Millet 4,497 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 The foot in general look's good to me..all the toes look fine and hitting the floor level..the front wrist look's a little layed back but that could be the pic.. ..regardless of that them nail's do need a little trim..if you are not confident to do it yourself go to the vet or local dog parlour..once they are done the feet will sit nice on the floor and they will all wear down evenly if walked regular on hard ground,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
esoxluscious 44 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 great stuff, i'll get that sorted out as soon as then. I sort of guessed she needed more road walking but its alot handier (and more enjoyable) for her too be off lead over the fields, many thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 great stuff, i'll get that sorted out as soon as then. I sort of guessed she needed more road walking but its alot handier (and more enjoyable) for her too be off lead over the fields, many thanks We all have that problem mate. I hate road walking. Bores the shit out of me. But gotta be done really. Dogs look well for it and it does the feet a world of good. Given the choice I would be mooching over fields every time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Honestly, that foot is terrible ... or at least it looks like that from the photo. Weak pastern (the bit between the foot and wrist), long flat toes with no arch to them, and those claws need filing back once a week. Or clip as close to the quick as you can: should be easy to avoid the quick as they are pale coloured claws. If it were my dog I'd not be letting it off the lead for a month: half an hour road walking twice a day to begin with, increasing to an hour twice a day at a good steady trot: a fast walk for you unless you are two foot tall yourself, in which case you'd need to jog along to get the dog to trot, as opposed to it just ambling along. Free running will only increase the problem at the moment as it looks as though the ligaments are stretched and weak. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Westy76 546 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 As already said there not great and the advise you been given by skycat is good also does the dog pull on the lead? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
esoxluscious 44 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 so this is my fault rather than breeding then, so fixable? i have little experience and the last staff had short, tight toes which never bothered her in her short life but she got alot more road walking as I then lived in a town. she doesnt pull on the lead at all westy76? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,173 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 Probably more the breeding than what you have done, unless the dog has hardly ever had any exercise and has been walking around on slippery floors all its life: that is one of the worst things for a dog's feet: then end up all splayed and flat as there is nothing for them to grip on to. I knew a couple who kept a heap of dogs in their back yard: hardly ever took them out. The yard was smooth paving slabs and every one of those dogs had terrible flat, splayed feet, and they were all different breeds and types. How long have you had the dog? If she's had feet like that since a pup then it is the breeding. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
esoxluscious 44 Posted March 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 ive had her from 12 weeks old, shes now 2 and a half. first problems started a year ago when she was charging around the fields with another dog, she was getting walked at least once a day then both on the road (up to 3miles) and over the fields, she never really seemed to grow into her feet if that makes sense, theyve always been very long and thin. thanks for the help so far, my partners cousin who is a vet nurse is going to show me how to trim them tomorrow and she will be confined to road walking for the foreseeable future. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
beast 1,884 Posted March 2, 2013 Report Share Posted March 2, 2013 what skycat wrote makes good sense. i would say that you need to keep the nails as near to the quick as possible and get the dog out on the road. it will be worth the extra effort as you will see a difference, depends on the dog but i would guess 2-3 months. some dogs have genetically bad feet, but how you manage them can make a hell of a difference. others are essentially sound feet but bad management doesnt allow them to be as they should. good luck 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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