▁is ▁a ▁two - be at ▁g ait ▁with ▁two ▁later al ▁legs ▁moving ▁in ▁un ison . ▁Example : ▁Left ▁front ▁and ▁left ▁h ind ▁( L F ▁and ▁L H ) ▁Right ▁front ▁and ▁right ▁h ind ▁( R F ▁and ▁R H ) ▁The ▁pace ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁by ▁pu pp ies ▁until ▁their ▁mus cles ▁develop ▁more . ▁When ▁they ▁do ▁the ▁pu pp ies ▁switch ▁to ▁the ▁tro t . ▁It ▁can ▁also ▁be ▁used ▁by ▁over weight ▁dogs ▁or ▁dogs ▁that ▁need ▁to ▁con serve ▁energy . ▁ ▁T rot ▁A ▁rh yth mic ▁two - be at ▁diagonal ▁g ait ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁feet ▁at ▁diagonal ▁opposite ▁ends ▁of ▁the ▁body ▁strike ▁the ▁ground ▁together ; ▁i . e ., ▁right ▁h ind ▁with ▁left ▁front ▁and ▁left ▁h ind ▁with ▁right ▁front . ▁▁ ▁F lying ▁tro t ▁A ▁fast ▁g ait ▁in ▁which ▁all ▁four ▁feet ▁are ▁off ▁the ▁ground ▁for ▁a ▁brief ▁second ▁during ▁each ▁half ▁st ride . ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁long ▁reach , ▁the ▁on coming ▁h ind ▁feet ▁step ▁beyond ▁the ▁im print ▁left ▁by ▁the ▁front . ▁Also ▁called ▁susp ension ▁tro t . ▁ ▁Can ter ▁The ▁can ter ▁is ▁a ▁three - be at ▁g ait . ▁The ▁pattern ▁is ▁a ▁h ind ▁foot , ▁the ▁opposite ▁h ind ▁foot ▁and ▁its ▁front ▁diagonal , ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁other ▁front ▁foot ▁and ▁susp ension ▁when ▁present . ▁This ▁g ait ▁is ▁often ▁used ▁to ▁travel ▁over ▁long