, ▁with ▁the ▁h ind ▁legs ▁first ▁prop elling ▁the ▁dog ▁into ▁the ▁air ▁and ▁then ▁followed ▁by ▁the ▁front ▁legs ▁prop elling . ▁The ▁shoulder ▁mus cles , ▁the ▁ham ▁mus cles ▁and ▁the ▁back ▁mus cles ▁are ▁the ▁engines ▁of ▁this ▁motion . ▁ ▁Although ▁speed ▁is ▁gained ▁by ▁animals ▁using ▁this ▁g ait , ▁end urance ▁will ▁be ▁sacrific ed . ▁S ighth ounds ▁and ▁some ▁c ats ▁can ▁rapidly ▁over take ▁their ▁pre y , ▁but ▁if ▁the ▁ch ase ▁continues ▁for ▁too ▁long ▁then ▁their ▁pre y ▁can ▁escape . ▁D ogs ▁with ▁short ▁legs , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁other ▁short - leg ged ▁m amm als ▁like ▁the ▁we as el , ▁often ▁use ▁this ▁g ait . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁▁▁ ▁Com parison ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁gal lop ▁styles ▁ ▁Category : D og ▁health ▁Category : D og ▁bre eding ▁Category : D og ▁shows ▁and ▁showing <0x0A> </s> ▁Val entin ▁Das ch ▁ ▁( May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁- ▁August ▁ 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁German ▁politician , ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁Christian ▁Social ▁Union ▁of ▁Bav aria . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Land tag ▁of ▁Bav aria ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁from ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁national ▁Bund est ag . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁Bav arian