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Post by JenvyBritts on May 31, 2009 11:09:07 GMT -5
I want to discuss fronts and chests. I've been noticing a lot of Britts lack chest, and many have a very straight front. I'm new to the breed, coming from working breeds, so I'm used to a very pronounced forechest and deep chest.
Could someone please explain to me what a correct Brittany front and chest looks like? If you have photos to include that'd be wonderful!
Thanks!
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Post by bbds on Jun 1, 2009 20:54:21 GMT -5
 Hows my Tanner look to you?? Robbie |
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Post by JenvyBritts on Jun 1, 2009 23:55:45 GMT -5
Wow Robbie he looks great!!! Hows he been doing at shows?
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Post by bbds on Jun 2, 2009 17:36:47 GMT -5
He has acquired three singles so far this spring. Last weekend he went RWD in Colorado and it was a 5 point major!!!! Wish we would've won it but we did beat the dog in our class that went RWD at the National last fall!!!!! So I think he's right in there with the best of them.
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Post by wyngold on Sept 16, 2009 22:50:07 GMT -5
Brittanys should have girth (roundness of chest) as well as depth.
In the old history books of the early founding dogs they took measurements and the "ideal" Ch. males were 50cm tall (19-3/4) and the girth the fullness of the chest was the dog's height plus 14 cm. So lets say 64cm in circumfrance around the chest just in back of the elbow.
What we are starting to see in some lines are dogs with deep chest but a narrower width, more like one would find in some Setters. But we have to keep in mind that our dogs have a shorter body length and so need the girth for lung capacity. We also see some dogs that are tubeular they have roundness but lack the full depth.
The shoulders should "wrap" the chest with the Prosternum (that point at base of neck) slightly protruding in front of the point of the shoulder/humerus. Without that protrusion there are not enough surface area to hold the shoulder properly. The shoulder is not linked to any bone it is basically held in place only by assorted muscle attachments. If there is a lack in the forechest area it is most often seen in a dog that weaves or crosses. If it is too pronounced it often shows up as a dog that throws its elbows, because it cannot swing its humerus forward for a full stride and so rotates the elbows for "time delay" so as not to interfere with rear legs.
The Shoulder blades should "lay-in" at aproximately a 20 degree angle, this is why a good judge checks the width between the shoulder blades. We ask for about 2 thumbs width this implies a good well sprung chest cavity. That space between the blades also allows the dog to drop its head to the ground to pick up game with out necessarily crouching to do so. If it is not wide enough the dog has trouble and may choose to lay down for instance to eat to avoid the pinching that occures to the cervical processes. If too narrow it can also cause trouble with a dog that jumps as the shoulders absorbe impact they need to "compress" and if there is no space the dog will get sore much faster, some dogs with very narrow shoulders will also get stress fractures of the dorsal process as the ligaments get stressed.
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