tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post7809438936291828301..comments2024-03-16T12:45:12.251-04:00Comments on Raised By Wolves: Double-Suspension of DisbeliefHeather Houlahanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-11833032721481115862012-11-25T20:29:23.560-05:002012-11-25T20:29:23.560-05:00Well, anon, way to NOT READ THE POST.
What you &q...Well, anon, way to NOT READ THE POST.<br /><br />What you "believe" is immaterial.<br /><br />Thank you for playing, try again.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-25378427871399942132012-11-14T16:21:03.193-05:002012-11-14T16:21:03.193-05:00there's a second element to double suspension ...there's a second element to double suspension gallop besides airborne with front paws to the front and back paws to the back. it's called DOUBLE suspension because the animal must also be airborne at TWICE during their gallop. this happens when the front paws are pointed back and the back paws are pointed forward, basically crossing midair. check if your dog does that. i believe it's only cheetahs and sighthounds that do that, possibly horses (not sure).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-78444172750060839222011-10-01T10:11:22.690-04:002011-10-01T10:11:22.690-04:00Thanks for lesson, anonymous.
There is no gallopi...Thanks for lesson, anonymous.<br /><br />There is no galloping gait in which the animal is fully suspended at extension and not at collection.<br /><br />The conventional single-suspension gallop always involves full suspension at collection, as does the double-suspension.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-41944986925615211142011-10-01T02:43:09.353-04:002011-10-01T02:43:09.353-04:00These are cool pics and comments, but double suspe...These are cool pics and comments, but double suspension means the dog is airborne twice in it's gait: once at contraction and once at extension. A picture of your dog airborne during extension does not indicate a double suspension gait by itself, you have to capture them in the air with all four feet together, coiled up for the next leap, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-10836244171664191512010-02-16T19:57:51.303-05:002010-02-16T19:57:51.303-05:00Several examples here. Does it count when you'...Several examples <a href="http://www.walkerthetoypoodle.com/candid.html" rel="nofollow">here</a>. Does it count when you're the size of a dust mote?Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-10359879052755076732010-01-24T15:02:02.956-05:002010-01-24T15:02:02.956-05:00Glad you enjoyed Alpaugh, great coursing. Good to ...Glad you enjoyed Alpaugh, great coursing. Good to see George and Doc John are still walking the fields. They both have had adventures abroad that include stories of Arabia and Africa.2dogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404158920636015497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-6160242066962546072010-01-19T01:30:12.619-05:002010-01-19T01:30:12.619-05:00Aside from the previous pics, I recalled another s...Aside from the previous pics, I recalled another series of that same bitch running up the dogwalk. It's an interesting series, as she appears to move from double suspension to single as she gets up the ramp. In the first photo, while in collection, she isn't suspended, but I think that's because of when the photographer snapped. You can see the photos on my LJ account, I just posted them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-26172988346575753162010-01-18T18:03:23.854-05:002010-01-18T18:03:23.854-05:0018-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, suspended...18-month-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, suspended at extension:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/effd/1390434341/sizes/m/in/set-72157602041584857/<br /><br />and collection:<br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/effd/1390433299/sizes/m/in/set-72157602041584857/<br /><br />Making it work for her a couple years later:<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ccwdCsIX-4g<br /><br />SarahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-79749851672559356702010-01-15T20:55:51.805-05:002010-01-15T20:55:51.805-05:00Dobermans very commonly gallop using the DSG gait....Dobermans very commonly gallop using the DSG gait. The gait is slightly different for a DSG than a regular gallop (or so I am told by various books). I find taking video of moving dogs then pulling out the frames for extension & collection airborne frames is easier.<br /><br />Vivienne - ozdobe on ljAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-70243228151673258142010-01-13T09:34:31.238-05:002010-01-13T09:34:31.238-05:00Heather, great post! I'll be looking for this ...Heather, great post! I'll be looking for this in our dogs now. :) I was wondering if you'd post a link (or something) to the information on dewclaws briefly mentioned. Sounds quite interesting.<br />Thanks,<br />KrystalThe Beershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05267103474243391393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-44165903816611709942010-01-03T19:03:24.746-05:002010-01-03T19:03:24.746-05:00Also, I'm not sure if this qualifies, but it c...Also, I'm not sure if <a href="http://dreamdogsart.typepad.com/art/2009/12/happy-new-year.html" rel="nofollow">this</a> qualifies, but it certainly does raise the bar for artistic merit.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-85956349079266713302010-01-03T16:58:33.543-05:002010-01-03T16:58:33.543-05:00I've got a few photos of corgis at full all-fe...I've got a few photos of corgis at full all-feet-off the ground gallop, but I'll have to find the box they're in- they're archaic film. :PCaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224688543168725516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-84178835420705313762010-01-03T13:44:10.850-05:002010-01-03T13:44:10.850-05:00Yeah, probably a leap - but cool to see him so hap...Yeah, probably a leap - but cool to see him so happy!<br /><br />Rachael RoperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-77083918241334482022010-01-03T12:04:09.282-05:002010-01-03T12:04:09.282-05:00Rachel, re: Skeeter -- hard to tell, because he...Rachel, re: Skeeter -- hard to tell, because he's not on flat ground -- is that a gallop, or a leap up onto the rocks?Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-15951247333921116042010-01-03T11:12:15.228-05:002010-01-03T11:12:15.228-05:00That is a very cool photo series Gina -- and a gre...That is a very cool photo series Gina -- and a great documentation of the "conventional" single suspension gallop.<br /><br />I suspect that the non-sighthounds that we have photographed airborne will <i>usually</i> use the regular gait at a gallop, while the sighthounds will almost always double-suspend.<br /><br />Pip was coming off of five days of concentrated body work (we were enrolled in a workshop). She's probably never felt so good. In addition, during that week, and because of the body work, she was able to let go of her state of deep mourning for Lilly, who had left us about six weeks before.<br /><br />That extended gallop is an expression of pure physical and emotional joy and well-being.<br /><br />Look at the beautiful flexing arch of her back. Look at her reach and extension -- not just her legs, but her neck. She's as supple as a ballerina and as powerful as a linebacker.<br /><br />We should all get a chance to feel that good.Heather Houlahanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13891198124130533198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-65441442425263799272010-01-03T10:39:26.783-05:002010-01-03T10:39:26.783-05:00I like this series by Xan Latta, of her puppy Boy ...I like this series by Xan Latta, of her puppy Boy Wonder in action: <br /><br />http://www.flickr.com/photos/xanboozled/4146717503/sizes/l/Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269415397411374828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-91759590636132254142010-01-03T02:36:45.099-05:002010-01-03T02:36:45.099-05:00Heather - check out the latest picture of Skeeter ...Heather - check out the latest picture of Skeeter on the montana es list - it is late, but to my tired eyes it looks like a huge double suspension!<br /><br />Rachael RoperAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-23487096236697405932010-01-02T23:33:37.819-05:002010-01-02T23:33:37.819-05:00I might have an airborne photo of my rough collie....I might have an airborne photo of my rough collie. If I do, I'll send it to you.sfoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641207520270872175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-52975250427924603702010-01-02T23:10:39.672-05:002010-01-02T23:10:39.672-05:00Jesus X. Christ on a pogo stick, I was just out wi...Jesus X. Christ on a pogo stick, I was just out with Libby and Romeo playing exhaust-a-dog, and I think I got at least one shot of one them with all four in the air. How hard are these guys trying?Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18015219452269186971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-58790360708814055622010-01-02T20:41:26.727-05:002010-01-02T20:41:26.727-05:00Heather, thank you for this wonderful blog on OFC,...Heather, thank you for this wonderful blog on OFC, sighthounds and dogs in general. As a borzoi person who only gets to dream about running live jacks I'm very jealous and wish that more sighthounds had that opportunity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-87234985063492967082010-01-02T20:27:02.475-05:002010-01-02T20:27:02.475-05:00Ah, beautiful Alpaugh. Charles Manson is just up ...Ah, beautiful Alpaugh. Charles Manson is just up the road in Corcoran, IIRC. Well-lit at night, Corcoran. I snark a bit because I am insanely jealous you got to go coursing. <br /><br />Twenty-five years or so ago I took my first border collie to Alpaugh to work with a fine trainer there, and the trainer's property was next to a large fenced yard filled with salukis. Be a kick if those dogs belonged to people your correspondents knew back in the day.<br /><br />I want to film my whippety landshark at top speed now.Luisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04042236324318156854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-34501126202514278762010-01-02T11:28:00.303-05:002010-01-02T11:28:00.303-05:00Heather, if you'll supply an email address, I&...Heather, if you'll supply an email address, I'll provide some photos. <br /><br />Also since you were out in the Central Valley, near Lost Hills, I'll send you a bit about Valley Fever. One of my friend's two year old retriever was just diagnosed with the condition three weeks after competing in a hunt test in that area. It's becoming known as the "Valley Fever Capitol of the world."ArdenwoodPattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03556534944355907039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-87910245391101269612010-01-02T10:59:48.382-05:002010-01-02T10:59:48.382-05:00"People vigorously disputed whether a horse w..."People vigorously disputed whether a horse was ever airborne at the gallop before Leland Stanford hired Muybridge to settle the question."<br /><br />I can actually point to the stretch of ground where this happened, here in Sacramento. <br /><br />Along 21st Street, which used to be part of a horse-racing track. <br /><br />http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=38.581795,-121.47595&z=19&t=h&hl=en<br /><br />The street is still wide at this point because of this history. :)Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269415397411374828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-64134727742340978372010-01-02T10:48:38.308-05:002010-01-02T10:48:38.308-05:00I'm liking winter. You are stuck inside and so...I'm liking winter. You are stuck inside and so you write more. I'm selfish: I like that!Ginahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269415397411374828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5810033429461791744.post-90153151982719219932010-01-02T08:06:41.037-05:002010-01-02T08:06:41.037-05:00Great post!!
My dogo pit mix is one of the fastest...Great post!!<br />My dogo pit mix is one of the fastest dogs (outside of true coursing hounds) I have seen and is airborne quite often!! I am now curious about the length of his stride - I am going to go measure it in the snow!!! Unfortunately, my camera is not good enough to catch him as he flies by me- it is always a blur!!!ooglebloopshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14222611602787757388noreply@blogger.com