Absolutely. I would take him at his natural state more so that you stacking him. As you said, you're considered a novice handler and maybe you're stacking him inappropriately- my recc. would be to have a professional handler stack him for you on a table so you can take photos! Then critisize your "eye" from there. It's FABULOUS that you're this nit picky! Bravo, we need more people out there like you w/ this breed especially.
How old did you say he is? My male had a growth spirt of almost half an inch at age three and it came from his pasterns! Now, this is uncommon, but does occur. Is it possible that he's still growing? An x-ray of the pasterns from your vet will be the tell all if so-it's one of the best locations to "check in" on a dog's growth plates. |