I am not sure whether the right comparison is B and C, or B and D - this seems to be about the depth of body vs leg, this depth of chest behind...
The shoulder and rear angles are a health and performance issue though (unlike the nose, tail and ears). And I'm not calling anyone's dog ugly! :)...
And, to be fair, if you overlaid an angle diagram on those two photos, the show line dog looks to my eye (without the diagram imposed), to be far...
I think it is happening because the barrel chest requirement has been exaggerated, and the dog has to stay within the height limit. If you select...
Ah, Pippa, that photo would only be fair if the camera is at the exact same distance from each dog. :)
Gosh! This is an old thread - it was started 2 years ago! I do like hearing what people do with their dogs though. :) Charlie doesn't get more...
