Weak Pasterns? - Page 3

Thanks so much for the pictures and illustrations! I think you are right, he looks like he is between a 2 or 3. The more i look at pictures etc the more his pasterns look pretty good to me. I think his feet are a little on the flat side...maybe that is why she said his "wrists" were so terrible. I am still going to continue to do agility and schutzhund with him, I think the benefits of the sports outweigh the risks of "breaking him down." He does have a pretty well rounded exercise program with A TON of swimming when it's not freezing cold out. Thanks, Kristi.

WOW !! Looking at those  photo's  of weak pasterns  sure  have  me  questioning my vet too !! When my girl was taken in  to be  x-ray'd  H&E  I was  told  she  too had weak front  pasterns ... yikes  -- not like these  photos  of  that  dog on his/her pasterns tho... I was  worried  when I heard her tell me so I thought  we had  no chance in the  show ring ... but  I think  my girls  are  very  slight if  judging by these  ... Do those who feed  raw  think it's  an issue of too much calcium or  protein ?Somewhere  I had  read that  once  dog  was  placed on kibble  it  corrected itself ??? My dogs  are  strictly fed  raw.

The problem is that "most vets" and people....think that the pasterns are supposed to be straight....which is incorrect.
They are supposed to have a slight angle to them....

Slight being the operative word. 22 degrees, if I remember correctly.

I agree on not assuming vets are breed experts.  I love my vet hospital but once one of the techs insisted my dog Nikon would be over 100lbs because of his paws.  He is 3.5 years old, good bone, correct size, masculine dog and weighs 70-75lbs.

Feed him high so he reaches (tippy toes) and cottage chesse!!!