dougall 98 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 what about beddys x they known to have good feet any ive ever had never had problems with feettone of the worst dog i had was a beardie cross in the eightys thinks it was just bad breeding atb Quote Link to post
stabba 10,745 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Bad looking feet does not necessarily mean bad performing feet. Alot of the bull x,s about seem to have shocking looking feet but come from the field without a scratch. Alot is down to good management ie good diet and exercise. Atb stabba 1 Quote Link to post
Guest long-tail Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Bad looking feet does not necessarily mean bad performing feet. Alot of the bull x,s about seem to have shocking looking feet but come from the field without a scratch. Alot is down to good management ie good diet and exercise. Atb stabba iv had them with what would be deemed good feet for a bull x and they were layed up every other week with injurys although i will say the land round here imo doesnt suit a heavy bull x type,iv had others with dam near flat webbed feet and hardly any injurys at all in comparison so what you say certainly makes sense to me Quote Link to post
wi11ow 2,657 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Bad looking feet does not necessarily mean bad performing feet. Alot of the bull x,s about seem to have shocking looking feet but come from the field without a scratch. Alot is down to good management ie good diet and exercise. Atb stabba my mate had a dog with the flatest feet ive ever seen but that dog did not suffer with sore toes cuts burns he performed great so boxed feet you can get knocked up toes so it must be down to the dog Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 And a lot depends on what sort of ground you run the dog on. Dogs which never leave grass fields, drilling etc will suffer fewer foot problems than ones which run over rough, stony, hard ground on a regular basis. Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,467 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Now these are good feet, (the dogs, that is !! LOL !!). A young non-ped that is absolutely flying, at the moment; Cheers. 2 Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,467 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 These are nice, tight feet, aswell, (no; not the ones in the slippers !! LOL !!); Cheers. Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 good set of paws without the tires you cant run them alot Quote Link to post
bunnybasher69 56 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 These are nice, tight feet, aswell, (no; not the ones in the slippers !! LOL !!); Cheers. Both dogs have a great look to them, what lines is the rough coat from? Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,467 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 These are nice, tight feet, aswell, (no; not the ones in the slippers !! LOL !!); Cheers. Both dogs have a great look to them, what lines is the rough coat from? Doxhope Knights Errant (Deerhound) x Rivington Ena (Greyhound). Cheers. 1 Quote Link to post
kanigra 110 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 'No foot,no horse!' Quote Link to post
sowhat 1,572 Posted December 14, 2011 Report Share Posted December 14, 2011 Now these are good feet, (the dogs, that is !! LOL !!). A young non-ped that is absolutely flying, at the moment; Cheers. Very proud to say, our Jack(Jack the Lad) is the sire to this young dog. 1 Quote Link to post
ianh 83 Posted December 15, 2011 Report Share Posted December 15, 2011 i have problems with my dogs feet, they are nice and strong and they arent flat or bad to the eye but he seems to have weak claws, always knocking them up or splitting slightly, he is a heavy dog 70lb and he aint that tall, i watch where i run him only nice soft ground (learnt that lesson last season) but occasionally he'll run through a hedge after quarry across dirt/stoney tracks and always seems to damage them then. is there anything i can do other than keeping them well trimmed to improve the strength of the claws so he doesnt damage them so often? imo a bit of road work would help strengthen the pads and keep the nails down but if they are weak I'd look into the dogs diet do plenty road work his pads are ok, doesnt really have problem with them, his diet is quite good, mix of raw, veg, pasta, bones once weekly, egg twice a week, and markus muhle dry complete (very good food, not heat treated kibble). maybe its just in his breeding i dunno Quote Link to post
bunnybasher69 56 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 i have problems with my dogs feet, they are nice and strong and they arent flat or bad to the eye but he seems to have weak claws, always knocking them up or splitting slightly, he is a heavy dog 70lb and he aint that tall, i watch where i run him only nice soft ground (learnt that lesson last season) but occasionally he'll run through a hedge after quarry across dirt/stoney tracks and always seems to damage them then. is there anything i can do other than keeping them well trimmed to improve the strength of the claws so he doesnt damage them so often? imo a bit of road work would help strengthen the pads and keep the nails down but if they are weak I'd look into the dogs diet do plenty road work his pads are ok, doesnt really have problem with them, his diet is quite good, mix of raw, veg, pasta, bones once weekly, egg twice a week, and markus muhle dry complete (very good food, not heat treated kibble). maybe its just in his breeding i dunno Maybe it's low on vitamin h or could have a bacterial infection in the nails? How bad are the nails? Quote Link to post
Mustelid 143 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 I've got a kelpie x greyhound with very good feet and skin like a rhino. Quote Link to post
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