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by Sunsilver on 09 July 2015 - 13:07
In my experience with all the different breeds that come into my kennel, the 2 best jumpers have been a boxer (he smashed TWO windows that were 4 ft. off the ground!) and a husky/white GSD cross named, appropriately enough, Wiley (as in Wiley E. Coyote!)
Wiley managed to climb/jump up onto the roof of the kennel, and from there to the roof of the house. He then jumped 4 feet down onto the top of the cat kennel, then from there, 6 feet to the ground!
It took me 20 minutes to catch him, and of course, he had to make a visit to the pond, and get himself absolutely filthy... 
BTW, horse people also believe a horse that is too upright in the pasterns and leg joints will be prone to injury. I can tell you from experience it will certainly be a damn uncomfortable ride, as there's very little shock absorption! It also makes the horse prone to joint problems such a ringbone, splints, and navicular disease. And yes, this IS backed up by veterinary resarch, plus hundred of years of anecdotal evidence from the time when the horse was used as a draft and riding animal.
by Blitzen on 09 July 2015 - 18:07
I think most of a dog's high jumping ability is the result of the dog's temperament, how it handles itself and rear thrust. I had one large, moderately angulated dog that could stand at the gait of his 6 foot high fence, look straight up in the air and clear it in one leap without touching the top. This dog didn't have the best shoulder layback and he had a straighter upper arm much like a terrier. I had to cover his kennel. I'm not sure front angles have much at all to do with high jumping.
Long jumps might be a different story and require a better shoulder, I'm not sure.
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