A dog's power comes from its hindquarters. Powerful hindquarters help a dog to run, jump, and change direction suddenly without risk of breakdown. A dog uses his hindquarters for propulsion. All power comes from the rear.
Picture your dog's legs as springs. When they carry themselves evenly over their back legs with their weight evenly distributed, they are on springs at their optimum position. The dog can then propel himself left, right, forward, up or diagonally. With adequate power from the rear coupled with balance, a dog can propel himself in any direction with ease.
Jaf (Quo Vadis Barracuda) demonstrates this concept perfectly. He can easily roll back on his haunches and propel himself straight upwards to a standing position. He doesn't need to use his front paws to climb or lean on anything for balance. As I said, all power comes from the rear!
Picture your dog's legs as springs. When they carry themselves evenly over their back legs with their weight evenly distributed, they are on springs at their optimum position. The dog can then propel himself left, right, forward, up or diagonally. With adequate power from the rear coupled with balance, a dog can propel himself in any direction with ease.
Jaf (Quo Vadis Barracuda) demonstrates this concept perfectly. He can easily roll back on his haunches and propel himself straight upwards to a standing position. He doesn't need to use his front paws to climb or lean on anything for balance. As I said, all power comes from the rear!
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