[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: .. the little secret... unsound MOVEMENT
- From: "Carolyn Martello" <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <carolynmckenna@xxxxxxxxx>, <lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx>, <rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2013 13:10:25 -0700
Wish it were that simple.....<G>
A dog CAN have a long stride and that sought after front extension..but
as Kathy stated below...when moving and turning and changing speeds
as in herding....."the wheels can start to come off" .....
Some dogs move beautifully underneath...but the back has a sag..or
a hinge or a roach right behind the wither or just WAY TOO MUCH ACTION
when moving.....and the croup is bouncing all over...the follow through
can have a hock that rotates outward to keep from dragging the toes...or
a neck carried in a right angle from the wither....or down.......YUCK!
Another problem we are beginning to see a lot with this love affair for
more front extension is the rear that does not "MATCH" the front....
hence the dogs are required to FLY .... to push into the leash to drop
in the rear and "appear" to have the rear drive.....we are starting
to see a lot of kick up when not pulling.....DOUBLE YUCK!!
Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
www.marhaven.com
On Behalf Of carolyn mckenna
To: lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx; rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx
Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: .. the little secret... unsound temperament
Kathy and Mike are both correct. To some judges speed is the do all-end
all. For the
really competent judge it is irrelevant. When I mentor, I mark off between
posts or
ring markers and have the person count the number of times the dog's left
foot hits the ground.
It is a great way to show a person how to become aware of the "fewer steps
to cover the ground"
concept in our standard. This works even in the AB ring. But then,
perhaps I have forgotten
that our standard doesn't seem to mean much anymore. sigh
Carolyn
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Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: .. the little secret... unsound temperament
speed is not a factor in this example, the tape does not lie, a given dog
can only be so effiecient The inferior animal will take more steps
regardlessof speed Now for judging purposes I agree, we can not SEE how well
they move at Mach 1. The aforementioned 100 foot tape will remove all
doubtBut speed IS relevant Mike. Because the racers, the fliers, 90 percent
of them have "the wheels come off" whenyou get them slow and loose. Speed
covers faultiness, slow reveals all. Kathy rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx
Would love to see 100 ft marked off on the great white wall at the national.
Then you all can count how many steps any given animal makes to determine
efficiency - how fast you do it is irrelevant
M
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