jamie1994 0 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 hi lads i bought a bull x greyhound x wippet dog for mh 16 yr old son but he got really flat feet he had five rabbits with him and a red one will it do him any harm in the long run with flat feet Quote Link to post
runforyourlife 361 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 well it wont do him any harm, but it wont do him any favours either... And it will inpair the performance of the dog... Get it out and get it back up on its toes.... lots and lots &lots & lots and plenty of road walking.... Quote Link to post
chartpolski 20,536 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Road walking CAN tighten feet up a bit, but no amount of road walking will give a dog born with bad feet, good feet ! Dogs are born with good, bad or average feet; they can be improved slightly by walking, but you can't turn a flat foot into a good, tight, "cat" type foot. Cheers. Quote Link to post
weasle 1,119 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 Road walking CAN tighten feet up a bit, but no amount of road walking will give a dog born with bad feet, good feet ! Dogs are born with good, bad or average feet; they can be improved slightly by walking, but you can't turn a flat foot into a good, tight, "cat" type foot. Cheers. Quote Link to post
shushycatcher 219 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 the best dog ive ever had was flat footed. Never done her any harm what so ever! She was 3/4 grey 1/4 whippet and could turn on a sixpence! atb shushy Quote Link to post
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted September 17, 2010 Report Share Posted September 17, 2010 .............sounds like he's had a life time stuck in a run.....the old tendons slackn and can caused a flat 'loose' foot...As someone already mentioned, you can tighten em up abit with plenty of excercise. Some are just born with bad feet tho Quote Link to post
fieldsman 51 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Being flat footed doesn,t mean its got bad feet Ive got a dog good breeding but flat feet has run on every ground you could test him on .Some of his runs have taken him onto tarmac roads apart from skin removal and shatterd nails no problems ive dogs with cat feet that seem to stub their toes and some that dont the only dog that I can say has never had a problem is a bitch whippet on any ground I put this down to her light weight I can run her on any land and still work her the next day not once has she had a problem with her feet.She will probably break her leg now Ive said that . Quote Link to post
runforyourlife 361 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Road walking CAN tighten feet up a bit, but no amount of road walking will give a dog born with bad feet, good feet ! Dogs are born with good, bad or average feet; they can be improved slightly by walking, but you can't turn a flat foot into a good, tight, "cat" type foot. Cheers. Good points... Was the dog born with these feet... How old is it? Quote Link to post
fordie 8 Posted September 18, 2010 Report Share Posted September 18, 2010 Its a common thing with bullx lurchers but it dont stop them working Quote Link to post
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