steve strom Webboard User Reg: 03-17-2006
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I imagine you could lure him with something in your right hand to crowd you and crab if you really wanted to. If it's something with his structure and not just a clumsy, puppy, growth thing I would think you'll end up with a dog that crowds,crabs, and paces though.
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I have created gymnastics for my horse to work thru with cavalettis, but I don't understand how using them would work the way that you are talking with a dog, to make him crab. Basically they make them pick up their feet & balance themselves better & can be used to shorten & lengthen stride. When worked outide of the gymnastic the rider has the ability to 'support' the horse to help with the striding after the animal is better able to shift his weight & balance better thru the use of the gymnastic. You can't ride your dog. Often if a horse is 'clipping' himself it is a confirmation problem (or possibly a farier/shoeing problem) Has the dog always been like this or like Steve mentioned, is it a growth thing. Sometimes animals don't grow equally at the same time. They can grow taller on the front end & lag behind on the back end or vise-versa. I'm not sure if you will help or make him worse by messing with his gait & way of moving. I also think that at a year old, he may still have a bit of growing & filling out to do & that may correct his way of moving. If it is a confirmation flaw or issue, I don't see how doing this would help. I guess it would be interesting to find out if it does if you do it.JMO
I would give your dog time to grow like others said. If he continues to over-reach in the rear, I would use the cavs to teach him to extend more/learn to not interfere. My one male interfered in the rear as a young dog and he learned to move in a way that did not cause that interference.
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Quote: leih merigian
OK, what is crabbing?<g>
leih
Ever notice how most dogs, when observed trotting straight toward you, are actually a little crooked, as in, the rear end is not in alignment with the front? That would be termed "crabbing" (similar to the way a certain crustacean sort of skitters sideways when it moves)
In the trot the forelimbs are free of the ground longer than the hind limbs and allow the front legs to clear the ground in advance of placing the ipsilateral hind limb (8). Longlegged animals are most subject to interference between ipsilateral fore- and hind feet in the trot. Many of these dogs move with their body at an angle to the line of progress, allowing the hind feet to pass beyond the forefeet without interference. This action is termed "crabbing" and is also found in the walk where it may be referred to as "crab walking". Most, if not all, dogs have asymmetrical contributions from the limbs.
Seems to me that your dog is having trouble changing lead leg from a walk to a trot. Try making your first step to fast heel REALLY big and exaggerated. For many dogs it works right away. Then slowly, over time, make the big step back to normal. It forces them to catch up.
At least you have nice enthusiasm!!!
Elise
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