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No they are not.

45 degrees.

No more, no less.

Most of them are “ loaded” in the front now, too.

No balance in the rear.

Depresses me.

Sounds like their fronts are supposed to be like GSPs. 45 shoulder layback, 90 degree to the chest down to the elbow. Some reading I've done says this is not possible to achieve. But the dog I bred my bitch to has this perfect angled front and he moves like a dream. His owner/breeder has put 100 AKC titles on him; hunting, retrieving, agility, obedience, etc. THIS is the type of dog that should be used to further our breed. But, CJ won Westminster, everyone in GSPs knows who Val is well prior to this win, and so everyone will breed to CJ and our breed will get bigger and bigger (because size is not a disqualifying fault for us), we'll move further and further in to a hunting line of GSP and a show line of GSP, eyes will get lighter and lighter and on and on and people will pay a $5000 stud fee for these things. It is depressing. Thank you for commiserating with me. :)