[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: wet mover
- From: " Maureen Murland" <murk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx>, "Showgsd-l" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 12 Oct 2007 20:08:16 -0500
You explain it better Miss Peggy!
>
> I love Mo, and she's nearly right here...the main point she missed is
> is that you can have a wet dog in tip top condition, but it will
> never look as hard as a dry dog........Very dry dogs are usually not
> terribly attractive (too hard and angular..they can look almost
> rawboned) and very wet dogs always look a little soft and
> sloppy...this is the case no matter what condition they're in. In
> tiptop condition, of course, it's often a matter of opinion which one
> looks better on the day (which is how dogs should be judged,
> remember....on the day).
> Having said that, I've never heard anyone use the term "wet mover,"
> and if someone described a dog that way to me I'd assume the dog was
> very loose in ligamentation and sloppy...e.g., you never know where
> the feet are going to land, and also the back and sides flopped all
> over the place. With a really wet dog, even in great condition the
> dog could move that way.
> But, what do I know?
> Peggy
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