Hi Susan, The AKC standard says:
GAIT Free moving and elegant in action, with good reach in front and sound, driving rear action. When viewed from the side, the movement exhibits a good length of stride, and viewed from front and rear it is straight and true, resulting from straight-boned fronts and properly made and muscled hindquarters. What more do you want to see spelled out? Take care, Jackie On 28 Mar 2002 at 14:28, Susan Jackson wrote: > I think the parallel movement is mentioned in the English standard, > but not the American standard (which supports the attitude that toys > are not supposed to be useful working dogs). Since I find the > Cavalier temperament/smarts wonderfully suitable for training in > obedience/agility, etc., I don't understand why correct movement is > not spelled out in our standard. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
