Rib Spring? Head stop?
Posted: Thu Jul 06, 2017 11:39 am
I feel like I am pretty good at researching things using the Google, but I have been asked offline about this term (Rib Spring). I found lots of occurences of the term, but no clear definition.
So, I am opening it up to the experts here on the forum...
What exactly does it mean?
From the various standards:
UKC- "The ribs are well-sprung. The chest is deep, but not narrow."
AKC- "Chest - Deep and long, not narrow, ribs slightly sprung"
FCI- "Chest : Deep and long enough, not narrow, ribs slightly sprung."
It looks like the UKC differs from the FCI/AKC standard (well vs. slightly), though I am lead to believe that the FCI is the true standard. There's also the KNPV lines, which I found out have quite a bit of Mal genes. Anyways what do they mean by "slightly sprung"?
In addition to that, I was asked about "head stop." I understand that this is the part of the head where the forehead meets the muzzle between the eyes, and only the FCI describes it as "Slight, though clearly present." This seems really clear to me, but is there anything else to know about this?
So, I am opening it up to the experts here on the forum...
What exactly does it mean?
From the various standards:
UKC- "The ribs are well-sprung. The chest is deep, but not narrow."
AKC- "Chest - Deep and long, not narrow, ribs slightly sprung"
FCI- "Chest : Deep and long enough, not narrow, ribs slightly sprung."
It looks like the UKC differs from the FCI/AKC standard (well vs. slightly), though I am lead to believe that the FCI is the true standard. There's also the KNPV lines, which I found out have quite a bit of Mal genes. Anyways what do they mean by "slightly sprung"?
In addition to that, I was asked about "head stop." I understand that this is the part of the head where the forehead meets the muzzle between the eyes, and only the FCI describes it as "Slight, though clearly present." This seems really clear to me, but is there anything else to know about this?