[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: shoulder
- From: Mary Tripp <mary@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: kennadale@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "showgsds" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 15:06:06 -0600
I am with Carolyn here. We cannot afford to ignore the front reach of the
At 12:28 PM 11/15/2005, Carolyn McKenna wrote:
> First, congratulations to all who had their beautiful dogs at
> the national. The quality just
>becomes deeper every year. I am, however, worried about the pushed forward
>fronts we are
>seeing. These dogs appear to have sufficient reach until one looks at
>where the foot actually
>touches he ground. Then it is back under the ears rather than beyond the
>nose. Heck, the
>foot is almost under the ears even standing. Our standard states, " the
>shoulder blades are
>long..............and not placed forward." If it is laid back properly
>and not pushed forward,
>the widest part of the back of the blade should lie on the rib cage
>between the fifth and sixth
>rib. This does not have to be felt; it can be seen, even in a picture,
>assuming the dog is free
>stacked and relaxed, not pulled up nor feet screwed into the ground. A
>line from the poll of
>the neck (just behind the ears ) should fall right through the point of
>shoulder, not behind it.
>By the same token, a line dropped from the withers should fall right
>through the elbow. This is
>due to the upper arm forming a 45% angle to the ground, the same as the
>blade. Sure, there's
>more to the dog than shoulder, but the front supports most of the dog's
>weight, and an
>improper shoulder plays havoc with almost every part of the dog except
>head and tail.
> Anyone else concerned about this ?
> Carolyn
>Carolyn McKenna
>361-293-5389
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