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by joyride on 07 December 2011 - 02:12
Ibrahim - SALAMAT (Thanks - local language)
by joyride on 07 December 2011 - 02:12
Ibrahim - SALAMAT (Thanks - local language)
by vivek on 19 January 2012 - 13:01
Ibrahim is correct.
It can also happen to a correctly constructed dog should he become very ill and loses the spring of rib due to insufficient chest expansion from lack of exercise. I have seen this in a couple of dogs too.
Ideally a shepherd must have a couple of degrees of turnout which helps a dog land on his foot squarely during a single tracking high speed trot(singetracken). Otherwise if the dog had lack of rotation in his elbows the outer toes could have to bear more weight and impact.
East west also can be a side effect of incorrect exercise, soft ligaments which have got extended due to bad upbringing, smooth floors as well as loaded shoulders.
Another reason we should not lose length of upper arm and forearm in our breeding. Shepherds would not be able to work all day if they could not single track, the lateral displacement would wreak havoc with their shoulders.
Give your dog ample exercise preferable swimming and the increase in spring could improve matters.
It can also happen to a correctly constructed dog should he become very ill and loses the spring of rib due to insufficient chest expansion from lack of exercise. I have seen this in a couple of dogs too.
Ideally a shepherd must have a couple of degrees of turnout which helps a dog land on his foot squarely during a single tracking high speed trot(singetracken). Otherwise if the dog had lack of rotation in his elbows the outer toes could have to bear more weight and impact.
East west also can be a side effect of incorrect exercise, soft ligaments which have got extended due to bad upbringing, smooth floors as well as loaded shoulders.
Another reason we should not lose length of upper arm and forearm in our breeding. Shepherds would not be able to work all day if they could not single track, the lateral displacement would wreak havoc with their shoulders.
Give your dog ample exercise preferable swimming and the increase in spring could improve matters.
by joyride on 24 January 2012 - 00:01
Thanks vivek. I do biking with her and ball fetching too, do you think these exercises will help? I will participate on the Feb. 2012 GSD show and hope her toes improve by then. Judge will be Ibram Hussein (Pakistan). Thanks again
JoFay
JoFay
by vivek on 25 January 2012 - 20:01
Good hard retrieving on soft ground, where maximum chest expansion comes into play, but not too much shepherds could keep running till they drop dead. Five minutes at a time where the dog has to breathe hard.
I dont care too much for road work prefer to work a dog on a softer track which wont pound the pasterns and shoulders.
I dont care too much for road work prefer to work a dog on a softer track which wont pound the pasterns and shoulders.
by joyride on 27 January 2012 - 08:01
thanks again vivek, i will try ball retrieval on beach shore.
by vivek on 31 January 2012 - 09:01
Yes, the beach shore would be excellent, the salt in the sea water is great for the muscles and ligaments, the wet sand is a little firmer and would not tire the dog too much.
Remeber when the muscles get tired the ligaments have tobear the brunt and get stretched also resulting in out turned pasterns!
Cheers!
Remeber when the muscles get tired the ligaments have tobear the brunt and get stretched also resulting in out turned pasterns!
Cheers!
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