One of the sheer pleasures of watching Bowpi run…
… is the way she turns corners.
These pictures don’t do justice to the action, but considering that they were taken in succession at 1/3200 second on burst mode, I guess you get some hint.
Not sure how she’d pull it off if she was after a mechanical lure or hurdling over obstacles.
She seems more inspired to bust out her fancy maneuvers when there’s a live companion and she’s in the lead!
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Action!Bowpi is a sight
Watching her run – pure delight
True to her breed
When she’s in the lead
She can change her direction mid-flight
Fun photos – how does she compare speedwise to sighthounds? Does she crossover her legs when running flat out. I was surprised by this pic I took below of Tala when only 6 months old. Sadly she only has the occasional ‘flat out ‘run in a tennis court due not being able to be let her off the leash in Hanoi – I am envious of your dog park! https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=826001225130&set=a.825995786030.2471257.36900266&type=3&theater
I can’t see Tala’s picture. =(
Honestly, I think many other sighthounds could easily outrun her — whippets and larger, for sure. The thing is she seldom runs for long distances in a straight line, unless she’s coming right towards me, so I haven’t been able to capture her profile at a full extension. It seems that she prefers to bound and bounce like a gazelle or rabbit, perhaps?
Not a great shot, but you see how she leaps with her front paws tucked underneath? I guess she’s propelling herself upwards and forward with her back legs rather than straight ahead in a full run. Of course, that’s part of her flashy technique for appearing to take such sharp corners!
Yeah that is so cute with her bouncing and tucking her paws up like that. Here this should work I added the pic to Tala’s gallery from Sudan: http://juraphotos.wordpress.com/sudan/tala/img_9895/
She looks very fast and graceful. Very beautiful pictures!
Louis is the same way when there’s another dog chasing him: he’ll abruptly change direction or double back when his pursuer gets close. And yes, it’s wonderful watching a basenji running flat out.
She looks just like my girl when she runs!