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11-25-2007, 08:21 PM | #1 |
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| Ok so... what about a Roach back? I was reading another thread on here that stated their dog had a roach back. Is this serious and curable or painful or medicatible or??????? I am asking because I would put money down that Sophie has roach back.
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11-25-2007, 08:23 PM | #2 |
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| Ok.... weird, I just saw there was another post tonight in THIS section about roach/hunch back as well... Disregard i guess...
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11-25-2007, 11:14 PM | #3 |
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| I've never ever heard of this before...
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11-26-2007, 06:23 AM | #4 |
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| I think it is just one set of their legs being too short. It isn't painful. You cannot medicate.
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11-26-2007, 07:05 AM | #5 |
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| no, it is not painful. they just don't have a straight topline. the back of the yorkie should be straight, a roach back curves up slightly.
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11-26-2007, 07:29 AM | #6 |
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| The front legs seem to be shorter than the back legs on a dog with a roach back. The back curves up and is higher over the back legs than over the front legs. My parents yorkie has a roach back
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11-26-2007, 07:53 AM | #7 |
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| I have questions about this ,too! Is this a dog you should not breed???? Is it genic or just a slight birth defect or what is the cause???? |
11-26-2007, 08:27 AM | #8 |
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| No, a dog with a roach back should not be bred as it is a major fault...a yorkie's topline should be level
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