Saturday 14 October 2023

Long Hock?


 The rear pastern is the distance from the top of the hock joint to the ground. The length of the rear pastern should be no more than one-third the height of the dog. The length of the hock encompasses (included) the rear pastern. Stability comes when the dog has a short rear pastern (hock joint to ground) combined with equal upper and lower thigh length. Photo courtesy of Louis Donald