#canine structure

[darkwood-sleddog]

@vikings-and-dragonflies asked what a croup was. It’s the area of the dog where the top line begins to slope towards the tail. Here’s a nice diagram of dog structural terms:

[westie-impostor]

For a pet dog that has awful structure, I think she looks pretty darn good right now.  

She weighed in at 21.2 pounds today when we went to Petsmart, which is down about a pound and a half from her heaviest.

(She learned that if she gets on the scale at Petsmart, she will get a treat. 😅)

Also, check out miss nakey rat after her grooming today.

[crippledhockwalker]

Have a terrible 13 month Castiel stack. He’s holding together but barely. Hoping his chest drops and his front settles soon.

[continent-of-wild-endeavor]

Look at my beautiful dog

[serioussylus-blog]

In other news this is the best picture of Sylus I've ever taken in my life. You can actually see his muscle structure and overall structure.

[crispbean]

Cuchulainn (Hakuzan no Sekirou Hakuzan Ryousou), who appears overangulated per the NIPPO standard.

Especially at 1&2, in the frontquarters, and then 5&6, in the hindquarters.

[crippledhockwalker]

Photos by the amazing Jordan Isom (Jordan’s Photography on FB). Castiel going Winners Dog at Great Barrington KC last weekend for 2 points toward his AKC championship. Also check out one of our trainers in the back mentally yelling at me for having bait in my hand while gaiting.

[crippledhockwalker]

At class with @the-multiverse-and-me and Yanna.