Guest1 wrote 07/22/2002 11:13 PM GSD rear quarters #9849 - 07/22/2002 11:13 PM
Guest1 Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2002 Posts: 860 Loc: Iowa Offline	I suppose this is as good a place as any... This question has always been rolling around in my head. Why does the GSD's rear end slope the way it does (to greater or lesser degrees)? Is there a function of this form?
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Deanna Thompson wrote 07/22/2002 11:29 PM Re: GSD rear quarters [Re: Guest1 ] #9850 - 07/22/2002 11:29 PM
Deanna Thompson Moderator Reg: 10-27-2001 Posts: 2261 Loc: Eastern Maine Offline	Don't you know we don't talk about no stinking conformation here... JK <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> It is to assist in the "drive" of the rear end. To help the dog cover more ground smoothly and effortlessly. So that the dog is 'pushing' with the front end and not dragging the hind end along with the front. In horses this is a thing you are constantly trying to do. Engage the horses hindquarters and drive through the motion. Angles are very important in this for horses and dogs. If the dog is too upright, true 'drive' isn't going to be possible... now I will leave the rest to the experts... I am new to the Shepherd thing. Love them though. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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Deanna Thompson wrote 07/22/2002 11:52 PM Re: GSD rear quarters [Re: Guest1 ] #9851 - 07/22/2002 11:52 PM
Deanna Thompson Moderator Reg: 10-27-2001 Posts: 2261 Loc: Eastern Maine Offline	http://www.gsdca.org/Noframes/standard/IllStan3.htm This page goes into the different angles and whatnot. I don't know how much you really wanted to know about it.
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