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To: Letitring
Ringy, I'm not quite sure what you mean....you might want your vet to have a look see.

Border Collies' rear legs do seem different--their hocks seem lower to the ground than other breeds....I attribute this to their quickness in able to change direction in an instant.

But I cant tell if by your quesiton you are referring to her being 'cowhocked' when looking at her from the rear. There's always the chance there's a hip problem rather than leg structure.

Sometimes they can be quite confusing....for instance, Tess was limping on one of her front legs and I thought it was her right leg, as did my brother, and my Dad....and yet at the vets, it was determined to be the left...but he had her walking back and forth a dozen times to try to catch the subtle difference he was looking for. And now, a couple of years later, it is obvious to see he was right in that it was the left leg.

557 posted on 05/21/2002 10:54:02 AM PDT by Rowdee
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To: Rowdee
Her back legs are real close together. She can turn on a dime, but sometimes falls. Like her feet slip out from under her. Plus she seems to get up differently than most dogs. Her back legs come up off the floor last. Like she picks up her front self and then the rear takes longer to get in line. Oh, I can't describe it. I'll try to word it more clearly and freep you later. :( My bad.
563 posted on 05/21/2002 10:57:34 AM PDT by Letitring
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To: Rowdee
All Border Collies appear "cowhocked" to me, but I'm not sure what the standard is for conformation. I've never known of one to have hip proplems...until they get kicked by a cow or run over by a pickup.
565 posted on 05/21/2002 10:58:31 AM PDT by Cuttnhorse
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