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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  Use whatever word you want  But if the dog doesn't move correctly that means there is something is wrong with it structurely so therefore may not be breed worthy. Gait and structure go hand in hand in my opinion so how a dog moves is important as well for breeding purposes |
so much agree here. Albeit given proper handling of the Yorkie. Each and every dog has an ideal pace at trot around the ring. It is the very good handlers that get that, in fact search for that ideal pace for your dog.
My new handler for Razz, I told her verbally about his pace ideal, yet in the first couple of shows, she paced him incorrectly, so he was pulling at the lead, acting up, doing all sorts of yucky things. I showed her the videos. Then we went to a private place, and I said watch, and I brought him around the ring, and down and back. I said this dog has a huge reach and drive, and you must extend your legs to meet that. Point was made, and then she practised with him in the ring. And she said "gail' wow just wow: that boy can really really move out. Uh huh, but he can still be fractious, and is certainly stubborn. But he will almost "always" want to move and move "fast". That is his natural speed.
My Magic has a different speed. Slower than Razz even though he is 3x his size, but at that speed, with all things being right in the world, he will show an extended trot. Truly the extended trot is floating in the ring, and if you see a 120 or so pound dog do this, it is breathtaking. There is a ground covering/eating stride, the head is held steady, the topline steady, it is truely poetry in motion. There is a firm very firm footfall, that elastically releases from the ground, and they literally devour the ground beneath them.