[gemy]

Okay here is the easiest first thing:

Weight Control: Is critical when joints are compromised. And with this deviation at the minimum the ankle joint is compromised anatomically speaking. Now your pup is still a pup at 7mths old, so proper nutrition and good food is very important. You don't want to put your pup on a "diet". A little bit of a rounded belly is fine, but the loin should have a very good tuck up and the ribs should be easily felt underneath a gentle pressure from your fingers.

Learning the structure of your pup : Your eyes and your hands here are what you use. Watch how your girl stands and walks and runs first. You can even video her if you have a video camera. Watch how your girl does downward dog, how are the front paws oriented? Watch how she sits. For example; does she put her two front legs together with a turn out of both paws, or just one paw, or one paw more than the other? The same for standing, walking, and running.
Now for the feeling part, and your pup will just love this!. With a gentle touch, from the tips of the paws feel/palpate up each leg, she can be sitting on your lap, or on a grooming table, whatever feels most comfortable for you. Feel for the configuration of the bones, and compare right to left. Don't over analyze, trust what you feel with your fingertips. Learn all the bumps, and thicknessess, and just about each little bone in her paws and ankles all the way up to her knees.

Now you want to see a gravity free idea of your girl's structure. You need to do this in front of a mirror. With one hand directly under the jawbone and the other hand between her rear legs at her rump, lift your pup directly up. You can coo and cuddle her, until you feel her relax. Then look in the mirror and see the alignment of her front legs, rear legs, topline etc. Do the front legs hang straight down from the shoulder? Do the front paws turn out? How much? What is the spacing between the front legs, the rear legs?

While not foolproof, this should give you a good idea of her natural non weight bearing boney structure. But the more relaxed the pup is, the better idea you will have.

Make all of this easy and fun for you both. There is no pressure here, there is only learning your darling pups body.

Taking pictures of your pup at the beginning and prior to any exercise regime is a great idea; for you can see changes when they happen.