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 ________________________________ From: "lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx" <lindenhillgsd@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: rbuffdogs@xxxxxxxxx Cc: campaignersgsd@xxxxxxxxx; marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; myjoygs@xxxxxxx; mustlovedogs61@xxxxxxxxx; SHOWGSD-L@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, September 4, 2013 1:49 PM 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 http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com[1]Updated: June 2013 CH. Elvaston'sNations Cup TC, 26 BOBs CH. Victory's Leviathan Kappo von Eisenwerk RBIF Monarch's Tarragon v Kaleef "Victory...Vires et honestas" 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 --- Links --- 1 http://www.victorygermanshepherds.com/ ===========================================================================POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================ÿÿ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. 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/ ============================================================================