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by Hundmutter on 14 October 2012 - 09:10
Heidi - agree 100%. The sable dog looks 'hocky' in that photo (a bit cow-hocked) and I'd betthat he isn't really.
Would also like to support what Debby has been saying; I've had the pleasure and opportunity
of knowing a whole lot of Shepherds from ALL types of 'lines', and the ability to walk naturally into a stance,
with one leg forward and one back, is IMO universal among them, Showdogs or Working or Sports or pets.
I'd also point out that one of the other reasons it was adopted for the Show scene was that when a dog is
stood properly (NOT with one hock flat to the floor, or its arse shoved downwards by hand), the GSD
'stance' allows the judge to assess both the rear legs for their various angles at one glance, something
impossible when a dog is stood four-square or rocking-horse.
by Red Sable on 14 October 2012 - 09:10
I don't think anyone was saying GSD's do not have a natural stack, of course they do, but the way they are stacked for photo's and in the ring, is NOT natural.
Here is my dog in her natural stack, Doesn't look anything like the way they stack them in the ring.
by joanro on 14 October 2012 - 17:10
I think the "stack" is to accentuate and there fore exaggerate descriptions in the breed standard. It's as if the handlers/breeders are pointing out "see, my dog has a sloping back, angulation of hind legs", as though no judge would notice otherwise. It happens in most breeds; over done Bull Terrier heads, extreme collie heads, too much skin and wrinkles in the Shar-Pei and on and on.
by djc on 14 October 2012 - 22:10
Even my wl puppy has a natural stack JUST LIKE IN AN SV SHOW RING! Deny all you want.
Yes a stack can be over done! Just like anything else.
Yes a stack can be over done! Just like anything else.
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