Flat Feet With Lurchers !!

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

 

 

Iv not seen a greyhound with bad feet or flat feet rather. And my pup 3/4 grey fantastic feet. My other dog is 3/4 grey, again robust tough as f**k feet.

Always see shit feet in beddy or bull.

But have seen fantastic feet on both as well.

As jeemes said, no amount of fitness on concrete will rain flat feet, all that does is keep nail trim so feet stand properly

Some greys have terrible feet mate. Ive only seen hare feet on collies but not flat.

never heard of hare feet, but know what you mean.

All greyhounds Iv seen have had tightly bunched feet. But as Ketchum says, don't matter what they look like, some dogs are injury prone to f**k, others ain't.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Foot injurys = bad feet, no foot injuries and they are good feet no matter how bad they look

My old bitch had feet like a cat. Nice shaped and tight. Loads of road work. She would break a toe running around the park. They were like ceramic.

 

Broken back and broken leg ended her so maybe she had a calcium deficiency as a pup? Who knows.

 

But I agree looks mean nothing.

[Moorside 642]

 

 

Judged one last summer which was wheaten bull grey

that had completely splayed flat feet. I asked the bloke if

it had bad problems with its feet he said it was totally fine other than that it was a very well put together animal built for its job, but as I said very poor looking feet.

You should have asked his dog really because its him who will be suffering the pain and discomfort. Why do you think they dont want you in the army with flat feet? If a man can get out of going to war because of them it must be serious.

To be fair you can get binned from selection for athletes foot.....

[jeemes 4,453]

 

 

Judged one last summer which was wheaten bull grey

that had completely splayed flat feet. I asked the bloke if

it had bad problems with its feet he said it was totally fine other than that it was a very well put together animal built for its job, but as I said very poor looking feet.

You should have asked his dog really because its him who will be suffering the pain and discomfort. Why do you think they dont want you in the army with flat feet? If a man can get out of going to war because of them it must be serious.

To be fair you can get binned from selection for athletes foot.....

 

talk about splitting hairs

[Bosun11 537]

Foot injurys = bad feet, no foot injuries and they are good feet no matter how bad they look

Perfect post...!

[Moorside 642]

[jeemes 4,453]

Foot injurys = bad feet, no foot injuries and they are good feet no matter how bad they look

Its not a matter of looks. Flat feet are bad.They are not designed to be flat. A dog with flat feet is already injured.

[Benny684lovley 22]

Yeah I get what your saying if it doesn't bother them then happy days. But normally the pups are not born with flat feet so was just asking if some one came across a certain problem that caused the toes to flattern out.

[BGD 6,436]

Yeah I get what your saying if it doesn't bother them then happy days. But normally the pups are not born with flat feet so was just asking if some one came across a certain problem that caused the toes to flattern out.

Lack of exercise and poor housing. It's a problem I always associate with dogs that are dumped in a kennel and only taken out once in a blue moon.

[jeemes 4,453]

Yeah I get what your saying if it doesn't bother them then happy days. But normally the pups are not born with flat feet so was just asking if some one came across a certain problem that caused the toes to flattern out.

If they develope flat feet it WILL bother them. Not all feet are absolutely flat and do have some arch,but dont start off in dogs burying your head in sand about feet. Its an animal bred to run and everything starts from the feet.The first contact with the earth they are using to propel them along. Take away the feet and what have you got? a cripple that cannot even stand up! So feet are important. Performance can only be affected badly by bad feet.It really is simple. Look at a diagram of a foot. See how its made and how evolution helped by clever breeding has produced a brilliant tool. Once you understand how a canine foot works it becomes very clear how it cannot work if its put together in the wrong way. A dog may still be able to run and catch with flat feet but it can never be the dog it would have been with good feet. It will suffer pain and discomfort and not only from its feet but also its wrists and shoulders will suffer from the lack of shock absorption the flat toes offer.

Ignore the view that looks dont matter. Thats just something people say because they think it sounds clever (god knows why) When things look right they usually are.Thats if you know what to look for,but you wont learn if you kid yourself. When you look a dog over,start from the feet and if they are flat you need not go any further.

If you look after your pup and it still gets flat feet its not your fault but dont waste your time trying to repair them by road walking. The best thing you can do is make sure its never bred from.

I hope your pup has great feet..good luck.

[stagmad 91]

Ya ever heard the saying no feet no horse? Yes a dog can develop bad feet for various reasons. Alot are born with bad conformation as a result of shit breeding. ive had dogs with ugly feet that work fine for 1 OR 2 RUNS but can't handle alot of constant work without pulling up lame.

[Benny684lovley 22]

 

Yeah I get what your saying if it doesn't bother them then happy days. But normally the pups are not born with flat feet so was just asking if some one came across a certain problem that caused the toes to flattern out.

 

If they develope flat feet it WILL bother them. Not all feet are absolutely flat and do have some arch,but dont start off in dogs burying your head in sand about feet. Its an animal bred to run and everything starts from the feet.The first contact with the earth they are using to propel them along. Take away the feet and what have you got? a cripple that cannot even stand up! So feet are important. Performance can only be affected badly by bad feet.It really is simple. Look at a diagram of a foot. See how its made and how evolution helped by clever breeding has produced a brilliant tool. Once you understand how a canine foot works it becomes very clear how it cannot work if its put together in the wrong way. A dog may still be able to run and catch with flat feet but it can never be the dog it would have been with good feet. It will suffer pain and discomfort and not only from its feet but also its wrists and shoulders will suffer from the lack of shock absorption the flat toes offer.

Ignore the view that looks dont matter. Thats just something people say because they think it sounds clever (god knows why) When things look right they usually are.Thats if you know what to look for,but you wont learn if you kid yourself. When you look a dog over,start from the feet and if they are flat you need not go any further.

If you look after your pup and it still gets flat feet its not your fault but dont waste your time trying to repair them by road walking. The best thing you can do is make sure its never bred from.

I hope your pup has great feet..good luck.

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Thanks for the reply mate good help

[morton 5,368]

Ya ever heard the saying no feet no horse? Yes a dog can develop bad feet for various reasons. Alot are born with bad conformation as a result of shit breeding. ive had dogs with ugly feet that work fine for 1 OR 2 RUNS but can't handle alot of constant work without pulling up lame.

Exactly,a mutt with poor feet in one kennel will will suffer less than in another,especially if its tossed from a motor that does the majority of the leg work.Ive seen more piss poor foot conformation in bull types than any other lurcher type,possibly because bull breeds were never bred to gallop.As others have rightly stated road work is the greatest contributing factor to getting a mutts feet up on the toes and tight,if the mutt is bred with the feet that are conductive to the exercise,other dogs with poor feet will always benefit from roadwork,yet will always have poor feet and will never be capable of reaching the potential of a dog with better feet.Id never breed from a dog with poor feet yet many never even factor that element into their breeding.

[mud 2,044]

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Edited June 13, 2016 by mud