Here are a couple of sites I have bookmarked on pasterns and causes.. Growth Disorders in Young German Shepherds http://www.gsdcv.org.au/node/1148 CARPAL SUBLUXATION and WEAK PASTERNS — TWO DIFFERENT CONDITIONS ? http://www.grunfeldshepherds.com/articles/lanting/carpal-subluxation-and-weak-pasterns-two%20different-conditions.html Theresa -------------------------------------------- On Fri, 11/8/13, Carolyn Martello <marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Health questions/ this List Date: Friday, November 8, 2013, 3:53 PM Pasterns. But I am wondering about this strange thing that some GSD pups go through with pasterns. Does this happen to OTHER BREEDS? Is this a GSD problem only because of angulated pasterns? IS it dietary in the opinion of breeders...as UCD suggested to Ed when the tests showed nothing else? IS it genetic? WHY in a litter of normal pasterns does one go down..especially from a bitch that never produced them before in 3 other litters. This List is usually GREAT about sharing about health issues. Carolyn marhaven@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx www.marhaven.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2012. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. This group and its administrators are not responsible for the comments or opinions expressed in any post. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org SUBSCRIPTION:http://showgsd.org/mail.html NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================