Hind leg kick?
So, My shiba often does this funny little scratch-kick with his hind leg, when playing...much like after he's just gone to the bathroom outside, and is kicking up grass. Anyone else ever seen this?
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I would say kicking is just one of the signs and I would only be concerned if there was more than one sign [like inactivity, lameness, sensitivity, "snarkiness", etc].
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Also in regard to scenting, dogs will sweat through their feet. Sometimes you will see wet foot prints during training on the training mats and times of high threshold on dark a side walk or reflective linoleum floors. It's always good to keep an eye out for the sweaty feet tracks so you can reduce the potential for outbursts if another dog runs up. A dog can look deceptively comfortable and the tracks are the only indication that it is in a more intense state needing more space or down time.
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He usually does it only with his right leg, but will sometimes kick his right, then his left...but he only does either when he's excited, like when I'm teasing him with a toy, oy playing a sort of chase/stop/chase game with him. He's had his knees checked out before we bought him, and everything was fine.
He doesn't shake his legs at all, and has no other symptoms mentioned by above posts. I wasn't sure if it was a breed thing (As searching google just brought up a multitude of non-related sites), or if he was just a bit weird. Thanks alot for the Comments, and of course, obligatory picture included of the little carpet-shark.
Also, LOVE the term carpet shark.
My Anakin doesn't do a leg kick, but he does wipe his paws after the bathroom or after coming in from the rain. Occasionally, he paws at the ground before charging at me while we play (much like a bull, haha). He hasn't presented the leg kick, though.
And I know what kick you mean.. My parents' Siberian Husky does the leg kick. They've had her vet examined several times, but it just seems to be a reflex or a twitch for her.