picky eater - german shepherd

Question
Hi Patt,
thank you for all your information. I just remembered yesterday that I wanted to ask you an additional question. Our german shepherd, we will take him out of the weekends to the park and he would run around extensively. I think he overdoes it because in the next few days he would start to limp. It actually very strange because he starting limping on his front right leg and healed in about two weeks -- then  we took him out again and he started limping on the front right arm and left hind legs. Whenever one leg would get better, he would limp on the other.
Is this what people had referred to as "growing pains" ? He is now getting better again on all legs.  We do take him out on daily walks as well. But try to limit it when he is limping.

What is the problem with this?

Thanks and Happy Holidays,
Ivy  



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Followup To
Question -
Hi Patt,

I have a german shepherd who is a picky eater. He is abuot 10 months old. I sometimes mix dry and canned food for him and he will pick out all the canned food. He eats very little and I can tell he is hungry. I am worried about his nutritious value since he is still a puppy.
I feed him twice a day on schedule and do not feed him any human food.

thanks,

Ivy
Answer -
HI IVY
PLEASE DO NOT OFFER CANNED FOOD, IT IS NOT AS GOOD AS THE DRY KIBBLE OF CHOICE AND I HOPE HE IS ON A GOOD PICK OF THEM.
HE IS GETTING SPOILED TO THE CANNED FOOD FOR ITS A MIXTURE OF JUNK AND FLAVOR.  KEEP OFFERING THE DRY KIBBLE OF LIKE PRO PLAN, ONE, PURINA, CANADIE, SOLID GOLD, FLINT RIVER RANCH, SCIENCE DIET, NUTRO, INNOVA, ETC.  WET WITH HOT WATER AND STIR FOR TEN SECONDS TO LET THE GASES ESCAPE BECAUSE OF BLOAT.  WE MUST BE CAREFUL FOR THIS TO HAPPEN TO OUR DOGS NOW.
GIVE HIM/HER A GOOD SUPPLEMENT SUCH AS I USE AND RECOMMEND: FRESH FACTORS AND BUG OFF FOR FLEAS.  IT IS ON MY FRONT PAGE OF MY SITE SPRINGTIME.  ALL NATURAL PRODUCTS MADE FOR HORSES AND DOGS ONLY.  I USE FRESH FACTORS AND JUST ABOUT 12 DAYS AGO HAD A BITCH RUN COMPLETELY OVER BY A CAR, SHE RAN UP ON THE ROAD THE GAIT WAS LEFT OPEN.  HER LUNGS WERE CRUSHED, HEART DETACHED, 3 CLEAN BREAKS IN THE PELVIS BUT SHE HAS ALMOST COMPLETELY HEALED AND VET SAID STRICT CONTINEMENT FOR 3 WEEKS, SHE IS UP AND RUNNNG ABOUT BUT I KEEP HER CRATED AT NIGHT AND NO STEPS YET, HE SAID SHE WILL BE ABLE TO BEAR PUPPIES.
FRESH FACTORS GIVE BLOOM IN AN OLDER DOG, HELPS TO KEEP THE BONES, LIGEMENTS, JOINTS, SKIN HEALTHY AND SHINY LESS SHEDDING COATS.
CHECK THIS PRODUCT OUT AND BUG OFF FOR FLEAS RATHER THAN SPENDING FOR FRONT LINE AND ADVANTAGE FROM VETS, THIS WORKS AS WELL OR BETTER AND CHEAPER.
PUT SOME COTTAGE CHEESE IN HER FOOD EACH FEEDING OR YUGURT, THIS IS GOOD FOR DOGS GOOD BACTERIA AND PROMOTES EATING, ALSO PEANUT BUTTER HELPS BUT U MUST NOT SPOIL THE DOG IT MUST LEARN TO EAT.  PLACE ITS FOOD DOWN ABOUT 4 P.M AND WHAT IT DOES NOT EAT IN 20 MINUTES REMOVE TILL NEXT DAY.
IT WILL NOT STARVE AND WILL LEARN TO EAT WHAT U SIT DOWN.  NO HUMAN FOODS OR TREATS OR TABLE SCRAPES, THIS TOTALLY TAKES A DOG OFF ITS FOOD TO RELY ON OUR FOOD WHICH HAS ABSOLUTELY NO NUTRITION IN IT FOR DOGS.  THIS IS WHY DOG FOOD IS MADE FOR DOGS, NOT OUR FOOD.  A RAW BEEF SOUP BONE ONCE A WEEK TO CHEW ON FOR HEALTHY GUMS AND TEETH WILL HELP THE DOG IN CHEWING AND SOMETHING TO DO.  DAILY WALKS AND EXERCISE IS A MUST.  DOGS CANNOT HAVE ANY APPETITE IF STANDING AROUND IN THE HOME AND NOT EXERCISED HARD DAILY.

KIND REGARDS
PATT
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Answer
HI IVY
THAT IS CALLED PANO ALSO.  THEY CAN GO FROM FRONT TWO AT ONCE HEAL UP AND GOES TO BACK LEGS.  JUST BE SURE HE IS NOT JUMPING OR RUNNING ON HARD SURFACE IF HE IS UNDER 18 MOS OLD.  U MUST LET HIS JOINTS FORM AND HIPS INTO THE SOCKETS OR WE CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE HIP DISPLASIA FROM OVER DOING ON HARD GROUND, TOO MUCH ALSO.
TRY AND CONTAIN HIM FROM SO MUCH IN ONE DAY.
I HAD A MALE LONG AGO THAT DID THIS, NOT FROM HARD PLAY, HE JUST GOT PANO AND LIMPED TERRIBLE, WENT TO VET AND OF COURSE A BUNCH OF MEDS FOR PAIN AND XRAYS AND COST AN ARM AND LEG TO TELL ME HE WILL OUT GROW IT.
JUST KEEP A CLOSE EYE ON THE BACK LEGS.

KIND REGARDS
PATT