Shekhar Sahu Webboard User Reg: 04-23-2008
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Hi,
My GSD (German Showline) is 9 weeks old. He is a healthy and playful puppy.
He stays inside my house all the time when he is not playing. He is outside in the garden lawn for 2 hours each in the morning and evening for play.
Question 1.
I recently heard from someone that it is not good for a 9 week old puppy to stay/walk/run on smooth tiled floors as it hampers their hip bone development. Is this true? Please remember that my puppy spends 4 hours in a day outside in the garden playing.
Question 2.
Inside my house (on the smooth tiled floor), he sleeps with his hind legs spread on both sides - like a frog. I was asked to rectify this sleeping posture as it would again affect his walking style when he grows up. Is this true? What should I do?
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Hi,
My GSD (German Showline) is 9 weeks old. He is a healthy and playful puppy.
He stays inside my house all the time when he is not playing. He is outside in the garden lawn for 2 hours each in the morning and evening for play.
Question 1.
I recently heard from someone that it is not good for a 9 week old puppy to stay/walk/run on smooth tiled floors as it hampers their hip bone development. Is this true? Please remember that my puppy spends 4 hours in a day outside in the garden playing.
Question 2.
Inside my house (on the smooth tiled floor), he sleeps with his hind legs spread on both sides - like a frog. I was asked to rectify this sleeping posture as it would again affect his walking style when he grows up. Is this true? What should I do?
I have tile floors and hardwood. My dogs prefer the tile, especially in the summer. The tile is nice and cool. I do have room rugs and runners but they tend to lay off the rugs on the tile.
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But, what about a 9 week old pup sleeping with his hind legs spread apart like a frog?
I had a dog once that liked to lay like that. That is just what she liked. As she got older she didn't do it quite as much. I think you might have a hard time not letting her lay like that if she really wants too. You might want to keep a soft surface under her so she doesn't do it on a hard floor. If she is uncomfortable she will move.
My first GSD pup lay like that. Pups often have trouble with heat and seek out cool places. Their "warmth household" isn't fully developed at this age. As for lying on the floor like a frog - my vet congratulated me on his hips at 16 months and said I'd never have any problems with him in this respect. He doesn't do it any more and the younger one didn't do it as extremely but I haven't had him X-Rayed yet.
There are a lot of "stories" that are passed around. I wouldn't like to get a pup from a breeder who just had his pups on tiled floors, as when playing, their legs get splayed out but, who knows whether this is detrimental?
I think we them to "humanise" them and, if they have an alternative to the tiles such as dog bed or rugs, I can't see any problems.
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My pup (also German showline) also lay down in the "frog" position when he was very young . He doesn't get into the "frog" position any longer (he's currently 7 mos. old). That seemed to stop at the 3 month mark or so. My floors are all tile too, which is very common in S. Florida because of the heat. When he was younger and a bit clumsier he sometimes slipped on the tile if his feet were wet and wiped out a few times, but he didn't get hurt. He seems to like to lie down on the tile probably to keep cool. He also will lie down on an area rug but alternates between the area rug and the tile floor. I never had a problem raising pups on tile floors in the 20 years that I've lived in S. Fla. Your dog exercises on grass and softer surfaces so he is not abusing his joints on hard surfaces while exercising. A lot of kennel dogs are raised on concrete pretty much all day so hard surfaces in and among themselves shouldn't be a problem in raising your puppy. It doesn't sound like there is any need for concern. Good luck.
Cathy Goessman Webboard User Reg: 12-03-2007
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The frog sleeping position is simply how some dogs like to sleep. If your vet said it would cause problems get a new vet. All three of our boxers do it on the tile when they are especially hot.
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