#Slomo dingo full

Why should the German Shepherd be different? Except for dogs that called for a hackney gait in their Standard, all had the coordination of front and rear diagonals that I described above. Crufts had 39,000 dogs in 2017 and they showed a bit of each breed winner in slow motion. Recently I studied dozens of all breed videos of different Best Of Breed dogs competeing in Westminster in the U.S., Windsor and Crufts in Britian. In so many American dogs this angulation is too close to fixed - never straightening as the hind leg pushes off - thus we have either dragging or curling back toes in the follow-through which is restricted. It also creates a restriction of the femur as it moves backward. Americans have developed a much steeper croup that creates the increase in rear angulation. It also calls for a 23 degree angle of pelvis (the croup). The American Standard calls for a right angle in the stifle (90 degrees) that is supposed to balance that of the shoulder assembly - impossible because there is one more angle in the rear than the front. The FCI and German Standards are identical. The general rule of dog standards is that they are regulated from the country of origin. These dogs would not conform to the American Standard but perhaps close to that of the FCI. To my knowledge the sable has never been shown but a daughter I saw looked great and when shown did well. In a North American show neither of these dogs would be expected to win. I would take him out and just watch him move. Wonderful coordination, great reach in the front and extension behind with a level imoveble back. Hussan moved without a lead around a yard outside his kennel home in Nova Scotia-flying and floating- showing the same perfection in movement that I saw in the German Sieger pictured above him. I see this dog as somewhat similar to Dingo, maybe Dingo has a better croup and Hussan is sable. Pictured on right is another dog posed naturally, a combination of a VA dog bred to a German working dog.

Standing we see moderate rear angulation in the rear, a straight almost level topline, strong pasterns and overall balance. Is this what you would expect the greatest German Shepherd mover to look like? Probably not but when you see the video in slow motion it appears faultless. Both diagonals took the weight together and they pushed off together, distributing the dog’s weight evenly.

The rear foot landing was only an instant ahead of the front foot as the front foot extended far forward.

#Slomo dingo full

The full extension of the rear legs followed through low to the ground without drag or curl of the hind toes as the stifle almost straightened and almost together, the diagonal front and rear opposite feet came down. The best moving shepherd ever and I too felt it was the ideal movement. Years ago there was a youtube video proclaiming that the dog in it (Dingo vom Haus Gero) was Years of judging I only put three German Shepherds Best in Show.

When I was judging I always looked for dogs for Best in Show that moved asĬlose as possible to the way I felt German Shepherds should move. It also made me realize that the Standard I was reading was wrong-yes wrong. Then slow motion videos came out, putting a whole new perspective on the study of gait. I looked at some great dogs in relation to the American Standard trying to equate what I was seeing with what I was reading. There has always been thought as to whether the German Shepherd Dog gait was as the Breed Standard called for so let us examine movement.

Go Back Contradictory GSD Standards Gordon Garrett, B.A., CKC Judge (All-Breeds), GSD Authority