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Title: Bad Feet Post by: slimhogdog on April 21, 2015, 08:49:13 pm What characteristics tend to jump out at you in dogs that ya'll consider to have bad feet?
Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: Reuben on April 21, 2015, 09:10:51 pm flat feet...
other problems are elbows out like bowed legs usually the front toes will be pointed inward...front feet pointing outward such as NW and NE... back legs are cow hocked usually means week rear...hocks pointing somewhat out is to strong in rear... I like the front feet straight and well boned/muscled...strong toes/tight feet...I have noticed that this type front legs make for powerful swimmers IMO... I don't keep a dog with bad feet... Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: Goose87 on April 21, 2015, 09:41:05 pm White or pink pads, pads that have the light pigmentation generally always get sore faster, everything rueben said as well....
Title: Re: Post by: booney on April 21, 2015, 09:42:38 pm July hounds lol all kidding aside you need a good foundation to build a house and that starts with a dogs feet jmo tho
Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: Goose87 on April 22, 2015, 07:31:59 pm That's right booney, if I'm hunting real hard I put Venice turpentine on their feet every day, young hunter was at the house one day and saw me doing that and asked why, my reply was how many cars you seen win the Daytona 500 on flat tires, other then overall health feet are the next most important thing to keep up with.
Title: Re: Post by: booney on April 22, 2015, 07:54:44 pm We have a recipe from an old dog man 2 use on their feet he said it 2 I'll grow pads on a golf ball lol smells real bad but it's the best stuff I've used
Title: Re: Post by: spazhogdog on April 22, 2015, 08:47:02 pm What is the recipe? I have a gyp with three light colored pads that blows them when we start hunting heavy.
Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: Goose87 on April 22, 2015, 09:05:07 pm Yes indeed I'm intrigued myself....
Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: slimhogdog on April 23, 2015, 09:47:58 am flat feet... other problems are elbows out like bowed legs usually the front toes will be pointed inward...front feet pointing outward such as NW and NE... back legs are cow hocked usually means week rear...hocks pointing somewhat out is to strong in rear... I like the front feet straight and well boned/muscled...strong toes/tight feet...I have noticed that this type front legs make for powerful swimmers IMO... I don't keep a dog with bad feet... Mr. Reuben, what if this dog was the best dog out of a litter as far as hunting ability? I'm not talking about an average dog, I'm talking about a dog that keeps you on/in/around the hogs and outstrikes most dogs he/she are on the ground with. Would the tender feet still justify a cull? Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: Reuben on April 23, 2015, 05:42:59 pm slimhogdog...If he were my best I would keep him...if he was scatter bred with no greats that you know of in the immediate background I probably would not ever breed him...
if he has some good breeding behind him I would breed him at least once to get some good pups out of him...especially if he only has one bad trait and many good ones...and I would keep those pups that have the good feet and place the others in non hunting homes...if bred right the dog might be the better choice instead of another good dog of unknown breeding... Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: bolo on April 23, 2015, 07:31:44 pm For bad feet on dogs: 3-5% iodine mixed with formaldahyde half & half.Put on dogs feet 5 days in a row(I put it in a butter dish & submerge foot in dish) . You might have to have some connections to get your hands on the formaldahyde.
Title: Re: Post by: booney on April 23, 2015, 07:35:35 pm I'll get it tonight and put it on here
Title: Re: Bad Feet Post by: Goose87 on April 27, 2015, 10:48:08 am The suspense is killing me booney....
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