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Title: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: Titan on March 11, 2009, 04:27:37 pm: Uhm... i'm writing something, and I need to know, what's the term for the way a dog's rear leg is? How theres 2 joints instead of 1?
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: captain-custard on March 11, 2009, 04:33:39 pm: the technical term is "dog legged"

:D
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 04:35:25 pm: Ask Turnsky.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: Titan on March 11, 2009, 04:36:09 pm: Quote from: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 04:35:25 pm
Ask Turnsky.

... who?
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 04:37:13 pm: Turnsky.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: captain-custard on March 11, 2009, 04:47:24 pm: just a little adition a dogs leg has three joints , hip knee and ankle amazingly just like us................., tis is not counting the toe joints

:D
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: Wobble73 on March 11, 2009, 04:50:15 pm: Hind legs, they're hind legs, that's all! The knee area is called a hock, they also have vestigial claws called dewclaws, but there is no special name for the hind legs of a dog.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 11:56:03 pm: There is, however, an adjective for how they walk on their toes like that, but it I can't remember it. Turnsky, or anyone else well versed in er... 'anthro' art could probably tell you.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 12:00:51 am: Quote from: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 11:56:03 pm
There is, however, an adjective for how they walk on their toes like that, but it I can't remember it. Turnsky, or anyone else well versed in er... 'anthro' art could probably tell you.

Digitigrade? Just guessing.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: NGTM-1R on March 12, 2009, 02:30:49 am: Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 12:00:51 am
Digitigrade? Just guessing.

IIRC, this describes joint structure in bird and bird-like. It might describe dogs too...
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: blackhole on March 12, 2009, 03:18:56 am: Quote from: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 11:56:03 pm
There is, however, an adjective for how they walk on their toes like that, but it I can't remember it. Turnsky, or anyone else well versed in er... 'anthro' art could probably tell you.

Anyone versed in canine anthro art, seeing as I haven't a freaking clue what it is.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: NGTM-1R on March 12, 2009, 04:42:37 am: Quote from: blackhole on March 12, 2009, 03:18:56 am
Quote from: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 11:56:03 pm
There is, however, an adjective for how they walk on their toes like that, but it I can't remember it. Turnsky, or anyone else well versed in er... 'anthro' art could probably tell you.

Anyone versed in canine anthro art, seeing as I haven't a freaking clue what it is.

Notrly. To both of you. :P
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 08:55:53 am: Quote from: NGTM-1R on March 12, 2009, 02:30:49 am
Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 12:00:51 am
Digitigrade? Just guessing.

IIRC, this describes joint structure in bird and bird-like. It might describe dogs too...

The Internet suggests it's the correct term.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: Charismatic on March 12, 2009, 12:31:46 pm: Quote from: Titan on March 11, 2009, 04:36:09 pm
Quote from: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 04:35:25 pm
Ask Turnsky.

... who?
Quote from: redsniper on March 11, 2009, 04:37:13 pm
Turnsky.
Duh! lol
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: redsniper on March 12, 2009, 05:57:01 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 12:00:51 am
Digitigrade? Just guessing.
Yeah, that's it.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 06:14:56 pm: Ah, the wonders of being a Covenant Elite fanboi!
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: Stormkeeper on March 12, 2009, 08:39:34 pm: Rofl.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: NGTM-1R on March 12, 2009, 09:15:27 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 06:14:56 pm
Ah, the wonders of being a Covenant Elite fanboi!

Scary.
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 10:48:59 pm: Quote from: NGTM-1R on March 12, 2009, 09:15:27 pm
Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 06:14:56 pm
Ah, the wonders of being a Covenant Elite fanboi!

Scary.

wort wort wort
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: NGTM-1R on March 13, 2009, 12:37:37 am: Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 10:48:59 pm
Quote from: NGTM-1R on March 12, 2009, 09:15:27 pm
Quote from: General Battuta on March 12, 2009, 06:14:56 pm
Ah, the wonders of being a Covenant Elite fanboi!
Scary.
wort wort wort

Rule34
Title: Re: Odd question: What's the dog's hind legs called?
Post by: General Battuta on March 13, 2009, 12:48:45 am: Man, I sure am glad that food nipple's waitin' for me back on the staaarship, because man, whew! have I worked up a big, Grunty thirst! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ab2dFHNZl9M&feature=related)

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