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The best way to learn what overposing is, is to see some examples. Overposing happens a lot, though the dog won't usually do it for more than a few seconds. Remember, overposing is undesirable, though if you keep clicking the camera through the overpose, the dog will likely settle into a more natural, correct pose.
Overposes can be funny, and will often get a good laugh if you have a page on your site to share such goofy images, but submitting them into a show is the mark of a newbie; don't do it!
| Here's Willow with an excellent example of an overpose. This may otherwise have been a lovely pose... note that the feet are aligned, the head straight, and the lip lines normal, but look how her neck is pushed back and up. Also note that her knees are too far up... they shoudl come down a bit more. The entire pose makes Willow appear very tall, when in reality she is somewhat longer than she is tall. |
| If you're not sure if your dog is overposing, check her ears. Are they bouncing all around? (This won't be a reliable indicator for breeds with addball ears.) On this Pyrenees file, it's normal for the ears to pendulate just a bit, but in this pic, it's easy to see how they've gone all "wonky." |
| Here's Wysteria with another example of "wonky" ears.
Another telltale sign of overposes is the sloping topline, with it being much higher over the hips than it is at the chest. |
| This is another example of the tell-tale overposed ears on Willow. They're almost like prick ears! |
| Though this is much closer to a normal pose (and for some, the difference may be negligible), it occurred in the middle of an overpose. You can see how th eneck is still stretched upward, and the legs are still stretched too tall. However, it looks much more "normal," and compared to others on this page, it would have a chance at placing in a show. |
| See how the leg makes a straight line from the back foot to the tuck up, on a breed where there is usually some kind of knee definition/angled legs? That's another sign of an overpose. |
| Here's another overpose, not quite as dramatic as some, but still objectionable. |
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