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Perspectives

COMMENTS FROM EVALUATORS

DOG A DOG B

• Balanced front and rear angles, hocks may be a
tad long, level topline, looks like a good tail set,
nice coat, nice overall puppy.
• I like B’s hind leg over E’s hind leg. He may not
have a deep enough stop.
• I think he may be a little less mature than the
others. Ears may be set a little low. The neck • Lacks angles and is too square.
appears a little short, but overall, I think he has • Too square. Chest and elbow are level.
good balance. • Has a short back that makes the proportion
• The rear is smaller than the front and it’s over- bad between neck and back. Level topline. Nice
angulated. head. I like the tail set-right in the middle of the

• Has a short humerus and the pup is over- pelvis bone.
angulated behind. • Too square and light-boned but OK proportions.
• Too short in back. • Very good topline and underline, very good

• Straight in the shoulder. position of tail, shape of skull is still juvenile.
• Looks sickle-hocked, has a shorter neck, is short • Incorrect proportions in that pup is too square.
in the back, and the topline rises. • Nice balance overall but has less bone and butt
• Excellent angulations. Very good ears and behind.
position of tail. The shape of skull is acceptable • Nice puppy who is less mature.
for the age. Well defined stop. Hocks are high. • A little high on leg.
• Very nice pup. Looks too up on leg and too
short-backed.
Comments by author

Lots of substance. Great shelf. The tibia is
longer than the femur, resulting in sickle Comments by author
hocks. The shoulder is not upright, but Slightly too close to square in silhouette. Could
it is moved forward…”shoulder up in the use more substance and more length of back.
neck”. Note that a vertical line dropped Beautiful neck and shoulder. Nice upper arm
from the top of the withers falls in front (humerus) with an evident fore chest. The pelvis
of the point of the elbow. Poor balance is oriented steeply creating an imbalance in
between forequarters and hindquarters. forequarters versus hindquarters. Hocks turned
Correct length of muzzle. Parallel head in- would need to see him move to determine
planes. Lower jaw appears weak. The pup whether it is a cow-hocked conformation or
appears unsure and so has dropped its just instability on the table. Good topline. Good
ears temporarily. muzzle. Could use a more prominent stop.

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