Puppies are stepped on, dropped from people's arms, fall down stairs,and are otherwise stressed, usually with no skeletal damage done, butbones can fracture and joints can be sprained. Injury is the number onecause of hone problems. Fortunately, growing puppies' bones heal rapidly and since their bones are not brittle as those of adult dogs they maybend and straighten rather than snap. The greenstick fracture often heals without human intervention.
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[/caption]There is no doubt in our minds that the majority of bone problems in growing puppies other than those due to injury are caused by their owners feeding them improperly. This of course is because of an innocence or lack of knowledge, even indulgence, on the owners' part. Theyare not aware of the proper nutrition puppies require or whether or notthe commercially available foods have the necessary ingredients foradequate nutrition.
