Is it normal to have a dog's paws bend outward? My 9 month old GSD has this issue. You see it a bit more on the left paw than the right paw.
She never whines or anything and we can play with her paws all day. My wife calls her "penguin feet" and other people have commented that they don't come straight down, but kinda curve outward 30 degrees or so.
I was wondering if a vet might recommend a splint or something to correct this, but wasn't sure if it was in fact an issue that needed to be addressed.
Basically it's called being easty westy. If you look at your dogs parents, most likely one if not both were that way. It's genetic and I've never heard of a way to correct it other than pairing up correct breeding pairs
I have one that is east west (the half-showline dog) and it does impair his speed, endurance, and agility. I would not do a lot of jumping as I cannot imagine the joint could be as strong. He is 8 now and is not lame but sure is ugly when he runs.
He lives a normal pet life. It depends on how bad it is as to what the impact is.
One things that will help - keep the nails trimmed - his tend not to wear properly and keep her lean and well excercised.
Nancy- in 8 yrs he's no worse- just the same? I have one that does it but it doesn't affect agility, speed, or anything else I've noticed, and is beautiful to watch run. I guess there are different levels of it. I was just a little concerned that it may somehow affect the elbow as time goes on, although he does not always stand this way.
Thank you for clarifying your sarcasm, Nancy. We have to be careful, you know. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
Thanks for the response; glad to hear it's not a degenerative condition, necessarily. <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Well thanks a lot for the comments you guys. Sometimes I see it in dogs and sometimes I don't...but never really paid any attention to it until I owned a dog that had paws like that.
Nice to read the comments to the question. I did some searching on this thread and thought it might be nice to bring to light because I didn't see too many posts (actually I didn't find any) regarding this.
But yeah, she really doesn't seem to have any problems at all with running around and playing. We don't have her jump too much, aside from getting in the car.
Thanks again for shedding light on the subject everyone! <img src="http://www.leerburg.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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