Please show me your WL gaiting! - Page 27

My dog flunked out because of me...he will drag you right out of your shoes on the tug...

    And as for bite work...I get the "now, can I do it now" when a situation aruses.

I've said it before, and I'll say it again;

     Many a great dog misses their calling, due to their owners...my own included!

Ok so I just need to understand, is my workingline...

...trotting or pacing?

 

 

 

Neither, from the looks of the pic....LOL

What?  It doesn't pass for a flying trot?

Hehe.  Just trying for a little levity folks!  

Arf arf. 

my pick of best thread so far in 2014.

 bravo. I think your dog is ambling. If you get a copy of "Dog Steps" you will know for sure. That's a challenge.

BTW that's a very good looking dog. I love his pigmentation and intensity.

Blitzen,

Thank you for the observation of my dog as I appreciate his piggish mentation and insanity too!  I call this composition, "The Flying Nutball."  The sad thing is, he is chasing a bird, well the shadow of a bird, something he will never, ever catch. 

Knowing the English language as I does, I am wagering that "ambling" is not likely to be the term to describe this movement.  But, I will take you up on your challenge and get back to you!

Ever and as always in good fun,

Bravo22

the best IPO dog could be an ASL sitting in some pet home right now, how would we ever know, who has got the time to find out?

Then maybe it might be a good idea to not assume so much and piss on every ASL because of their pedigree?  Some of the ASL people do the same thing to the working line dogs and the German showlines - assume they know all there is to know and dislike about them when actually they know nothing whatsoever. I'm betting some have never even seen the dogs they profess to know so much about.  It's a mindset that fails everyone.

Bravo and Blitzen, the dog is in a GALLOP, not a trot nor pace nor amble (which is a pace).

Blitzen, past experiences shape your mind and thoughts. If all you have ever experienced with a certain subject were disappointments, then, with small exceptions, that is what you would expect to encounter in the future when faced with that same subject.

My girlfriend is HUGE in the show world, always has been and she does extremely well in it, but, she does not get nor like the working dog world or the dogs in it because of their drives and attitudes. Listening to her talk on the phone or in person to other people in her circles, its ALL about looks and looks, NEVER temperament, ever. 

The excuse I have gotten every time I asked about that is that the show ring is NOT the place to concern one's self about such things, there are other venues for it. I am a working dog person, always have been and in my world, it makes no sense to breed for looks or colors or any of the other things I saw in another thread 2 days a go when you, Ibrahim and several other were deeply discussing movement. As long as the dog is sound in structure, we are good...no one cares if it has 3 ears and 7 toes or its purple with pink polka dots...can it work in the field it was meant to work in, that is the question. Have a great day!