CC290 Dogs With Long Backs - Things You Need To Do

Week 1:

1. What is a long backed dog?
2. How do you determine if your dog is long backed?
3. What are injuries that long backed dogs are predisposed to?
4. Beginning exercises for long backed dogs

Week 2:

1. Stretching techniques for the long backed dogs
2. Intermediate exercises for long backed dogs
3. Can you beat the odds of disc disease with your long backed dog
4. How do I know if my dog has back pain?

Week 3:

1. Activities NOT recommended for long backed dogs
2. Activities requiring consideration for long backed dogs – inclusive of sports concerns
   1. Agility
   2. Obedience
   3. Flyball
3. More intermediate exercises for long backed dogs

Week 4:

1. Advanced exercises for long backed dogs
2. Massage techniques for long backed dogs
3. Signs of problems in long backed dogs

Week 5:

1. Additional considerations in long backed dogs
2. More advanced techniques for long backed dogs

Week 6:

1. Putting together a complete program for your long backed dog
2. Multimodal approach to preventative care of the long backed dog
   1. Strengthening
   2. Acupuncture
   3. Physical therapy
   4. Chiropractic
   5. Assisi Loop
   6. Laser/photobiomodulation

We all love dogs in all shapes and sizes, or at least most of you! Some of us have predilections for specific types of dogs. Once you have had many of the long-backed dogs, you may become addicted! As one of my Daschund clients describes – ‘they are like potato chips – you cannot just have one!’ Some of the breeds are specifically bred to have long backs for a purpose. Other breeds are bred with long backs for a purely aesthetic reason.

So, what are some common long backed dogs?

Cardigan Welsh Corgi

Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Dachshund – all varieties

Basset Hound

Westphalian Dachsbrake

Lancashire Heeler

Drever

Sussex Spaniel

Clumber Spaniel

Beagle

Petit Basset Griffon Vendeen

Greyhound

Shih Tzus

Cavalier King Charles Spaniels

Llaso Apsos

Bulldogs

French Bulldogs

Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retrievers.

If your dog is not on the list, it does NOT mean they do not have a long back. Many breeds not in the common long backed dog list have long backs. German Shepherds have been bred for longer backs and probably fall into the ‘aesthetic’ reason column