Showsight February 2017

TO HO P I N TO SETTING THE PACE

BreedHistoyr “ B e r g a m a s c o ’ s m o v e m e n t i s v e r y

d i f f e r e n t t h a n o t h e r h e r d i n g b r e e d s w h o t e n d t o f o c u s m o r e o n s p e e d o n f l a t t e r r a i n a n d h a v e a l o n g e r e x t e n s i o n o f t h e l i m b s a n d h i g h e r f o o t i n g o f f t h e g r o u n d t h a n t h e B e r g a m a s c o . T h e B e r g a m a s c o ’ s g a i t i s m o r e f o c u s e d o n r e s i s t a n c e , s t r e n g t h a n d l o w g r a v i t y w i t h f o o t c l o s e r t o t h e g r o u n d . T h e m o v e m e n t c a n b e s l o w e r t h a n o t h e r h e r d i n g d o g s a n d t h e y c a n b r e a k i n t o l e a p s i f s p e e d o r i n c l i n a t i o n c h a n g e s . ”

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own e d by DON & KAY K L I N E

b r e d by K I M & ROB K I N G S L E Y

a g e n t B E KK I P I NA

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