Broken toe or not ?

[asha 48]

thought a weeks rest be beter than run 2 days after injury.as for the coments had a few stub toes.so mines down shore for few more days till it thaws asha

[runforyourlife 361]

thought a weeks rest be beter than run 2 days after injury.as for the coments had a few stub toes.so mines down shore for few more days till it thaws asha

 

 

 

your not a fined toned speed merchant of a running dog! Or at least i hope your not...

[vld 62]

Once wrote an article in the CW about a bitch I had, and that she at 8 years old had never been off the road through an injury, and low and below a jumped toe shortly after that aricle was printed..should have kept my mouth shut. Ive seen many dogs in my time with broken or jumped toes, but have only ever had 2 dogs in 35 years before that which had jumped toes, both where left off work for a good period of time, sprayed with a spirit linament etc. etc etc. These dogs were young too, so their cell pack volume meant that injuries should heal quicker..but they were never the same, especially on the turns..I got Yellas front inside problem toe taken off, she was off the road for less than eight weeks and she had no more trouble for the rest of her life with it, she worked thill she was 13 (albeit) in lesser proportions than when she was younger. I can honestly say that I saw no noticeable difference in her performance, she was always very tight when turning, and this was no less after her operation.

Moral of the story is; if you do eventually have to get a dogs toe off its not the end of the world. And, that sometimes the time off work can be more with the treatment for a jumped toe..If your a part timer or a one for the pot man then this might be ok, but if your someone who grafts your dogs, then "Off with its toe"

 

My bitch had her front outside toe off after she broke it - as you say its not affected her performance at all.