NO BUTTS!!!!!! - Page 1

Oops!!

I'm sorry I had a thought about how come some dogs have NO butts at all,
but I DON'T want to open a can of worms, it was just something I wanted to
ask, but meant to erase, and it accidently got posted,(Cause I'm too chicken)

OOPS!!!!!!!!

Just forget about it.................................................

Different builds, different muscle mass, different shape.  One of our girls has the round butt and weighs the same as the other girl that's lean looking.

I was laughing my head off when this actually got posted,
funny, what a tiny little half touch to the key pad can bring on....

Why do some people refer to the GSD's structure as banana backs, or table tops or roach back,
or straight backs or over angulated or old fashioned straight back or they are walking on their hocks!

What the heck is the standard!!!

The standard is right here, how it's interpreted is where the issues are....  http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/gsd/info/15.html

WOW!!!

Way to go animules,
that was fast and to the point!

I notice that dog is standing on all four paws,
and also, he has one kick a_ _ bushy tail,(Which is cool) I often 
wonder, and can you help me out with this question
I am going to ask you, do you think my dog's body is 
too long?

It's hard to tell with his back feet so far behind him.  Try standing him a bit more upright, or stacked, and it would be eaiser to tell. 

animules,
please don't laugh too hard, but I was soooooo afraid that he 
was going to move his feet.

At the time, the run away bride was 
in the papers, I looked like her twin!!!

Theo is 11 months old in this pic.

Thank you for taking your time to respond!

(Now remember, he's my baby, no pressure, right!)

Whether it  be dog or horse, the back end is where the engine is, and where the power generates. The front legs just keep up with the power generated from the rear. Leverage and mobility all come from the back end. Our GSD's are all rear wheel drives.  A good 8 week routine of hill work, starting easy and building up a little every few days, will bring about quite dramatic improvement in dogs with weak back ends.  Before starting an exercise program, make certain the dog's back end is just weak, and not injured or with a medical condition.

Looking through some of the GSDCA Red Books gives me the idea that some of the American showlines are quite different from the dog Max had in mind. I believe Max wanted a dog with the feet set more closely under the body more like other working herding breeds, and like some of the german working lines possess.

Very interesting abhay...........