NO ONE should blast you Diane. The Standard itself says ........" the gait appears to be the steady motion of a well lubricated machine". This beautiful precision movement is the result of a correctly moving German Shepherd Dog and because of this precision movement they can gait all day without tiring.....stopping, slowing, accelerating and turning........and be able to leap over tall buildings....Oooops...digressed again...<G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Kmgraphic2@xxxxxxx To: marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ; carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx ; showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ; denwil2007@xxxxxxxxx Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 12:54 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: movement/ levers In a message dated 7/12/08 12:43:20 PM Pacific Daylight Time, marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx writes: > It must be the smooth balanced flexing motion of efficiency that is truly > in sync with the > front. Hence the WASTED search for front extension if the rear is not the > exact same> driving force that the front is in it's extension to "catch" the ground with > the thrust off> the rear. With today's pices in gasoline........think ENERGY EFFICIENT! > <G> > brilliantly put, carolyn. it's simply physics. before anyone blasts me, i do NOT think of my dogs as machines but their movement is a wonderful study of the physical mechanics of their structure. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds<BR><BR><BR>**************<BR>Get the scoop on last night's hottest shows and the live music scene in your area - Check out TourTracker.com!<BR> (http://www.tourtracker.com?NCID=aolmus00050000000112)</HTML> ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. 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 - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================