"shaky" Front Legs

[kbo]

Has anyone else observed this in a medium size dog?

Since a pup (now 3 yrs old), sometimes when he sits his front legs wobble and tremble.

Both feet stay on the floor but the 'wrist' bit seems to bend back and forth.

It never happens when standing and he has no problems walking, running, or playing.

If you hold either leg and manipulate it does not appear to cause pain, and he shakes hands on command with no trouble. No problems getting up from a lying down position or going from 'sit' to 'down'.

He does these big body stretches quite a bit - for anyone familiar with yoga terms he loves 'upward dog' and 'downward dog' moves.

The only other issue I have noticed is he is not fond of either his front or hind legs being brushed.

I have only brought it up with a vet once when he was a young pup - after feeling his legs he said he wasn't experiencing any pain and it may have been a growth spurt. I don't know if I should investigate further now that he is fully grown, or if it is a just a quirk?

He is part poodle and is a 'floppy' kind of dog in general if this makes sense!

[:ange:]

My female Wei does this - only because she's spring loaded though and is about to ping away and bounce off walls..

[Kelly_Louise]

Both my dogs do this. I was worried with Chloe and thought it was due to her mild elbow dysplasia or something... but Sasha does it too... so I think it's something that is fairly normal

[sezling]

This happened to my dog from when he was a puppy to around 3 or 4 years of age but now the problem's gone on its own. Someone once suggested it was due to a lack of calcium..? We never fed our dog puppy milk like they did but I never thought that was a necessary requirement??

[megan_]

My boy did this up until about 1 years old. I had it checked by the vet. He said it can happen after they've been running around - a build of of something (oxylic acid of something).