Schipperke Movement
Proper Schipperke movement is a smooth, well coordinated and graceful trot (basically double tracking at a moderate speed), with a tendency to gradually converge toward the center of balance beneath the dog as speed increases. Front and rear must be in perfect balance with good reach in front and drive in the rear. The topline remains level or slightly sloping downward from the shoulders to the rump. Viewed from the front, the elbows remain close to the body. The legs form a straight line from the shoulders through the elbows to the toes, with the feet pointing straight ahead. From the rear, the legs form a straight line from the hip through the hocks to the pads, with the feet pointing straight ahead.
When looking at the dog moving from the side the front legs should reach out to about the nose and the rear legs extend backwards about the same distance. The rear paw should hit the ground where the front paw left the ground.
Watching the dog from the front, the legs and toes should be straight and and should not turn in or out. There should be no flipping of the front feet or swinging out out of the legs. They may be a slight convergence toward the center as the speed increases, but should never cross over.
Watching the dog from the rear, the legs should be straight and should not turn in or out and the toes should point forward. They may be a slight convergence toward the center as the speed increases, but again the legs should never cross over. You should be able to see the pads of the rear feet when moving away from you.
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