#also just as an aside but you'd think an all-breed judge would have chosen better photos for some of these dogs

[doberbutts]

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@doberbutts you might be interested in the first link in the post, it goes into many other breeds on show leads displaying flying trots

I have seen those links. My point still stands: a difference in breed history shows difference in structure, and probably needs to be considered there somewhere. The featured dogs are not in a flying trot and I would even call it dishonest to imply that they are. They are in a regular trot, and some of them a poorly angulated one at that. Look at the shapes the legs make as they cross over, how some don’t even cross over at all vs others have huge overlaps. How some of these featured dogs are single track vs double track. How high or low the head is as the dog moves.

These may seem like little nit-pick details but they are vastly important when examining a dog and its movement in comparison to breed history. What is also left out of the article is how fast these other breeds are moving and for how long can they keep the gait steady before tiring and slowing.

All breeds can double-suspension gallop, but I don’t see anyone arguing that perhaps sighthounds are the best at it, and specific sighthounds are the best at doing it at high speeds for incredible durations while maintaining balance with sharp turns and sudden stops. So if we can understand that about the more extreme-appearing structure of the azawakh rather than going “why don’t they look more moderate like greyhounds, those can double-suspension gallop too”, why is it so difficult to consider the GSD may also be unique in that regard?

Especially when considering that even well balanced GSDs will perform a flying trot with ease completely naturally when patrolling a fence line or when somewhat aroused on a walk.

#also just as an aside but you'd think an all-breed judge would have chosen better photos for some of these dogs #if he wanted to prove a point why select overly angulated or under angulated non-GSDs to ~prove~ that they can flying trot #it doesn't even look the same #I'm just starting in conformation with two non-GSDs and I can see that