Samuel Israel wrote: > I always wondered why judges walked the dogs. I still wonder a bit. > How can't you see a fault when they are gaiting, especially on a > loose lead? Is there something you can see when they walk that you > can't really see when they gait on a loose lead? I have no business getting involved here, but I am procrastinating. At our local GSD specialties, one of my friends asked me about "wobbly hock motion" at the walk. [She asked me whether or not it was correct.] It was very obvious at the walk, and some quit doing it while trotting. Maybe THAT is something? Thanks for the topic. Donna Fefee ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2011. 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. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. 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@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================