I guess it's just easier to say the dog has a nice short powerful hock........than it is to say that dog has a nice Tarsus attached to a nice short metatarsal with nice thick tight Phalanges....<G> Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.Marhaven.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Tank Cc: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 5:05 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: the hock...the foot... I believe in technically correct terminology the "hock" is the joint or ankle that connects the tibia and fibula to the metatarsus (or rear pastern). We often refer to the whole assembly hock joint and metatarsus as the hock. Ken ============================================================================ 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/ ============================================================================