The flat chests are not the cause, they are the result of being a swimmer. If you notice a puppy not lying on its side as it should and treat it immediately it will not develop the flat chest. Also, swimmers can occur in litters of 4 or less. I don't think that litter size has anything to do with it. However, slick footing can definitely cause swimmers. It is not the cause in every case though.
All the best, Susan Cochran ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claudia Jones" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2002 7:09 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] swimmers > In a message dated 1/26/02 6:18:07 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > . Is a swimmer just a manifestation of something that puppy is not > > as good at, or is it indicative of something structurally/genetically > > *wrong*? Not that the two aren't related, but towards which end of the > > scale do you think it would fall? > > > > > laura, the swimmer puppies have very flat chests, therefore making them > structurally wrong. > claudia > > ========================================================= > "Magic Commands": > to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL > to start it up gain click here: > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL > > E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. > Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html > > All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author. ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 2002 by its original author.
