Gosh all of you guys have me soo jealous of these new bernese puppies! I have been in touch with a few breeders and cannot seem to locate a local litter..... We are in NJ where are all these pups from?

Hi All,

My 1.5 yr Berner Brutus shakes his leg also, I was getting worried myself.

I wonder what other questions this site can answer for me?

Mike

Hi and welcome to the site! Apparently this is a common thing. But so far I haven't been able to find out what it comes from???? Rileys has been shaking his leg since he was a pup...he is 4 now. And it is always the front right. Which one does Brutus shake???

With Brutus is tends to be whichever leg is not supporting much weight. I think I read that with some other posters also.

I think you should not worry very much. All 3 of our Bernese had the shaking front legs when they were puppies but only one has had any health issues as they grew older. It may be a Berner type of "growing pains" which my husband had as a kid. I wouldn't worry too much unless your dog also starts limping for more than a few days. Even then, most often rest will cure any soreness. It's only if the dog or puppy refuses to use a leg for more than about a week that I'd take them to the vet. I do recommend ALL Berner owners to get vet insurance, if only for the first 2 or 3 years when many genetic issues about joints show up.

We have a new addition to our family, a 4 mo Berner who also has shaky legs. We got him when he was 8 weks old and din't realize notice anything until he was about 3 months. We took him to the vet and shew anted us to keep an eye on when his legs are shaking the most and we've narrowed it down to after he is playing. We have a 2 year old Akita female and an 11 year old Flat Coat Retriever Male. Bo, our Berner, runs around with the Akita for what seems like hours and when he gets tired he will lay down and his front legs are shaking. Haven't had x-rays done yet but will definitely keep an eye on it.

Having just recently lost my 41/2 year old berner with health issues muscles and spinal I would keep an eye on them.

I am not trying to alarm anyone but this is the reason why I say watch very carefully.

If they start at any time intermittent lameness then get it looked into and if they seem uncomfortable when trying to lay down get it looked into.

Ollie showed intermittent lameness most of his life was exercise intolerant but never had the shaking legs. He had been under the vets on and off for the lameness he was always better by the time we arrived at the vets.

Unfortunatley even with extensive testing we did not know what was wrong with him till a post mortem was done.

They are complex breed in all areas health and training, they can be fine one minute then down the next so please please I urge you to watch over them.

Ollie was running on the field one morning in the snow trying to get his friend Maisie the Old English Sheepdog to chase him by the early hours of the morning Thursday we were at a vet hospital everyone stumped as he seemed fine again when we arrived by the next evening he was admitted and then it was all down hill from there. No injuries that day just the normal walk and chasing around for a few minutes as was his way.

As most of you point out they are already adult and are coping with the shaking and showing no untoward signs. There is a condition called tremblers or wobblers mostly Great Danes and Dobermans but also known to be found in Bernese.
One to do some research into maybe.

Just to add Ollie had neither of these he did have a rare degeneration of the spine in the neck area one of the two problems he suffered and it seemed had been suffering with most of his young life.

If the dog is experiencing pain then you better watch out for arthritis. Does it bother him?

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my 2 or 3 month old puppy does the shaky front legs thing too when she's standing, she has no pain, its mostly her right leg and sometimes her left. When she's laying down it doesn't happen. I still dont know if she's a Bernese or a Aussy shepherd or a mix lol, whatever she is, she is cute and lovable.

Hi Everyone!

I'm glad to have found this; Sebastian is 7mo and he has had a shaky left front paw since we brought him home. It doesn't seem to cause him pain, and we have asked the veterinarian and she said to just "wait it out" and if something comes up, well, we will cross that bridge when we get to it. I'm glad that this second opinion is similar to that of my vet. He otherwise doesn't seem to have any underlying health issues

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