need stacking advice, please ? - Page 1

She is alittle breached in the front.  Try to set the front legs straighter as she appears strongly east-west in the front.  The right rear leg needs to be pulled out further .  The shot should be taken more from the left.  Try to set the front up so she is on a small incline to improve the appearance of her wither.  She is a nice dog and this photo is not doing her justice.  JMHO. 

she is ALOT better looking the my pictures make her, im having problems getting her to stop waging her tail!!!!! so everytime i think i got she moves. i did this my self today, i threw rocks to get her to look, but i can see what your saying, i need some good advice, thanks, ill try again and post, thanks katie

this was the first one but she moved her back leg, ill keep trying!!!! 

No, still not good.  You need atleast 3 people assisting.  You her main person in front.  Someone holding onto the leash or stacking her and the photographer.  This is a photo of a dog standing.  But don't feel bad.  LOL.  There is someone advertizing a black stud male in Florida (for $300) who has the dog in the most impossible position.  It comes up alot in the ads.  It cracks me up everytime.  Look at some of the stack photos of the top dogs.  Or look at that thread on the show in China.  They have really nice stack photos. 

Good luck.  If you can't find someone doing the German style stacking to help you go to an AKC show and ask a GSD handler to help you out.  Those folks usually are up to it.  Dog might have the neck and head drawn up high but it would be better than just a photo of your dog on grass.

yea sunshine i've seen that one too!

I found that first teaching the "stand for exam" for AKC obedience it makes it a lot easier to get the dog to hold a stack for more than a second.  at least she knows that she is not supposed to move until released.

ProudPS is correct -personally i will only take a photo when the position is locked. You can train this yourself very very quickly.. i do .. by using the "clicker method" . Also pending the purpose of your photo .. never underestimate the background , and the lighting ... the second error in the photo presented. EG do not have anything in the background to take away your presentation .. plain rich green grass is usually best. without to much sunlight nor to little and from the correct direction [usually sun to your back .]