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Evangelina

by Evangelina on 04 January 2014 - 22:01

Hello everyone, I would really appreciate if any experienced handlers/breeders could help me out on this one.
 I have always taken my own dogs'/puppies' pictures, and I have been trying to take one again of my female
but I do not like how I am stacking her and there is something wrong obviously, I just don't know how to fix it :(
I gave up and decided to ask here on the forum. Also, maybe the camera isn't at the right angle??
This is my Remo daughter. 
Thanks a million in advance! :)





dragonfry

by dragonfry on 05 January 2014 - 00:01

Your stack is pretty close to correct. I would move her front feet back a little to make the legs straighter. Her foot should line up directly under the elbow, not as far forward as you have her.
The rear leg closest to the camera could also be a little straighter. Back foot is also turned out a tad. Toe in slightly will look nicer.
The first two photos show her length of body nicely but the last she is being pushed from behind and make her rear look too short and rounded. Not good. You don't want her to roach when her natural stack is much straighter.
Over all a nice looking girl.
Fry

Evangelina

by Evangelina on 05 January 2014 - 01:01

Thank you so much Fry!
Yes, I took the last picture earlier today and noticed it just didnt look right. So I took some more in the evening (which are the first two).
I will keep you advice in mind so I can get a better and more near perfect picture, I won't be satisfied until I get it right! :)
Evita

Dawulf

by Dawulf on 05 January 2014 - 22:01

Fry is right on all accounts. This link is one I've found helpful... good luck! She's a pretty girl!

http://www.germanshepherdguide.com/the-gsd-stack.html

Evangelina

by Evangelina on 06 January 2014 - 01:01

 I hadn't seen that website before, thank you so much Dawulf! And yes, she is my gorgeous little girl ;)

dogshome9

by dogshome9 on 06 January 2014 - 02:01

She is a beautiful girl, love her head and expression, dark mask, very nice

Your stack is better with you standing away from her as Dragonfly said just pull her front legs back under the elbows a little Thumbs Up

Q Man

by Q Man on 06 January 2014 - 15:01

Beautiful dog...I don't stack so I can't help you there...But I do know how hard it is to take pictures of my dogs and an awful lot of times by yourself...So I can appreciate how hard it is to do what you've done...I think you've done a super nice job...

~Bob~

Evangelina

by Evangelina on 06 January 2014 - 22:01

Thank you all for your nice comments! 
Bob, I know what you mean, I actually had someone at the camera while another held her favorite ball to keep her attention. 
Katinka is a very obedient dog, but if I try to take her picture and make too many funny noises to make her ears go up, she
comes running to me. Utter devotion... tell you what! LOL ;)

I just read my book (The German Shepherd Today) the chapter where it talks about stacking a GSD. I read it a long time ago but now it makes so much sense!
I am posting an excerpt here in case someone else in the future has a question about this, like me. I know I, for one thing, read this forum and have read many
interesting things.

"His left rear leg should be placed in position first, and to do this, hold his ruff with your right hand while you grasp his left hock with your left hand and place it
perpendicular to the ground. Make sure that the hock is in a straight line with his body and left front leg. Then place the right rear leg under his body until the toes
of the right foot are directly under the bend of stifle of the same leg. Make sure at this time that the right rear leg is in line with the right front, and that the hocks
are not turning in or out."

 

CMills

by CMills on 06 January 2014 - 23:01

'fry is correct, you have her front legs a tad too far out outstretched, they need to be pulled back till straight up and down. And try to straighten her back feet to be pointing straight forward. She is a beautiful dog!!

EuroShepherd

by EuroShepherd on 07 January 2014 - 09:01

Beautiful pictures, beautiful dog, very good stack!  Not perfect, but pretty good :)  As the others mentioned, having the front legs further back under her will improve the stack.  
May want to look into getting a stacking box and giant mirror on a wall.  Place her on the stacking box and look into the mirror to watch what your doing and position her til she looks at her best.  Also look into teaching her to self-stack.  She looks so good staying in the position that you put her in, I'm sure she'll train easily to self-stack...and dogs never look better than when they do it themselves  ;) 
Kudos on the background, I like it, does not distract from the dog and has nice contrast to her color.  So often the background in photos is messy, distracting, etc.  





 


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