> I agree that when moved at speed movement diverges from the above towards > the centre line - but that is when a dog is moving fast.
At a walk dogs move parallel. The second they *start* to pick up speed the legs *start* to converge. The more speed they pick up, the more the legs converge. This is not an either or thing--it is a how much thing: no speed--no converging, a little speed--a little converging, a lot of speed--a lot of converging. At a correct show gait, the legs will converge in a properly made dog. A correct show gait is not a walk, it is a trot so there is some speed involved. Physics requires that a dog converge towards the center of gravity. If it does not it will sway from side to side. So will a human. Swaying from side to side is not fluid-like, smooth movement. A dog who moves like this will not be efficient or smooth and will tire easily. If one is going to breed against physics, you will need to breed an improperly structured dog or accept excess movement from side to side--a dog that will tire quickly because it is using excess effort to move and a dog that will *wear down* over the years due to this excess movement. Laura Lang Roycroft Cavaliers ========================================================= "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.
