Charis Grace Kennel

14/01/2025

NEW PHILIPPINE CHAMPION!

Another One of Charis Grace Kennel (Charis Grace Jungle) is now a Philippine Champion! Finished his title by winning 3x 1st place , 3x 2nd place and 1x Reserved 2x Best Junior in Breed 3x CAC 3x Junior CACIB 3x FCI all Breed in the Prestigious Philippine Circuit 2025 held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines ( Jan. 10-13,2025).

Jungle is now a PH Junior Champion . Thank you to all Judges for appreciating Jungle..

Thank you Lord for all the blessings we have received.

To God all be the Glory!

14/01/2025

NEW PHILIPPINE CHAMPION!

Another One of Charis Grace Kennel (Charis Grace Jungle) is now a Philippine Champion! Finished his title by winning 3x 1st place , 3x 2nd place and 1x Reserved 2x Best Junior in Breed 3x CAC 3x Junior CACIB 3x FCI all Breed in the Prestigious Philippine Circuit 2025 held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines ( Jan. 10-13,2025).

Jungle is now a PH Junior Champion. Thank you to all Judges for appreciating Jungle..

Thank you Lord for all the blessings we have received.

To God all be the Glory!

14/01/2025

NEW PHILIPPINE CHAMPION!

Another One of Charis Grace Kennel (Charis Grace Jungle) is now a Philippine Champion! Finished his title by winning 3x 1st place , 3x 2nd place and 1x Reserved 2x Best Junior in Breed 3x CAC 3x Junior CACIB 3x FCI all Breed in the Prestigious Philippine Circuit 2025 held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum Quezon City, Philippines ( Jan. 10-13,2025).

Jungle is now a PH Junior Champion, Thank you to all Judges for appreciating Jungle..

Thank you Lord for all the blessings we have received.

To God all be the Glory!

13/01/2025

13/01/2025

With Mr.Bobby Sant Indonesian Vlogger 🔥

13/01/2025

PHILIPPINE CIRCUIT 2025 DAY 5
January 13, 2025
Ring 8: Group 8
Judge: JILL PEAK

Great job Grella 🔥

13/01/2025

PHILIPPINE CIRCUIT 2025 DAY 5
January 13, 2025
Ring 8: Group 8
Judge: JILL PEAK

Great Job Grella 🔥

13/01/2025

PHILIPPINE CIRCUIT 2025 DAY 5
January 13, 2025
Ring 8: Group 8
Judge: JILL PEAK

12/01/2025

Awards for the 1st and 2nd ring... Waitin' for another round... Go Jungle 🔥🔥🔥

12/01/2025

Day 3 Philippine Circuit Dog Shows
Jungle strikes again 🔥🔥🔥

08/01/2025

Philippine Circuit Dog Shows 2025

07/01/2025

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13/12/2024

THE WAGGING TAIL "BELLA (IDN IMPORT)

Charis Grace Kennel

04/12/2024

Let's Talk About Structure
The Topline

The topline plays a vital role in allowing the dog to perform the tasks they were bred for, but exactly what is the dog’s topline?
The word “topline” is not used consistently in breed standards.
1) The line formed from the back of the skull, over the neck, withers back, loins, croup and tail. The top of the dog.
2) The part of the dog extending from the rear of the withers to the tailset
3) The outline from the withers to the croup
4) The base of the neck to the base of the tail
5) Withers to the rump
The dog’s topline is, in fact, the profile line from the base of the neck to the base of the tail. It starts just behind the withers (scapulae) where the shoulders meet the neck and end at the ilium of the pelvis or the set on of the tail. It is that part between the bones of the limbs (shoulder blades and pelvis) and consists of the back, the loin and the croup with a ratio is “2:1:1”, in which two parts relate to the back (top of the ribcage) one part relates to the loin and the latter one part to the croup.
Straight toplines are required in a large number of breeds. Straight is often referred to as being level and the topline allows the dog to efficiently trot at a consistent speed.
A well-developed correctly balanced dog with a level topline will display an arched neck, neck to withers to back forming a curve, a level back, loins either arched or level as per the breed standard and croup and tail coming off level, rounded or low set depending on the breed standard.
So, why when many breeds ask for a level topline do, we see dogs with soft toplines?
There are two reasons for this. Generally, the lack of conditioning results in poor muscle tone. If you have a well-conditioned dog, the muscles fill the crevices of the skeleton to give the smooth look to the back.
The dog is not sufficiently ribbed back with a short loin. This is not fixable as it is a structural issue. Two parts ribbing, the one-part loin is necessary as with the loin area there is no skeletal system underneath the hold the loin up. One-part ribbing and one-part loin will see a soft or sway back which usually goes hand in hand with a lack of muscle tone.
Toplines can be arched and the arch is in the loin area. Sighthound breeds such as the Borzoi, Whippet, Italian Greyhound, etc have an arched topline. The arched loin allows flexibility of the spine so that the hindquarters can be tucked well under to allow the dog to cover more ground with each stride, doubling up on the ground and straighten in mid-air. This is known as the double suspension gallop. In these breeds, the rear foot is almost able to pass the point of shoulder. When the dog’s arch is continuous affecting the croup, this leads to the low tail set often seen in many sighthounds.
It is important to note with arched toplines that no breed standard calls for the topline to commence from the withers. It is the back that rises a little at the loin area and not the whole topline.
A roached topline is one that (seen in profile and standing) rises from the withers to some point in the thorax-lumbar region, before falling off again in the vicinity of the pelvis. Think of a camel when you talk about a roach in canine toplines. In a true roach, there is a region in the topline between shoulder and pelvis that is actually higher. The affected dogs have a bouncy, energy-wasting gait that interferes with flexibility.
The topline can be sloping in a small number of breeds. The profile line would slope towards the loin area. Dogs with a sloping topline tend to have more angulation in the hindquarters