If you've ever seen a skeleton of a toy dog leg you'd be amazed, they look like chicken bones....the groove where the knee joins to the upper half of the leg is not as deep as larger dogs. Breeders in the more recent years have become very cognizent of this and are taking great care when breeding to breed out LP. However, that doesn't protect them from every day activity.
My whelping pen floors are lined with tile square rubber mats, so that when they begin to walk they have solid footing....their x-pens are also lined, so that I can protect their legs as much as possible through their growing period.....
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