How can I prevent bow legs or knuckling in a Great Dane puppy?
I am getting my 10 week old Great Dane puppy shipped to me on Thursday. I've done some research and I see that Great Dane legs are prone to bowing or knuckling. What can I do to prevent that? I know placing the puppy on a low protein diet is one way but is there anything else I need to be careful of? Any advice from Great Dane owners is much appreciated.
Food is important as you already know as well as buying a dog from a reputable breeder. Making sure your pup has good solid surfaces to walk on with no sliding or slick floors is a big help also. Here is a great site on danes with plenty of articles on their particular health issues.
http://www.greatdanelady.com/articles/knuckling_over.htm
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SHIPPED to you?!
It happened to us…We changed our food and within days it went away. We are loyal Eagle Pack users now. Immediately after we realized that the food was the problem, we switched our Dane to the Eagle Pack giant breed puppy food until she was 1 yr old. Now she is on Eagle Pack Holistic giant breed.