very young puppy bunny hopping - Page 1

Hey guys, I have a 11 week old puppy that is bunny hopping. Sometimes he seems a little weak in the rear, though his drives are nutso and he tries to jump up on us, which says he does have movement. He overcame parvo and coccidea (talk about a nightmare!), and initially I just thought his bum hurt from diarrhea. Then I thought maybe he doesn't have the best muscle tone from having been sick. I have another dog that I was told had lumbosacral instability (though I don't think it was because he got better!) and am ultra sensitive to weird movements in my dogs now...I think he's much too young for hip problems at this point I would think, am I just being overly cautious and maybe it's just a coordination kind of thing? or is this a take the vet kind of thing at this point? I figure that in another month I could go in for prelims though I've never xrayed any pup under 6 months before. I didn't notice the bunny hopping until he came home from the vet hospital for a few days...I almost wonder if something happened, or if it is somehow related. Someone mentioned it could be some sort of kidney problem, but the dog has a CBC while at the vet. Any thoughts? or am I just being overly cautious? (this puppy has some of the nicest drive I've ever seen and you know how it is...SOMETHING seems to go wrong with puppies. If he had perfect health and with my luck I wouldn't like his drive...but because I really LOVE this pup, I could just be looking for something wrong with him! Thoughts?

wait until he's older to worry about it - "bunny hopping" is quite normal movement for that age, usually their legs go in every different direction and they are very "loose" unti they are older and more coordinated.

 

molly

wait until he's older to worry about it - "bunny hopping" is quite normal movement for that age, usually their legs go in every different direction and they are very "loose" unti they are older and more coordinated.

 

molly

my eight week pup also does bunny hopping. This is very normal for this age

 

I agree with the last few posts

I had a 9 week old Crested pup that loved to hop till he figured out how to coordinate his limbs.

Here's a video of him...  http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4420529665331221687&hl=en

 

Thanks guys, I will try not to worry about it...at least not for awhile:-) With the other stuff we've gone through with this pup so far I've grown super attached to him. Plus his father was my old competition dog so I'm sentimentally attached to him as well....Moreso then the last few pups I've worked. thanks for easing the mind for a bit anyways:-)