[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: Cow hocked....
- From: Rbuffdogs@xxxxxxx
- To: uwish@xxxxxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 11 May 2005 10:47:21 EDT
Hi Barbara
Cow hocks can be from loose ligamentation, sometimes as the dog gets
older/stronger, it will straighten out. A lot of puppies with the extreme rears
esp
seem predisposed to it, and to a large degree it will self correct, at least
to a point with time, and exercise. Although I have seen plenty of square
rears with the issue, too. It is by and large genetic, the parents probably
had
some degree of it as youngsters. Unilateral cow hock is often a result of
puppies or young adults that are confined to a too small space resulting in a
muscle imbalance. Caught quickly, it will generally straighten right out.
Take care
Kathy
Finest in American Show & German Importing
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