[ SHOWGSD-L ] apparent good shoulder vs movement

  • From: carolyn mckenna <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: showgsd <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2007 09:31:18 -0800 (PST)

    Mike addressed the problem of an apparently good shoulder not
  producing the movement it should.  This is often due to a short neck.
  There is a muscle strap the insertion of which is at the second vertebrae 
  of the neck (that big one) reaching down to the upper arm. A long muscle 
  has the ability to contract more than a short one. Therefore, if the neck is
  short, the muscle will be short and will not have the contraction necessary
  for even the best angulated shoulder to perform at its potential.  We don't
  see many short-necked dogs in the specialty ring,and most of our specialty
  judges are watchful of where the foot actually "grabs" the ground. OTOH,   
  many of the AB handlers condition their dogs on a treadmill, and judges  are 
fooled by the appearance of reach when the foot waves in the air  out in front
  of the dog but strikes the ground under the prosternum.  That long muscle,
  BTW, is what can make the difference in a dog moving from the elbow  or
  extending that upper arm in a line from the scapula.
                                              Carolyn
  
   
  
 
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