Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006
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Dan, go ahead and post a link, that way you can link to as many photos as you want. You may know about photobucket.com which is free and you can create folders with pics in them. There are other sites as well.
Also you can change your signature picture anytime you want of course.
Chief has a beautiful face - he looks wise and kind. I love that picture of him as a huge puppy in your arms. I miss those days with my dog, they go extremely fast. (Excuse the reminiscing.)
Well, I tried my best, but not knowing how to get Chief to stand in the "stacked" stance, this proved to be a little difficult.
I hope at least one of the three links below will show you the pose you asked about. After reading some of the info in the link provided a few posts ago, It looks to me like Chief has the longer "Americanized" body, but with minimal angulation. Of course, I am not qualified to be making any assessments, thats just what my untrained eye sees.
In reality, it dosen't really matter, but I am curious. Thanks for any light anyone can shed on the subject.
Looking at the pictures in the post above, and some others of GSDs I have seen posed in this position, I am wondering if I have the back legs posed properly. In most of the pics I see the leg away from the camera is forward, and in my pics the closest is forward. Is this an important detail, or does it not matter?
Saffron K. Hall Webboard User Reg: 01-24-2003
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He's a very handsome guy and his structure looks sound to me. I'm no expert but he looks like a well put together guy that could do whatever work you have in mind for him!
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006
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Those are good pictures you took. Chief is a beautiful boy! The hind leg closest to the camera is usually the one that is further back, with a little more stretch in the hind legs but that's not an important detail, just more "aesthetic". Just to clarify, that particular stacked stance on a GSD is primarily done for show, for the ring, but it helps a judge see angles and structure. (It can be hard to get a good stacked stance - takes practice on the part of the handler and the dog.) It's interesting to note that most breeds are stacked square in the show ring, unlike the GSD.
The pictures you took on flat ground are truer pictures of his back, which is a nice straight back and the rump is in a good position, not as high as on the picture taken on uneven ground.
Thank you for taking a look at the links and posting your comments. I read and researched a lot of stuff before bringing Chief home, but you just can't read about GSDs and know what it is like to own one. (I am sure this is true of a lot of breeds) Your help on this is greatly appreciated.
Sandy,
Thank you for the link you posted a few post back with the information about GSD structure. I bookmarked it for future reference.
Sandy Moore Webboard User Reg: 07-25-2006
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Since this is your first GSD, welcome to the wonderful world of the German Shepherd. Having one will spoil you forever - a more intelligent and loyal dog you would be hard pressed to find. One of their most remarkable qualities is the depth of bond they have with someone who loves them, and are so willing to give, and it's unshakable. You made a wise choice.
Saffron K. Hall Webboard User Reg: 01-24-2003
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Amen to that! I fell in love with the one that lived next door when I was about 11 and they have been my dog of choice ever since. They can change you!
Mary Velazquez Webboard User Reg: 12-24-2007
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looks like hes out to show you up; they have that sly side that I think is not so secretly laughing at us, the not-to-bright factions of the world...resembling something like the naked mole rat..
I had one watch me close a gate *once* and as I turned away he opened it for himself. Just a little unerving!
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