do any of your dogs have webbed feet? my puppy is 11 months old and her two middle pads on her feet are connected. and it is like she has webbed feet...
2006-12-10 14:49:22 · 18 answers · asked by super_freak8813 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
She is a shepard/lab/collie/rottie mix
2006-12-10 14:57:32 · update #1
she has webbed feet but hates swimming...but she loves the rain
2006-12-10 15:36:01 · update #2
webbed feet are a dead give away for labs (and most other water /retriever type dogs), the web feet as with ducks give the dog the ability to move through the water with ease and increases the speed of their swimming.it is normal and will not cause your pup any problems.
2006-12-10 15:02:25 · answer #1 · answered by JO K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You didn't say what kind of dog you have but certain breeds have webbed toes. Great Pyrenees and Newfoundlands have webbed toes. This is part of their ancestry and has to do with what the dog was bred for. Many hunting breeds have webbed feet too.
Since you didn't mention the type of dog you have maybe you could do some research into the breed and see if this part of that. If it isn't it maybe a genetic flaw. Not a bad one just something that may have come forward from past lineage.
2006-12-10 14:55:27 · answer #2 · answered by josiegirl 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The reason a dog has webbed feet is simple. Some dogs have webbed feet because they have adapted that way so that it is easier for them to swim. It is mostly common in retrievers or water dogs such as labs My dog is a lab and she has webbed feet at first we wondered why in the world does our dog have webbed feet on day we took her to a creek nearby our house and realized that it could better swim through the water. We also asked our vet about it and she told us exactly what we had thought.
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I hope that answers your question
2006-12-10 15:07:41 · answer #3 · answered by Peace And Quiet 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some breeds of hunting dogs tend to have webbed feet. They are bred to swim in the water to retrieve downed game. I had a Brittany Spaniel and she had webbed feet. I miss her a lot.
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2016-06-01 15:15:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lots of dogs have webbed feet, for swimming. That's perfectly normal.
2006-12-10 15:12:52 · answer #6 · answered by missyscove 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We have a dog who landed on our doorstep. She's a mix, has some shepherd in her, has a lil pit in her. She was stretching the other day and had her front feet spread out! Lol - they were webbed. I was just checking to see what other kind of dog she might have mixed in. Yeah, she probably has some lab in her. We have a baby pool in the back yard in summer and she loves the water! She's a mutt, but we couldn't have paid any amount of money for a better pup. :) I wouldn't trade her for anything. :)
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my dog has webbed feet?
do any of your dogs have webbed feet? my puppy is 11 months old and her two middle pads on her feet are connected. and it is like she has webbed feet...
2015-08-18 12:37:23 · answer #8 · answered by ? 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is completely normal, especially with hunting and retrieving breeds.
Most all bigger dogs that can swim have webbed feet.
2006-12-10 15:05:37 · answer #9 · answered by tdude09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Labs can have webbed feet. Looks like that part of her Heinz 57 mix came out!
2006-12-10 15:02:13 · answer #10 · answered by Michelle F. 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋