Gait (dog)
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:''This is an article on canine gaits, for other meanings see: [[Gait|gait (disambiguation)]].''
A dog's '''gait''' is its quality of movement. It is given a great deal of importance in the [[Breed standard|breed standard]] of some [[dog breed|breed]]s, of lesser importance in other standards, and in some breeds gait is not described in the standard at all.
A [[dog judge]] must know the gait requirements in the Standard of the breed he or she is judging. The [[Miniature Pinscher]], for example, ''must'' have what is called a ''hackney gait'', reminiscent of the [[horse gait|gait of a horse]]. In working small breeds such as the [[Miniature Fox Terrier]], a hackney gait is a serious or disqualifying [[fault (conformation point)|fault]]. The gait is very important in sled dogs and research by Matt Moore, DVM, shows that the diet of a dog will influence their gait.
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