Melissa Thom wrote 04/01/2011 03:49 AM Gait descriptions #324902 - 04/01/2011 03:49 AM
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007 Posts: 2781 Loc: Upper Left hand corner, USA Offline	I've been trying to figure out gaits lately and I'm having trouble with a term called paddlefooted. One would imagine it's like paddling a canoe but I have had a hard time coming up with an vid of a dog actually paddlefooting to understand what it looks like. Do you guys think this might qualify? It's certainly an odd gait. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIodcyZuah8&feature=player_embedded
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Betty Landercasp wrote 04/01/2011 07:06 AM Re: Gait descriptions [Re: Melissa Thom ] #324911 - 04/01/2011 07:06 AM
Betty Landercasp Webboard User Reg: 11-30-2009 Posts: 3724 Loc: minnesota Offline	How peculiar! Paddlefoot to me means that the elbows are out a bit and the feet swing in toward the midline--some pointers and coonhounds do this. Kind of a pigeon toed look. The Lundehund (if it was a horse!) would be "winging", the arc of the foot in flight going away from the midline. Dog gaits I don't know.... http://s922.photobucket.com/albums/ad67/Grasvaly/
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Jennifer Lee wrote 04/01/2011 07:42 AM Re: Gait descriptions [Re: Betty Landercasp ] #324915 - 04/01/2011 07:42 AM
Jennifer Lee Webboard User Reg: 12-16-2007 Posts: 2851 Loc: oklahoma Offline	That dog reminded me of a wind up toy.
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Lauren Jeffery wrote 04/01/2011 08:06 AM Re: Gait descriptions [Re: Jennifer Lee ] #324922 - 04/01/2011 08:06 AM
Lauren Jeffery Webboard User Reg: 01-16-2010 Posts: 1389 Loc: Offline	Sounds to me like the poor thing needs a nail trim desperately! I wonder if the gait would be as exagerated off of the hardwood floor.
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Barbara Schuler wrote 04/01/2011 08:28 AM Re: Gait descriptions [Re: Lauren Jeffery ] #324927 - 04/01/2011 08:28 AM
Barbara Schuler Webboard User Reg: 01-15-2009 Posts: 5090 Loc: Lanexa Virginia Offline	From http://www.lundehund.com: "The lundehund is rare but is also remarkable--what other breed of dog is marked by so many unusual characteristics? The lundehund has at least 6 toes on each foot; can close its ears so that the ear-canal is protected against dirt and moisture; has neck-joints which enable it to bend the head backwards over the shoulders, so that the forehead touches the back--this is useful when the dog has to turn in a narrow passage. Furthermore, this dog has extremely mobile fore shoulder-joints, so that both front legs can stretch straight out to the sides."
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Lauren Jeffery wrote 04/01/2011 08:32 AM Re: Gait descriptions [Re: Barbara Schuler ] #324928 - 04/01/2011 08:32 AM
Lauren Jeffery Webboard User Reg: 01-16-2010 Posts: 1389 Loc: Offline	Its a gumby dog!
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