I'll venture a guess. In Goldens when we look at a potential pup's rear, besides the turn of stifle, length of second thigh and short hocks from the side we also lift the tail and see what it looks like from behind. There we want to see parallel hocks that don't turn in or out when lifted and plopped down naturally, not stacked AND the shape made by the inside inner thighs. A perfect upside down U that is a bit wide at the curve is what is desirable. If the upside down U is even slightly narrow it is believed to contribute to a weak rear. Other sporting breed people I know also look for this. Do the Cavalier breeders look for this in the same manner?
Terrie:) Bill and Sylvia Adamson wrote: > I see many Cavaliers I consider cowhocked, but am at a loss as to why, > as they appear to have a good turn of stifle, length of second thigh and > reasonably short hocks. In most sporting breeds this would give an > acceptable rear, why are Cavaliers different? > > Sylvia A. ========================================================= "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.
