Right now, Leo seems to be better balanced. Looks like he has nice movement. I would like to see more muscle tone and definition- that alone would improve his looks bigtime. Ruby also looks very nice, but at this point I'd like to see how she finally matures. Her topline looks a little odd and I also would like to see a motion photo. If you have closeups of Leo's stacks that would be great as these are tough to really examine.
Ruby and Leo's most recent stacks
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lol - I dont know how good I am doing at these - but I thought I would share some of the pictures of Ruby and Leo from the Premier.
Ruby Stacked @ 14 months :
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What I see with Ruby :
I really like her head and her ear set. I think her eyes could be a weeee bit darker but they're not bad, excellent leather pigment, good expression, she's got a pretty good shoulder, needs more withers, pasterns could be a little more upright, needs more chest, could have a little more bone, good angulation in the rear, good tail set, good feet, steep croup, good height (23.5), needs to gaaaaaiiin weight! She's got a high metabolism and a very athletic build and trying to put weight on her is like trying to beat my head into the wall!!
I dont have any good movement pictures of her where she's not being a clown - but she's got alot of front end movement.
What do ya'll think?
Leo Stacked @ 9 months :
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And a Leo Movement Shot :
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What I see with Leo :
Bone - he neeeeeds bone - that's going to be his weakest point. He's starting to show some of his secondary sex characteristics : some back skull, some rib spring...he's got a great earset, good pigment, steep shoulder, good pasterns, feet could be tighter, pretty good chest for his age, good topline but the croup is steep. In the one picture I know he looks like he has plug in tail - but that's mostly because he was in the pool the day before and had a cowlick - I wasnt feeling too grooming savy. Good expression, good rear angulation. He needs more bone. He moves like a tanker - tons of power in the rear and drives through that way - he's frequently got all four feet off the ground - though I think his front end needs to catch up with the rear.
Anyway - I kind of wanted to get what i thought out and see what everyone else thought
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~Cate
Ruby Stacked @ 14 months :
What I see with Ruby :
I really like her head and her ear set. I think her eyes could be a weeee bit darker but they're not bad, excellent leather pigment, good expression, she's got a pretty good shoulder, needs more withers, pasterns could be a little more upright, needs more chest, could have a little more bone, good angulation in the rear, good tail set, good feet, steep croup, good height (23.5), needs to gaaaaaiiin weight! She's got a high metabolism and a very athletic build and trying to put weight on her is like trying to beat my head into the wall!!
I dont have any good movement pictures of her where she's not being a clown - but she's got alot of front end movement.
What do ya'll think?
Leo Stacked @ 9 months :
And a Leo Movement Shot :
What I see with Leo :
Bone - he neeeeeds bone - that's going to be his weakest point. He's starting to show some of his secondary sex characteristics : some back skull, some rib spring...he's got a great earset, good pigment, steep shoulder, good pasterns, feet could be tighter, pretty good chest for his age, good topline but the croup is steep. In the one picture I know he looks like he has plug in tail - but that's mostly because he was in the pool the day before and had a cowlick - I wasnt feeling too grooming savy. Good expression, good rear angulation. He needs more bone. He moves like a tanker - tons of power in the rear and drives through that way - he's frequently got all four feet off the ground - though I think his front end needs to catch up with the rear.
Anyway - I kind of wanted to get what i thought out and see what everyone else thought
~Cate
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These are a sort of freestand picture I have of Ruby that shows her topline naturally a little better I think - I think perhaps I need some work on stacking her.
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This is the closest thing I have to a decent trotting picture of her - but the ground was really uneven.
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~Cate
This is the closest thing I have to a decent trotting picture of her - but the ground was really uneven.
~Cate
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As Promised : these might be a little better (at least the one of Ruby might 
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~Cate
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~Cate
Leo just keeps getting better with age, so far. Males often go into a "teenage uglies" stage just after a year.
I wouldn't bait Ruby's head up so far. It makes her shoulder look even more upright. Try standing farther away (I know -- it takes work) and baiting her so that her muzzle is parallel with the ground.
Like this:
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I wouldn't bait Ruby's head up so far. It makes her shoulder look even more upright. Try standing farther away (I know -- it takes work) and baiting her so that her muzzle is parallel with the ground.
Like this:
Ruby is very nice, can't wait to see her filled out. I do wish she had a bit more bone, though. Leo really improved. He's long, but he does have decent bone and looks very nice. Ruby wins the tail beauty contest hands down.
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Both look very good in their own right.
Both look very good in their own right.
Andaka - thanks for the advice! a friend suggested I try to get her to lean forward a little bit, and I think it did good things with the stack...but I need to push the Lure down.
And thanks to everyone for the critiques.
I think that GSD people like big fluffy tails...every time I post pictures of Ruby everyone comments on her big fluffy tail. I love it myself...and so does she...LOL - she uses it like a trollop...shameless girl
~Cate
And thanks to everyone for the critiques.
I think that GSD people like big fluffy tails...every time I post pictures of Ruby everyone comments on her big fluffy tail. I love it myself...and so does she...LOL - she uses it like a trollop...shameless girl
~Cate
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