Gemma 21 months

[trudy]

Any critiques on Gemma in motion?? She is 21 months and that was her intro to tending...she totally got it

[Stosh]

I love that picture!

[MaggieRoseLee]

Wow, great photo but kind of hard to judge structure. Video of her herding would have helped plus:

Originally Posted by lhczth

This forum is for critiquing structure and movement. All dogs/puppies must be stacked with photos taken from the side. Other photos that show them moving, from the front, back, and head shots are also allowed, but a stacked photo must be included.

Please see thread on stacking dogs HERE for help.

[lhczth]

Yes a stacked photo would be good.

She is showing good reach in front and her shoulder seems to be opening up nicely. Good drive from the rear. At the time this photo was taken she is falling a bit onto her forehand and looks a little roachy over the loin. I would guess that her withers are fairly flat.

[trudy]

thanks we didn't take video, I have hundreds of stills and picked one that I thought looked good, I know she was exhausted doing this, learning to watch the sheep from a distance, find and honor the boundaries, and ignore some people and pay attention only to me. I'll get a stacked pic and add it then too,

[trudy]

The stacked one was taken at about 18 months, and the herding is 21 months, I tried different angles and movements, and some looking forward...

[trudy]

a free standing one taken while herding

[1sttimeforgsd]

I don't know anything about herding, but I think that your dog looks amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[istie]

Lovely and such a great worker!
I think she is lovely, good luck with her