boney bottom??
 Is the normal?? Its sorta the back of the hip bones I guess. All I know is when she sits on my lap they are pretty sharp. Just want to check and see if this is a normal thing. I had a sheepie before, 14 years ago, I cant remember if her bottom was this boney. (not even sure if that is how you would spell it) |
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Yeah, it kinda hurts. With more muscle development, you get more flesh back there. Maybe Chewie could come and teach carting or other muscle developing exercises.....running up mountains helped our guys. MO just pretended she was a greyhound and ran full speed whenever possible. Hip bones in the lap is one painful experience, equal to eblows on feet.....Jack like to keep my feet warm but his getting up is painful as he digs into my feet. I guess all this love requires a bit of pain once in awhile  |
| would like to know this too dreamer has one too his hip bones seem to stick out and he is not too thin i never had a oes either like that |
Bony butt is good. Even Chewie is sort of bony there.  Weight distribution is usually heaviest at the front of the body - under the chest, shoulders, then ribs - and gradually less by the rear. So for most dogs, if the butt is well padded, they are grossly overweight! And as Susan said, exercises that condition the rear will build muscle mass and beef up that part in a healthy way.  |
| good point, don't want a lard ass. Just as the ribs should be easily felt (but not sticking out), the hip bones should also be there......does your dog flop down on a hard floor.......you could hear Clancy's hips hitting the floor a room away. |
| Our rescue dog Sassy has a very bony butt. The muscles in her hind legs are very weak and because of this, she has overdeveloped shoulders that do most of the work when she moves. Of course she must be at least 12 yrs. old. Sassy was a very sedentary 99 lbs. and is now 75 lbs.( 3-1/2 yrs. later now that she's being treated for low thyroid). She's also getting adequate exercise and her butt is still just as bony. With her, it is a physical defect. Nelson also has a bony butt. Okay, everyone that knows Nelson thinks he has the biggest sheepdog butt ever  but he's actually got a very athletic build. He consistently weighs between 92-95 lbs. but is a big OES boy. With lots of hair.Don't be too concerned about the bony butt on your dog. When you do visit the vet it may be a good idea to ask their opinion, that may ease your mind some. It's much worse to have a dog with a lard-butt as it does so much damage to their hips. |
| in my obedience class we are actually working on "the hind end". I think the exercise is geared towards rally work. she wants us to get our pups to maintain the heal postion both to the right and left. the right is easy but when I turn left Bella needs to use her hind end and move her butt backwards to maintain the heal position. Not sure if it makes sense but the trainer said this will help work her hind end muscles and make her stronger. we do it in little steps only moving a step at a time. I think I have seen something similar in the musical freestyle things on you-tube. |
thanks for all the feed back. I always feel better about things after I come here. Guess I need to take Ryleigh on more walks.  |
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