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What is the prob with flat feet???

Yeah Tirzaho7:   a lot of people dont know the difference in the two no's and how to use them    I started to start a thread the other day ,about the two words  and you havae to , in training make sure to use the right no...either no, nine or pfuii......

and there is a difference in what and when to use each....at home I say nien   very harshly and means right now   immediate or harm can be to happen  ,,,,,   pfuii is for those things that are not life threatening, and just must get the info to the dog that whatever is a no no......not to be done as a correction....but a  warning instead,,,not to be done by you ,,mr or miss doggie.......

I use a loud no only to three of mine that came from someone elses kennels and were taught Engllish instead of german commands..

very pretty...reminds me of sadie, boss's sister..espc with the penciling on the feet..does she have the black cross on her chest to? (dont know if thats what its called but thats what i call it)  ..looks very 'agile'....and i love the pic on the rock too....a real kodak moment

what is the prob with flat feet - I don't like them.  I said IMO and I didn't say they were a fault (though they may be depending on the judge) - for me, long flat feet are weak - round upright feet are better (IMO).

molly

What does IMO mean and don't bite my head off for asking.

I don't know much about German Shepherds and flat feet, but I can tell you about my limited experience with another herding breed.  I had a female herding breed with flat feet.  I didn't mind the way they looked, but I've never had to cut a dog's nails as often as I did hers.  Worse, every single time we went herding she'd split a pad.  On one occasion, she split pads badly on both front feet.   And she had up to 23 foxtails in each foot - I counted - and it was about 95 degrees...and yet I still had to practically tackle her to stop.  I miss that bitch!  But I digress.  My point is her improperly shaped feet which I didn't think were a big deal were a big deal.

My current male of the same herding-breed-that's-not-a-GSD has proper tight, cat-like feet in the front and more hare-like feet in the rear with thick pads.  He's never, ever split a pad and I rarely have to cut his nails.  Love that!

Just my experience with flat feet.

Shepherd11112 IMO means In My Opinion

She gets her feet more from her father. I have had no problem with his feet or hers . Actually I have not had to cut his nails all that much. I did not think her feet were all that flats as I have seen the much much worse.

Thanks every one for repling

sand dog maybe your herding dog didn't have hard pads cause a dog with hard pads will never split its pads Carmail has flat feet and when she runs and plays hard she has never split a pad.