Conformation in Agility Dog's

The pelvis is the most impotent factor in agility dogs.
- It not only needs to have a good slope (30 degrees or more).
- The length is incredibly important. The longer the pelvis,
the broader the thigh and that means more power.
- A long flat pelvis is useless.
- A short sloped pelvis is a little better but not much.

I have found that the shoulder angles is not nearly as important in agility dogs as the rear.

- Too much angulation in the rear and the dog takes too long to get up to speed.
- Not enough and there is not enough length of the stride.

You have to look at the whole picture when it comes to performance!

Helen King