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Structure in Action- The Making of A Durable Dog by Pat Hastings with Wendy E. Wallace, DVM cVA and Erin Ann RouseIn today's realm of canine performance events, the canine athlete may be holding down the couch one day, hitting the weave poles the next and entering an earthdog competition to round out the weekend! The jobs that most dogs are bred for are rooted primarily in utility and understanding the "why" behind each breeds structure has largely been relegated to the breed ring.
Canine judge and evaluator, Pat Hastings, explores the dog from head to tail in this fascinating book and details how a dog's structure can enhance or inhibit its ability to perform.
Structure in Action- The Making of a Durable Dog is a well illustrated evaluation of a dog's ability to perform his intended purpose whether retrieving game, guarding livestock, tracking lost people or pulling sleds. If a working dog isn't durable, it will lack longevity. This book is FULL of photographic examples and will be an instant classic!
Chapters include:
- Introduction
- Points of the Dog
- Bone Structure of the Dog
- Muscles of the Dog
- Chapter 1- Head and Neck
- Mouth
- Occlusion
- Malocclusion
- Bites
- Scissors Bite
- Dropped Incisors
- Undershot
- Overshot
- Even or Level Bite
- Open Bite
- Wry Mouth
- Base Narrow Canines
- Narrow Upper and Lower Jaw
- Lance Canine
- Anterior Cross Bite
- Posterior Cross Bite
- Teeth
- Missing Teeth
- Extra Teeth
- Retained Puppy Teeth
- Slow Erupting Puppy Teeth
- Delayed Eruption of Permanent Teeth
- Underjaw
- Jaws
- Eyes
- Nose
- Nostrils
- Stenotic Nares
- Split Nose
- Ears
- Neck
- Short Neck
- Long Neck
- Bull Neck
- Stovepipe Neck
- Ewe Neck
- Chapter 2- Body
- Bone
- Withers
- Flat Withers
- High Withers
- Back and Topline
- Short Back
- Weak Union
- Soft Topline (swayback)
- Roached Topline
- Sloped Topline
- High Hips and/or High Rear
- Croup and Tail Set
- Too Steep or Too Rounded Croup (and/or low tail set)
- Flat Croup (and high tail set)
- Short Croup
- Wry Tail (tail to one side)
- Chest and Ribs
- Pigeon Breast
- Wide Chest or Barrel Ribs
- Slab-Sided
- Herring Gut
- Wasp Waist
- Shallow Chest
- Chest Too Deep
- Heart-Shaped Ribs
- Loin
- Muscle
- Kinked Tail
- Chapter 3- Front Assembly
- Shoulders
- Straight Shoulders and Wrinkles
- Wide Shoulders and Wrinkles
- Narrow or Tight Shoulders
- High Shoulders
- Upper Arm
- Short Upper Arm
- Long Upper Arm
- Elbows
- Prosternum
- Front Too Far Forward
- Base Wide or Barrel Ribs
- Pasterns
- Long Pasterns
- Too Short and Upright Pasterns
- Weak Pasterns
- Knuckling Over
- High or Short Toes
- Length of Leg
- Legs Too Long (over 50:50)
- Legs Too Short (under 50:50)
- Placement of Feet
- Feet
- Daisy Clipping
- References
- Chapter 4- Rear Assembly
- Gaiting and Movement
- Pacing
- Sidewinding or Crabbing
- Stutter Step
- Hindquarters
- Short Rear Legs or Short Hindquarters
- Long Rear Legs or Overangulation
- Long Lower Thigh
- Knees Out
- Legs Turn
- Hocks
- Cow Hocks
- Barrel Hocks
- Sickle Hocks
- Slipped Hocks
- Narrow Rear
- Thin Thighs
- Rolling Off Pads
- Chapter 5- The Balanced Partnership
- Partnering with Dogs
- Acts of Balance
- No One's Perfect
Structure in Action- The Making of A Durable Dog by Pat Hastings with Wendy E. Wallace, DVM cVA and Erin Ann Rouse, 2011, 162 pages, B&W photos.
