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Jason,

I used that as an illustration. And I think it probably got your attention....

There will always be feeder bucket dogs, and there will always be folks that insist upon conformation events as being "cosmetic".....

Form follows function....if we ignore the form, then we stand to lose the function.



how does a bumble bee fly? According to science it's not possible given there structure, weighty, and density. LOL LOL

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In your opinion, how fast do you like to see a dog move when he is gaited?
The reason I ask is that I have a dog with what I consider to be an extraordinarily fine gait, but I have little show experience with hounds. When I have entered this dog in shows, several different judges have reprimanded me for moving him along too quickly. I think a trot shows how well he moves better than a slow walk, but apparently a trot is not traditional in UKC shows. I haven't seen anything about the pace of the gait in ukc rules or breed standards. I'd like to show this dog's gait off to best advantage. Is it ok to move him along at a brisk walk for me?


Emily,

I don't have a problem with a "trot"...but I too would probably ask you to slow it down a notch...if for no other reason that the rest of your competitors are not going to trot, and my job is to compare.

I would ask the judge which gait....

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how does a bumble bee fly? According to science it's not possible given there structure, weighty, and density. LOL LOL


Well Jason, number one, I'm not sure that your science is "correct"....cause it's for sure that they can fly....not very well mind you...but they can.

Secondly, bumblebees reproduce via natural selection...dogs do not. Any time we make "artificial" breeding decisions, we stand in the way of natures laws and we muck around with "survival of the fittest"...

I for one don't want a cast of dogs going through the woods like a herd of bumblebees, with bad hips, bad knees, bad feet, and overbites!

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