tracey holden Webboard User Reg: 07-17-2010
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I had the boy for a fortnight recently while they were away, and while he has always been gangly and rangy, I noticed he has this strange gait.
He really is like a baby giraffe - legs that go on forever, he virtually does the splits eating from the bowl on the floor, when he runs, he still has that rocking horse motion, but what is most noticeable, is on a brisk walk, he goose steps.
I only twigged how pronounced this is because when walking him with the pack, I have him coupled to Kaiser because big boy acts as ballast when Louis gets too excited, and Kaiser's steady pace keeps the pup in sync, but the straight legged motion is just bizarre.
Louis is around the year and a half now, and for those that aren't familiar, he is a Boxer/Dane X.
In show line fox Terriers a goose step is caused by breeding for a short second bone in the leg. The bone from the shoulder to the elbow.
In most other dogs it is often created by very straight shoulders. No layback.
Watch the dog move from the side. He should ideally reach out at least to his nose.
Is that dog first from the left the opne your talking about? Hard to teel from that pic but it looks like a straight shoulder. That often gives the impression of a short neck also.
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Louis is the brindle next to Jamie in the pic Bob, what worries me is has he stopped growing, and will these straight legs cause him problems when he is older?
I've not really seen it cause serious problem in an older dog.
Look at the third photo bucket pics you posted a link to.
The bird dog on the left coming into the camera first. His leg is straight from the shoulder all the way to his foot. It's a frontal pic but that dog has excellent reach.
The tan dog in front of you? (red coat), also coming towards the camera. The leg is bent at the elbow because the shoulder doesn't have the angulation to reach forward like the bird dog. Not so much angulation and less reach.
It's hard to judge based on these pics but that's what I see here. Moving side shots would be excellent.
The big issue with the straight shoulder is the dog uses more energy to cover the same ground as a similar dog with correct reach. Again, I've not see it reflect on anything in the dog's senior years.
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