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Just got back from the vet and my best strike dog has to have one of her rear legs amputated. For those of you that has owned or hunted with a 3 legged dog. Howd they do?

I've hunted with a guy that his good dog got his back leg amputated and he did just fine. Did just as good as the rest

I had 2 that got severed tendons in the back legs amputation is the only way to go the surgery is not guarnteed but they will get along just fine they have to learn balance all over but will be back at in no time.

I have seen plenty of tri-pods over the years and you'll be surprised. Once he gets healed, he will be all over the place like nothing ever happened!

Thats what happened to her.

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 I have seen a handfull of rear leg amputeed dogs that did fine.  Swim, run, bay.  I had one friend said the dog did better and wished he had known that years earlier so he could have had the leg removed back then!!  (maybe not all that funny)/


However, dogs that lose a front leg need to stay home on the porch.  They don't dodge and weave a bayed hog well and get caught.  They also have a terrible time swimming.

My lead strike dog got his shoulder broken and is basically three legged now and is still great, but tires out a little easier as expected. hunt with a guy who has an awsome three legged cat male, good son of a gun

This is my dog Bayou Cajun Ranger. He was always getting busted up. First he lost that rear leg, then he lost a eye, then got cut up real bad & hemoraged & died that night. He was a extra fast dog that even with the back leg amputated he could still run in the front. He had it all, Speed, nose & grit but the grit is what did him in.

(http://www.hunt101.com/data/500/medium/32471IMG_0546.JPG)

was a good looking dog sorry for ur loss

This is my girl trixie.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/ryanrebel125/IMG950050.jpg)

This is the hog that got her leg. 170 boar with good teeth.
(http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b289/ryanrebel125/2012-11-26_18-42-41_111.jpg)

That's the kind that will do it man. Mine got killed Tuesday by a 250 lb boar with teeth about like that. Ripped him to shreds

Makes me feel good reading this thread. I got a puppy I had high hopes for and he got hit by a car. Vet said 5k for surgery but probably never be right but said would never run on 4 if had No surgery. I chose not to and he is doing a 100% better than I ever thought he would. Made me sick when it happened because I picked him as a pup mainly bc of his legs. Running on all four now but I would say that leg has 50% or less weight. just hope he can keep up with my lead

I like the look of that trixie bitch, how is she bred?

I have a yellow cur male that is the best dog i have and he is missing a back leg, he can keep up with every dog ive huntied him with.