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  2. Canine degenerative myelopathy - Wikipedia

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    Degenerative myelopathy initially affects the back legs and causes muscle weakness and loss, and lack of coordination. These cause a staggering effect that may appear to be arthritis. The dog may drag one or both rear paws when it walks. This dragging can cause the nails of one foot to be worn down. The condition may lead to extensive paralysis ...

  3. Dewclaw - Wikipedia

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    Double dewclaws on rear leg of dog. A dewclaw is a digit – vestigial in some animals – on the foot of many mammals, birds, and reptiles (including some extinct orders, like certain theropods). It commonly grows higher on the leg than the rest of the foot, such that in digitigrade or unguligrade species, it does not make contact with the ...

  4. Aquatic locomotion - Wikipedia

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    The legs of water beetles have little hairs which spread out to catch and move water back in the power stroke, but lay flat as the appendage moves forward in the return stroke. Also, one side of a water beetle leg is wider than the others and is held perpendicular to the motion when pushing backward, but the leg rotates when the limb returns ...

  5. Tetrapod - Wikipedia

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    In typical early tetrapod posture, the upper arm and upper leg extended nearly straight horizontal from its body, and the forearm and the lower leg extended downward from the upper segment at a near right angle. The body weight was not centered over the limbs, but was rather transferred 90 degrees outward and down through the lower limbs, which ...

  6. Rescue Dog with Two Legs Learns to Move with 'No Limitations ...

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    Cola the rescue dog. Cola lost her two back legs early in life, so she learned to do everything with her two front paws at a young age. "She truly has no limitations. She can run around, use ...

  7. Aging in dogs - Wikipedia

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    Older dogs, similar to this 10-year-old Neapolitan Mastiff, often grow grey hairs on their muzzles, and some dogs grow grey hair all over. Not all dogs gain grey hair when aging. Aging in dogs varies from breed to breed, and affects the dog's health and physical ability. As with humans, advanced years often bring changes in a dog's ability to ...

  8. Canine gait - Wikipedia

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    A dog uses its back to attain speed. The back's most flexible point is just over the loin area, and the tuck-up allows for the folding of the under portion of the dog's body. The rear legs overreach on the outside of the front legs. Essential for a fast dog is the ability to flex its back from a straight position to an arched position.

  9. 13-Year-Old Rescue Dog Learns to Sit for First Time Thanks to ...

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    Although it may be hard to imagine dogs adjusting to having a new set of limbs, their ability to adapt is remarkable. This 13-year-old rescue is as lively as a puppy with her custom-fit legs! Hear ...

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