Does your GSD march like a soldier?

Kittilicious · 12-08-2011, 07:03 AM

Do any of your dogs walk like a soldier? Thats the only way I can describe it. When Knuckles walks, when he's really happy & sassy, lifting each front leg straight out in front of him. He looks like he's marching! LOL I've tried to get a video of it, but I haven't caught him yet or he stops and sits because he knows I have the camera. LOL

Anthony8858 · 12-08-2011, 07:24 AM

Yes. When we're on walks, I like to find a small branch, and give it to her to carry. She walks so proud. Head high, legs in a trot.

She also does that trot, when she grabs something in the house (like a sneaker or shoe), and thinks she got away with it.

I'll notice from the corner of my eye, her little prance with the sneaker in her mouth.

PaddyD · 12-08-2011, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Anthony8858

Yes. When we're on walks, I like to find a small branch, and give it to her to carry. She walks so proud. Head high, legs in a trot.

She also does that trot, when she grabs something in the house (like a sneaker or shoe), and thinks she got away with it.

I'll notice from the corner of my eye, her little prance with the sneaker in her mouth.

Yup, same here.
But so did my last dog that was a mutt.

Cheerful1 · 12-08-2011, 08:21 AM

I love the prance that Joey does when he finds a branch.

brembo · 12-08-2011, 06:20 PM

Banjo prances when he's got a toy, tail up, ears up and lots of bounce. When he's following me on my motorcycle he uses a very wolfish trot that wastes no energy. Tail low, head flat and ears forward, it looks like he could go hours with that gait. His sneaky movement is as fast as he can go without breaking into a trot, when I hear that foot pattern on the floor I know he's doing something naughty. He probably wonders how I can tell that, as I'll call his name from another room when I hear the sneak pattern.

ayoitzrimz · 12-09-2011, 09:33 AM

Yup, lots of prancing going around in our house. God forbid we dont pay attention when he found a stick and starts carrying it around, he'll prance around and make a huge deal over it

stephm · 12-09-2011, 12:23 PM

We have a good friend with a twisted sense of humor, he asked me one day if I knew why GSD had bad hips.....knowing Barg I said no why do they have bad hips?
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Cause when you aren't home they are doing the goose step all around the house eins zwei drei vier!!!!

12-08-2011, 07:03 AM	#1 (permalink)
Kittilicious Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,101	Does your GSD march like a soldier? Do any of your dogs walk like a soldier? Thats the only way I can describe it. When Knuckles walks, when he's really happy & sassy, lifting each front leg straight out in front of him. He looks like he's marching! LOL I've tried to get a video of it, but I haven't caught him yet or he stops and sits because he knows I have the camera. LOL __________________ - Berleen - Knuckles - born 8/21/11 - my big knucklehead and can't forget Saki; the Golden Retriever, Born 11/07/07 The felines that rule the house - Oliver, Serena, Sakura & Bastian. https://www.facebook.com/berleen

12-08-2011, 06:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
brembo Master Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Here, of course Posts: 696	Banjo prances when he's got a toy, tail up, ears up and lots of bounce. When he's following me on my motorcycle he uses a very wolfish trot that wastes no energy. Tail low, head flat and ears forward, it looks like he could go hours with that gait. His sneaky movement is as fast as he can go without breaking into a trot, when I hear that foot pattern on the floor I know he's doing something naughty. He probably wonders how I can tell that, as I'll call his name from another room when I hear the sneak pattern. __________________ I seem to have misplaced my occipital lobe, and as such cannot search for it. Do you see my dilemma?

12-08-2011, 07:24 AM	#2 (permalink)
Anthony8858 Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 1,313	Yes. When we're on walks, I like to find a small branch, and give it to her to carry. She walks so proud. Head high, legs in a trot. She also does that trot, when she grabs something in the house (like a sneaker or shoe), and thinks she got away with it. I'll notice from the corner of my eye, her little prance with the sneaker in her mouth.

12-08-2011, 08:21 AM	#4 (permalink)
Cheerful1 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Long Island/Pennsylvania Posts: 353	I love the prance that Joey does when he finds a branch.

12-09-2011, 09:33 AM	#6 (permalink)
ayoitzrimz Master Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York, NY Posts: 503	Yup, lots of prancing going around in our house. God forbid we dont pay attention when he found a stick and starts carrying it around, he'll prance around and make a huge deal over it

12-09-2011, 12:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
stephm New Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 15	We have a good friend with a twisted sense of humor, he asked me one day if I knew why GSD had bad hips.....knowing Barg I said no why do they have bad hips? . . . . Cause when you aren't home they are doing the goose step all around the house eins zwei drei vier!!!!

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