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Guys, good news on the limping front... Mum was having another look over Diesel last night and found these lumps on his paws and legs, on further inspection they seemed to have a black seed like thing half sticking out of them, so she used her finger nails and scratched the seed like things out & disinfected them and Diesel is hardly limping at all today! Wwwwoooohhhoooooo. :D But we are still going to pay the vet a visit just incase.....

Dougie, that is either one chubby puppy you have there or just a funny angle :D ;)

OMG Shoemonster, that sounds like what has happened to Diesel. Although I haven't been able to find a sore spot on his legs, there was 1 toe nail that I touched & he jerked his foot away, as if he didn't want me touching it. I just thought that he had stubbed the nail, but now that I think about it, it was the toe that he didnt want me to touch... Atleast it gives me somewhere to start when describing it to the vet! MelG, can you recommend a vet out your way??? We usually go to the one on Woodstock Ave, but he has given wrong diagnosises in the past & seems very scalpel happy. Lee

Hi Mel, I was intending to come. We aren't entered, but thought it would be a great chance to meet some amstaff people. Mark & I were both looking forward to seeing lots of other amstaffs. Was going to email you later. Not 100% sure now though if we should bring him out or give him some rest... Will decide after we see the vet. Unfortunately that won't be until 2mrw afternoon or Saturday morning, as he is at mum & dads while Im at work (they live in Whalan & Im at Sutherland).... I think it's one of his front legs, as that seems to be one that limps, but its hard to tell... I had noticed it a little bit last week after he had been playing & then had a sleep & went to get up, then limped very slightly for a minute or so until he warmed up, then looked fine. But we went to the dog park where he zoomed around with the other doggies for about an hour the other night & after his snooze, he was limping quite badly. But again, once he was moving around for a while, it wasn't noticable... Will let you know how he goes....

Thanks guys. I will take him this weekend... god, i hope its nothing serious! I love him to death!

I've been noticing that when Diesel wakes up, be it in the morning or after a power nap, he seems to limp a bit. Especially after having a zoomie attack around the doggy park. I have checked all of his paws & pressed around all legs & can't seem to see or feel anything & he doesn't pull away as if sore to touch. Could this be just a case of muscle stiffness after exercise, as it seems to get better as he moves around... or something more sinister that we should be having a vet look at? He doesn't seem to be in pain when he moves around, as he can sometimes go from limping to running without any problems & is in extremely good health otherwise. Any ideas?

Definately have to say ease of training is probably way different to intelligence. My Amstaff, Diesel, is a dream to teach, learns very quickly & will do as asked almost everytime. On the other hand, Max the dobe is the most pig headed you know what ever. Used to cringe when taking him to training, he learns quick but its very much a case of, I will do it once or twice, but after that, you can do it yourself!

Hi steve, sounds like your dog thinks that YOU are sleeping in HIS bed. lol