why does german shepherd dog put one of their hind legs extremely back than the other ?

Answer 1

What you are talking about is when a dog does a natural stack. The Shepherds are stacked in this way in the ring, as it shows the judge the structure of and angles of the dog. You will see a lot of Shepherds stack naturally. There is nothing wrong with this at all.

These are the stats from the OFA site on the GSD http://www.offa.org/stats.html#breed and this is the list for Tom's breed the beagle! http://www.offa.org/stats.html#breed Hmmmm, very interesting, the GSD is ranked 39th on the list for HD and the beagle is ranked 44th on the list for HD. So Tom, you really need to get your facts straight on this one. As a comparison, the Main Coon Cat is ranked worse than a German Shepherd when it comes to hip dysplasia with the OFA. You might ask Tom, why beagles are stacked in the ring with the handler holding there tail up as the judge goes over them. Stacking is done to show off the attributes of a certain breed.

Also, even my East German import male stacks as well. So Tom is not right about the police line dogs either.
This is a link to a Pohranicni straze line import *****. Tom for you, that is what most police departments are using, the Czech border patrol lines. You can see, even she is stacked in the picture of her. http://dragongsd.com/FamilyTrainedDogs.html granted this girl is not as angulated as the American show lines are, but she is still stacked. There is nothing wrong with a GSD doing this.

Answer 2

regrettably, it is amazingly very uncomplicated to work out interior the AKC instruct ring. Many AKC German Shepherd breeders (surely no longer all - i'm no longer implying a stereotype) breed for this important angulation of their canine. For a GSD to succeed and aggressive in an AKC ring it merely approximately has to have this great rear angulation. once you spot the canine come out of the ring and stroll around it is unhappy to work out how they actually pass (they *would* have a great gait while shifting interior the ring). Many AKC GSD breeders do no longer paintings their canine - those canine have not have been given any working skill. easily, I have not have been given any theory why those breeders breed the canine the way they do different than for the certainty that they want to do properly interior the AKC ring. yet to place your self interior the eyes of the judges and sweetness how they are in a position to place those canine? it is insane. As an AKC choose, i would not place maximum of those canine. A German Shepherd could pass in a fashion which you will tell that they might paintings all day - as they have been bred to do. A German Shepherd breeder could take each and every thing into consideration to offer the finished GSD - individual who has a stable temperament, stable working skill, great well being, and appropriate conformation. right here in crucial Minnesota we've many German Shepherd breeders. i can merely say that I surely have on no account considered a badly equipped GSD at our UKC conformation exhibits right here. confident, there are some that have not have been given the *superb* conformation, yet they're no longer something like lots of the AKC canine which you spot. The well being, temperament, and working skill of the canine right here is likewise great. there grew to become right into a choose a pair weeks in the past that talked to a team human beings whilst we've been interior the ring. He reported, "you understand, at present I surely have been complaining plenty pertaining to to the conventional of the German Shepherds I surely have been seeing interior the ring, yet from judging on the instant i understand that there are nevertheless high quality German Shepherds available. it is an extremely high quality team of canine."

Answer 3

Actually TOM, according to OFA, GSD are ranked 39th in the hip stats.
The top breeds for percent dysplastic are:
Bulldog
Pug
Dogue De Bordeaux
Neo Mastiff
Saint Bernard

I agree the breed was butchered and should NOT stack like that...it is sickening actually, but most of the time, it is NOT due to CHD!!

I can sadly tell you that I have seen over the years, through the vet hospitals, MANY QUALITY champion GSD that had such sloping rears and toplines that it effected the dogs movement to the point that a CALLOUS formed where the hocks rubbed together. I guess that is considered a GOOD thing, but it makes me ill. Many also had a bald spot and callous on the entire hock because it bared weight there all the time. That is NOT normal!!!
Can a dog like that really do the work it was bred for????? Sad.

Answer 4

The german shepard's leg is supposed to do that, thats how the dog is built. If you ever watch any of the AKC dog shows, they claim that because of how low their hips are, one leg should be farther back than the other. This is a more comfortable position for them. So don't worry, its not a serious problem or anything.

Answer 5

Welcome to the world of AMERICAN SHEPHERDS. German dogs do that too, to an extend, but not like these mongrels you see being paraded around here as REAL Shepherds. It is a show thing that please the show crowd. Never mind what that type of look and style of breeding does for the REAL purpose of the dog. Take a look at some web sites in Europe that breed WORKING shepherds and look at the difference, then tell me. WAY TO GO TORBAY.

Answer 6

Do you mean when the dog is just standing up? That doesnt sound too good. have you had it checked out with the vets? German shepherds are notorious for having trouble with their hips because of the slope of their back and the pressure it puts on hips and legs.
It maybe nothing but as a caring owner i would recommend that you take your dog to the vet and just get it looked at. Good luck.

Answer 7

it is natural, first answer is right. I trained mine to do that for showing, it shows off their lumbar/hip line and their natural stance. It is not harmful (unles syou have them doing it for hours! Which is just plain mad!) and there is nothing like a well groomed smart and well trained GSD.

Answer 8

Someone way back when won with a GSD by doing that, so it became "the thing to do in the US". If you will notice however all of the GSDs used for service/police work come from Europe where they do not stack the dogs that way. You will also notice if you check OFA stats that GSDs have the worst hips of any breed.

Answer 9

It's not german shepared dogs. It's just your dog

Answer 10

I believe it is a show stance.