Center of Gravity (GSD) - Page 1

Hi, I am interested in the Center of Gravity  of the german shepherd,anyone know how to know where is the Center of Gravity ?thank you very much!!

Looking for a "well balanced" dog, or helping the one you have find it's "Ki"?

Dog in Action: A Study of Anatomy and Locomotion, McDowell Lyon

center of gravity
That point in a dog's body in which all acting forces are equal; if the dog could be suspended on it, he would be in perfect balance.  It is located on the horizontal centerline, near the back edge of the forehand and not in the center of the dog's body.  Also it is the point in the front, rear or other assembly of bones when all opposing forces are equal.
 

As each dog is built differently, I assume the center of gravity will be different for each dog then right?  Could anyone take a photo of a dog and outline where that particular dog's center of gravity be?
Also, how would one find out where their dog's center of gravity be?

All quadruped animals are relatively the same I'd guess.  Sorry, I clipped the full title of the source above, Dog in Action: A Study of Anatomy and Locomotion As Applying to All Breeds.

Some dogs most definitely move very differently than others, and breed type alone does not sort this distinction.  Some dogs set off in a smooth even glide, while others move like a rocking horse.  Some are a little slow in the takeoff, and make up for speed initially lost with their power.  I would suppose, that the manner of locomotion is in due to not solely conformation, but also part learned behavior.  A byproduct of nature AND nurture.

Center of gravity is constant, but balance is dynamic, and relative to various factors such as conformation, angulation, fulcrum, leverage, power, momentum, weight.  Such things as shoulder slope (an oblique 45 degree angle being most efficient) and  position of the rear assembly are pertinent.  Here's some other semi-related terms defined by the source above. 

momentum arc
The arc over which the center of gravity travels when lifted and then carried foreward by momentum.

static balance
The balance of an assembly when it is not in motion; one of two phases of dynamic balance.

kinetic balance
The state of forces being in balance when in motion; angulation and conformation that give balance to the dog when he is moving.  It is a phase of dynamic balance.

lateral displacement
The force set up by the center of gravity moving from right to left and back when the dog is in motion, due to power being applied alternately on opposite sides of the body and the fact that the center of gravity is located in the front half rather than center of the body.

level gait
A gait in which there is little or no rise and fall to the whithers due to the action of the center of gravity in the dog's body.

low center of gravity front
a forehand in which the body has been let down closer to the ground between front leg assemblies in which the length rather than actual size of all bones has been reduced without affecting dynamic balance.

single tracking
When gaiting, the act of inclining the entire front and back leg inward so that the pads fall under, or nearly so, the vertical center of gravity in the body; the pad marks of all four feet approach a single center line.