My dog limps somtimes for no reason

how old is your pup?

 do you have him on a regular excersize program...daily walking..?

He's 13months.
I don't walk him as often as I should. maybe like every other day.

but hes also out in the yard running around

hard to say why he is limping...

i would start by checking his paws and make sure he has no cuts or splinters..probably not that because the limping stops,but i make a regualar habit of checking paws..

at 13 months he may be going through a growth spurt and maybe he is going through growing pains...i have heard of this before and the age seems about right..

a vet would be able to rule out any joint or bone problems tho..

what breed is he..any idea on weight?

he's a chow
im not sure on the weight because i dont have a big scale for weighing him. i'd say maybe around 40.
when do dogs reach full size?

not sure but i suspect around 2 years would be about the time thast they stop growing height and length wise.

 keep track of this thread...others with more puppy knowledge will be here for you shortly...

 

Alright, thanks!

Now I don't want to go out on the limb and scare you with this but Gizzy would do the same thing before I knew she had arthritus. She was digonosed with it before she was even a year old. She also has sevar hip displaysia which she had to get surgery for to correct. Before that she had a torn crucit ligiment in her knee which also caused her to limp. Now my dog is one extreem but it was the limping that gave it all away, I would have never know otherwise.

I would suggest taking your dog to a vet and get some x-rays done just to make shure there is nothing bad going on in there. Arthritus may cause the limping and you can see it in x-ray, it's a mineral build up on the bone so the bood will look bumpy in x-rays, very easy to see. Of corse after everything I've been through with my dog I take her to the vets for almost any little thing. I just worrie the problem will be worse on the inside more than my dog shows on the outside.

was your dog constantly limping? because my dog doesn't limp too often, i've only seen it like 2-3 times his whole life. like right now hes fine. he's prancing around with his toy throwing it up in the air and seems like hes not in pain at all. isn't hip diplasya the hind legs? He's limping on his front(i think)

She would not limp all the time but often when she was let outside or once in a while for what seemed like no reason at all.

Displaysia can also happen in the front legs but arthritus can happen on any joints. Of corse there can be several other factors that cause dogs to limp like this.

Like I said my dog is one extreem and most dogs are no where close to the problems she has. Just letting you know what may not look like a big issue may be huge to the dog. A visit to the vet will set your mind at ease knowing what exactly it is.

Chows have a very straight rear assembly....this makes them highly prone to knee injuries, rear issues...transient limping could be arthritis associated with hip issues, pano (wandering lameness)...a patella (knee cap) slipped out of place...etc. I think he needs to be checked out/palpated by a vet....perhaps even x rayed to rule out all the above...based on his breed.

Just read that it's in front....elbow displasia is also seen in Chows I believe. I still think a vet visit wouldn't be a horrible thing...you can read up on wandering lameness as well online, this is a possibiliy esp if the "sore leg" changes from one to another to another....
 
ETA: Chows rank number ONE in incidence of elbow displasia according to the OFA's database,
[link>http://www.offa.org/elbowstatbreed.html]http://www.offa.org/elbowstatbreed.html[/link]

i was just wondering if it could just be a bruise. cuz i know once in a while, when running onto the deck(there is one  wooden step) somtimes he trips over it when he gets too excited. could this be a cause?

Chows have a very straight rear assembly....this makes them highly prone to knee injuries

 
why is this a problem? what is the ideal body type then? longer hind legs or shorter?