[ SHOWGSD-L ] movement question

From: EKOLAN1@xxxxxxx
To: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2005 14:34:04 EST
In a message dated 3/18/2005 8:51:51 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
uwish@xxxxxxxxxx writes:
> I agree with Chuck.  You don't have to feel for shoulder.  Either they 
> have it, or they don't.  If you can't see it when they are moving, all 
> the feeling of the bone structure in the world is not going to change 
> it..

             I agree and disagree.  One of the important duties of a judge is 
to never stop learning or putting what he/she has learned to use. When 
evaluating dogs I always feel how close the shoulder blades come together which 
is 
an indication of the length of the scapula. I have never called a class on this 
information. But especially in the case of young dogs. A young animal with a 
good shoulder angulation but a short scapula will move excellent in the 
forehand but as he/she matures the muscle/ligaments bulk up and load the front 
and 
will take away the freedom of motion. The good angulation with a long scapula 
will not tend to do this. [  We are assuming the upper arm is correct on these 
two dogs ]  So if I had two dogs all other thing being equal I would put the 
dog with the longer scapula up. I cannot remember in 39 years of judging this 
situation happening BUT if it does I'm ready.<G> 
Fred Migliore 





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