Back length.

[dytkos 17,537]

A day late I know but @ 10 mths she's 23" TTS and 24" shoulder to base of tail. Cheers, D.

[leegreen 2,100]

Well there's a lot of "supposedly", "???" and "I heard" on this thread, maybe you got them all stumped Moll well done.

[shushycatcher 219]

its like the pint glass,the circumference of the glass around the top is a lot longer than the height! Won a few quid in the pub with thet one! lol

[Moll. 1,769]

Just found the article on the study of speed in Borzoi

 

 

My link

 

I notice they divide the back into 2 sections. Roughly...Shoulder to middle of the back is the back, mid back to pins is the loin.

No mention of back length being significant, but loin length definitely was, (which for us lay people would mean the whole back was longer) as was length of rear legs, deeper chest and higher belly was also noted in the faster dogs.

So roughly speaking this survey concludes what most of think, regarding lurchers, deep chest, long back, long legs = Speed.

 

Interesting about the ears, wonder why that would make a difference...more streamlined perhaps???

Very interesting link FTB, thank you

[Guest born to run1083]

So from the four dogs measured it appears that the length of back is shorter than the height ! Supprised me !

 

Cheers.

i'l measure mine in the morning as Im pretty certain her back is longer then her height, and her tail touches the floor. got a good pic if someone would post it for me that shows this lol

[riohog 5,621]

this bitch is probebly 27tts and she is long, but still taller than lenghth from shoulder to hip pins. but a long stride.

Edited July 12, 2011 by riohog

[fcuktheban 140]

this bitch is probebly 27tts and she is long, but still taller than lenghth from shoulder to hip pins. but a long stride.

Good looking bitch riohog

[riohog 5,621]

better pic shows her lenghth better she was 12 months old in the pic

[stealthy1 3,964]

In the interests of sience I've put a tape to my bitch, shoulder to hip pin 20", base of neck to root of tale 27", hight 26 TTS, roughly

[vld 62]

Its had me interested this so did my pup - she's 24tts, then from neck to pin bones 22", with 8" being back and 14" being loin and a 19" tail - hangs 2" off floor when you pull it down straight. It did suprise me that she's taller than longer - one of those visual illusion things!