> She calls it a lucky elbow..similar to another older breeder..who was it? > that called them champion elbows.
I like the puppies with markings on the elbows too, and I know why. They appear to create an illusion of a more compact or cobby body/better length of leg--even if the dog is not wonderfully endowed with these characteristics. So it can be a *lucky* elbow in many cases. One of my bitches is a tinch more up on leg than I prefer therefore I do not perceive her outline and body type as my ideal. On her show side it is obvious this is so. On her other side however, the red goes right down past her elbow. It truly seems to *hide* her lack of perfect body/leg proportions unless I take a better look. Sometimes having the color down the elbow also creates an illusion of better shoulder layback as well. Markings can play tricks on our eyes, especially for those individuals who are more right brained than left brained. Laura Lang ========================================================= "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.
