Flat Footed

[twelsh 348]

If a dogs flat footed will it get right with plenty of walking im asking as never came across this issue before

[Bosun11 537]

Flat footed.... Is too general a term Twelsh. If you know its flat footed through lack of exercise then yes, the more you do will improve the foot and tighten it up BUT if the dogs simply has a flatter type of foot from birth, then thats just the way the dog is built...

I'd be more concerned about the dogs general fitness and get that right, its feet will automatically follow.

[twelsh 348]

Cheers for info pal i pass it on

[whitefeet4190 1,729]

dont take this the wrong way but i just thought it was bad breeding ? like an undershot or overshot jaw? i could be wrong

[skycat 6,174]

Bad rearing, bad feeding as well as inherited things can also make a difference. If a dog is kept on slippery slabs in a small back yard or run and never taken out to trot on road or run on grass all its life then its feet will be crap. Very poor diet low in protein during its first year can also affect the feet, but will also have affected the whole body.

[TOMO 26,778]

If a dogs flat footed will it get right with plenty of walking im asking as never came across this issue before

Not in my experience,,

 

To much protein in pups can cause problems as well,,, was reading about it causing problems with the pasturns ,,, a particular problem in Alsatians.... Some intrestig stuff out there on this old tinterweb,,lol

[brenna 365]

Lota grewhound trainers use pea gravel along all edges of the pups runs the runs are big enough for pups to gallop then [BANNED TEXT] they walking up and down the fences they walking. On the pea gravel their feet are spot on well up on their toes atvb

[paulus 26]

if the dogs got short tendons and lax ligaments then nothing short of surgery will change that

[gnipper 6,543]

if the dogs got short tendons and lax ligaments then nothing short of surgery will change that

You'd know mate with them trotters.

[paulus 26]

 

if the dogs got short tendons and lax ligaments then nothing short of surgery will change that

You'd know mate with them trotters.

 

unfortunately mine are self inflicted