Shaky front legs

[Jodi Williams]

The front legs of my 15 week old Poodle/Chihuahua mix shake when she is sitting. Does this sound like anything to worry about?

[Grace Erick]

When you say sitting, do you mean laying down or sitting up? My chi will shake sometimes when she is sitting in an up right position. That is a chi thing. They do it for various reasons, they are cold, they are unsure of their situation, they are a tiny bit nervous, etc. If it's for those reasons then it's okay.

Where did you get your dog from and can you call the person to ask them about this? If you pick her up and put her in your lap, she should stop if it's just a nervous kind of thing.

[Jodi Williams]

It's not her whole body that I am referring to, just her front legs. It is when she is sitting like she is sitting in the picture below my name.

Her whole body does shiver a lot, though. When she is nervous or cold or sometimes even when she needs to poop!! But I had heard that is pretty normal for a Chi. Just not sure about her front legs trembling though.

Thanks for the reply!

[Grace Erick]

Hi,

Since my chi does not tend to do just a front legs shaking kind of thing, I'm not sure it is a chi thing or not. She doesn't shake too often in general, so it's hard to recall if she had just ever shook her front legs.

[Cecile Vargo]

My 14 month old rott/lab has a nervous puppy "tic" in her front legs when she sits too, but usually when she'd rather be doing something else. It's very slight, and she doesn't do it every she sits, but has done it since she was a tiny pup. I just attribute to her awkwardness, and her youth. If you are at all concerned that it's more than puppyhood, I'd have it check it out by the vet.