 Sloping back, does it affect running etc?
#400836 - 05/13/2016 11:14 AM |
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I am clueless on how to post a picture, on Tuesday the kids were biking with Jazz trotting alongside their bikes, and while trotting he was looking like he was striding in a show, but when he started to try and run he had to tuck his legs right under him and it seems they cannot stretch out to where they should with straight backed dogs. He only attempts a run 3 tucks at a time before reverting to the stride again, almost like he does not have the ability to actually run.
I have also noticed if I am brushing his belly while he is on his back, his legs do not splay out like most dogs, it is almost like the skin where his leg meets the body is too tight for the legs to actually splay or lift like others dogs can, does this make any sense?
His slope is very apparent, his tail starts lower down due to the slant, a picture would show you more about what I am trying to explain 
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#400843 - 05/13/2016 05:17 PM |
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He tucks the legs in under him like that one does, but there is no hop to the run, more of a push back, like he can't have a full extension of the legs, he has a long stride when walking, the back legs stay very close together during his stride, with a slight twist,and at a stop he stands with back legs extended and tail to the side along the leg extended the farthest.
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#400845 - 05/13/2016 10:53 PM |
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I've seen a few show line dogs in Schutzhund competition.
They have been bred with excess rear angulation and the sloped back for the purpose of the "flying trot" in the show ring.
Watch one of them go over the meter jump and the A frame will bring their true colors out.
Compare the show line GSDs with the wild canids like the coyote and the wolf.
Mother nature took her time in the evolution of these wild canids and you won't see anything close to the banana back or the excess angulation.
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#400848 - 05/13/2016 11:37 PM |
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My mistake, he does not have a prnounced hump like the ones in the videos I have seen on youtube, it is only apparent when he is unsure, the slanted rear is very noticeable though, doesn't look right at all, he does have a tough time hopping into the jeep or over the lip of his pen, always catches his back paws, and stairs are noisy, as he whacks his knees and trips up them constantly.
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#400856 - 05/14/2016 11:11 PM |
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The banana back is more pronounced in the German show lines and the over angulation is more pronounced in the American show lines.
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#400880 - 05/16/2016 02:36 PM |
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So does the angulation affect his ability to run? Or could over crating be a main cause?
We no longer crate him, as he is a quiet dog inside, and usually sleeps when indoors, I use the crate only when we have to go out,and now that his tail and paw are both healed up and growing hair again, we are back to training and he now has 100% recall with distractions 
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It takes an extreme amount of over-crating to effect a dog.
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#400886 - 05/16/2016 10:42 PM |
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Ditto with Cathy on the crating so causing a problem running is doubtful IMO.
The angulation can definitely affect the running if it's to extreme.
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