mumtoshelley Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 HI everyone Please tell me the truth. How does Shelley look? what do you all think of her? Pictures and a videi. How does she look in conformation wise? To me I think she is beautiful. I like to hear other peoples opinion. Link to video Shelley and Buddy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 She is a lovely colour! It seems the "golden" retriever is becoming qute rare these days with cream/pale coloured dogs favoured. I think she could probably lose a little weight as her waist isn't all that defined, but it is hard to tell from photos. Sorry I am not a GR expert so can't tell you how she'd go in conformation showing. Maybe go onto the DOL main page at look at some GR profiles of aust champs and see how your girl compares She seems very sweet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sas Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If you're asking about feedback on her conformation you may want to post this in the 'Show' thread or the 'Goldies' thread. Perhaps you don't hold her head up so high... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staranais Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 If you're really interested, you could enter her in a conformation show and get an expert opinion. Not sure how much anyone can really tell you over the internet, without seeing and touching the dog in person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumtoshelley Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 Shelley is on a diet she has been on a diet now for 4-5 weeks. Shelley is desexed so I won't be showing her, But I've always wandered if she had the comformation of a show dog. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussielover Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 she seems quite tall? She comes up to your hip! My lab girl is within the lab height standard (21-22inches at the shoulder) and only comes up to halfway between my thighs. Maybe you are shorter than me though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RallyValley Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 The way you are pulling her head up distorts the look of her front end and neck and makes it hard to see her natural earset and check for parallel planes ect. The tail should be held parallel to the body or not at all for a Goldie. Pulling the tail right up can also alter the shape of the stifle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shelby Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 Also rather difficult to see her conformation as you have "A" framed her. If you draw an imaginary line (in the photo) up her legs from the ground, you will see that it forms an A. Her front legs need to placed directly under her & her head should not tilted back so far. Have a look at some of the show photos of goldies in the breed sum forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 pretty long and lean legged for a typical golden. How old is she, she doesnt seem to have a lot of feathering either This is the extended breed standard for the golden http://www.grcv.org.au/images/Breed%20Standard%20of%20the%20Golden%20Retriever/Extended%20Breed%20Standard%20of%20the%20GoldenRetriever.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumtoshelley Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) Is this picture any better. I am not very good at stacking. Shelley is 3 years old. Her parents didn't have alot of feathering either. Here is one of her at around 9-10 months old She saw something she was interested in. Edited June 13, 2011 by mumtoshelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nekhbet Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 she doesnt look as lanky in those photos did you get her from a registered breeder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mumtoshelley Posted June 13, 2011 Author Share Posted June 13, 2011 yes She came from wintamist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ons Posted June 13, 2011 Share Posted June 13, 2011 She is a lovely colour! It seems the "golden" retriever is becoming qute rare these days with cream/pale coloured dogs favoured. I have a gorgeous "golden" retriever and asked one of my friends who shows and breeds golden retreivers about why the cream/pale coloured dogs seem around and not the "golden". She said that it is very hard to get a real "golden" colour with proper conformity for the show ring nowadays. Mum to Shelly have a look at neuter classes if you are interested in showing. I think that Shelly is a very very sweet looking golden. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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