[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Standard- New Discussion
- From: candiasgsd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- To: cudjoegsd@xxxxxxxxxxx, <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 16:41:41 GMT
D.D.,
"Dead" tails as you describe have really started bothering me the last few
years. I mostly show in the all breeds but do get to a few specialties every
year. More and more I'm noticing tails that just hang and bounce off the
hocks as well as dragging toes and locked hocks. I do feel that I'm seeing
more of a neurological problem than a fixed tail. This really scares me. Of
course I'm no vet and don't now for a fact, but this is my opinion. I'm
currently trying to fulfill my requirements for my judges license and I can
tell
you this will be something that I watch for and will be very critical of. It's
been a pet peave of mine for quite awhile. And so far, the dogs that I have
personally seen with this problem go back to the same bloodlines.
CandyZ
From BFE Wyoming!
> Listers- I think it is time to start a new discussion of the Standard and
> also time to stop the emerging nastiness on the List!
> The first discussion was on Teeth and bites and how the standard was
written
> and a discussion between undesirable and faults. Now lets read and
discuss
> the section on TAIL. Why pick such an unconventional topic when we are a
> gaiting breed? I picked TAIL because of what this section did not say.
> Nowhere does it state the function of the tail in motion, only how it should
> look at rest. It does not describe the tail placement/action when the dog
> is in motion. As a judge, I severely fault (there is that ugly word again)
> a tail that bounces off the hock and falls to the ground when not bouncing
> off the hocks. I don`t think the tail we see today like I described is the
> result of surgical correction. I think it is probably a neuromuscular
> problem in the spine. One of the reasons I say this it that most of these
> affected animals can swing their tails from side to side when excited. The
> problem is when they are gaiting.
> This action is not mentioned in the Standard, so my question is, should
> this be severely faulted even though it is not mentioned in the Standard?
> A follow up question is should this be added to the Standard? I await your
> suggestions and comments. Be nice!! D.D.
>
>
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