Tough toes

[Black neck 15,169]

53 minutes ago, sandymere said:

recon so

 

Lovely pups them white un will do me cheers

And where do I get me them slacks

[billhardy 2,341]

1 hour ago, Maximus Ferret said:

His feet look quite tough to me. Good big knuckles. It's my opinion that the strength and toughness of ligaments and tendons means far more than the shape of the feet, hence the flatfooted bull crosses and saluki crosses that stay sound.

Now for the controversial bit! Ligaments and tendons increase in size while a pup is growing and once the pup is fully grown they (ligaments and tendons) don't grow anymore. Muscles grow in response to work but ligaments, tendons and cartilage don't do, not  noticeably anyway. Because of this it's my opinion that a pup intended for work should be allowed to run over roughish ground every day. Maybe not broken glass or slate quarries at first but that bit of woodland with roots and stones protruding from the ground should stress their little tootsies just about right and they'll also learn to dodge the worst bits as they go.

Of course this his very true  some folk only see what they can see. But we know having a welp growing in to a sapling playing about in ta woods fields etc will grow stronger bits of this and that plus has you say they have that bit more respect da obstacles namely trees etc.i see it like this those that are really worked on all terrain will be very lucky if it don't pick up the odd foot injury in its career  they all made to be broke .atb bill

[Black neck 15,169]

1 hour ago, billhardy said:

Of course this his very true  some folk only see what they can see. But we know having a welp growing in to a sapling playing about in ta woods fields etc will grow stronger bits of this and that plus has you say they have that bit more respect da obstacles namely trees etc.i see it like this those that are really worked on all terrain will be very lucky if it don't pick up the odd foot injury in its career  they all made to be broke .atb bill

Flipping right

[sandymere 8,261]

5 hours ago, Black neck said:

Lovely pups them white un will do me cheers

And where do I get me them slacks

Only available in Spain

[billhardy 2,341]

17 hours ago, sandymere said:

Only available in Spain

That's where they best left Spain lol atb bill

[sandymere 8,261]

1 hour ago, billhardy said:

That's where they best left Spain lol atb bill

I sense a little slack envy

[billhardy 2,341]

2 hours ago, sandymere said:

I sense a little slack envy

Mar sandy I like my jukels looking well covered not anorexic skeletons lol.atb bill