bonnie Ardoin" <cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <amaleen@xxxxxxxxxx>, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 14:21:48 -0500
Daleen-You are correct. It is not how far forward the front feet reach but
where they first make contact with the ground. The "lifters" front feet
contact the ground when the front leg is perpendicular to the ground. Not
correct IMO. D.D.
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From: "Daleen Dunphy" <amaleen@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, October 28, 2005 1:05 PM
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Shoulders opening - where are they?
> More and more I have been noticing ads in the Review, pics on web sites
> and/or people posting pics of their dogs gaiting showing no shoulder
opening.
>
> I am seeing dogs lifting/moving out from their elbows. I hear/read some
say
> "look at that front" only because they are seeing the dogs foot out by
> (pass) the dogs nose.
>
> Are these fronts becoming so much of the norm that people believe this to
> be correct?
>
> A couple of months ago there was a photo in the Review of a dog gaiting. I
> just had to show this pic to my son to see if he noticed it. Sure enough
> he pointed out and said " the leg is sticking out from the elbow and it
> doesn't look like the elbow has even moved". My young grasshopper is
learning
> well <G>
>
> I know judging dogs from pics can be very hard and so much of what we see
> as in the movement depends on the second of the gait when the photo is
> taken - and I know getting the pic at the right time showing the dog
> fully opened (when they are correct) is not easy. But I sure would rather
> see the "correct" than a wrong timing of movement leaving
> people going "hmmmm".
>
> ok off my soap box
>
> Daleen
>
>
>
>
>
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