I gave my Baxter so much fuss when he was knocked down by another dog on the field once, that he now regularly puts on a limp when he wants attention. He fooled me again tonight until I figured out he actually just wanted the leftover cheesy pasta he'd smelt in the kitchen. As soon as he'd had it his limp disappeared.

Yep, sounds like a similar situation to you.

Spaniel got a thorn in her foot while out walking and got carried home and got a heap of attention.

For about a week after that, every time I took her out for a walk she'd spend about half an hour running around like a loony but then, when she got tired, she'd start to limp, lift a paw off the ground, sit down and stare at me like she couldn't go on.

Worked a couple of times but then she started doing the same things when she was cadging for table-scraps as well and we realised we were being taken for a ride.

Not fake a limp but she is such a princess about getting her feet cold that if we are walking through a muddy area on a frosty day she will hop all over the place!

It scares me to death after having a dog with major joint problems, she even been to an orthopedic specialist twice to try and put my mind at rest lol

Yep had a dog that was knocked over and had her leg broken. After the plaster was off she used to lift her leg and whine when she wanted sympathy. Then one day she lifted the wrong leg

Murphy used to do that.

First time he did it I was shocked - I was all ready to scoop him up & take him to the vet (not so easy with a 20kg dog) - until he swapped legs

Did it for a couple of years on and off, and never wanted to go into water until a mate's Spaniel showed him the wonders of getting wet, muddy and revoltingly filthy and cold feet never seemed to bother him again

yup our old collie often limps when he needs attention, but the limp changes legs not that smart really.....;

My husband accidentally stood on our late Benny dogs foot one day and I made a fuss of him saying has daddy hurt your poor ikkle foot ? - well for the rest of his life I only had to utter that phrase to see him limp and look most forlorn. Drove my husband mad LOL

Oops. Looks like I misread the situation and poor Baxter wasn't faking after all this time. He's been limping all day and holding up his back right foot. It's not a joint problem as he has no problem with me manipulating his leg but reacts when I feel between one of his pads. There's nothing there that I can see so I've bathed it in salt water, given his nails a clip and not walked him other than a couple of quickie's round the culdesac today.

Of course he has still taken advantage and has barked at me from his spot on the sofa until I feed him treats. Hope whatever it is gets better soon as we're off on our hols to the seaside in a weeks time and I was planning lots of long walks along the beach to try and get him to lose a few pounds.

I love the sound of your Baxter! What breed is he? I have had springer spaniels in the past - and they are very prone to picking up thorns or grass spores in their paws. It might be worth having him checked over at your vets.

But of course he will be milking the situation for every treat he can get. I ran over my dog's paw once with a rocking chair and was horrified and gave him loads of love and treats. For years afterwards he held up one paw and looked pathetic when he wanted a biscuit. Problem was - it was usually the wrong paw.

he's a boxer dog so he has that miserable suffering look down pat. I think his paw isn't so bad now because when he forgets he puts his weight on it , like when I took him round the block tonight and he spotted a cat. But the rest of the time he seems nervous of putting his weight on it.

My dad once put a garden fork through our old boxer, Pippa's, paw. He spent the next couple of weeks lifting her on and off furniture and she would sit there holding it up and looking at him with reproach. One day he put her in the back of our our estate car with the door open. She spotted a cat, jumped out and ran across five gardens, leaping over obstacles in an attempt to get it. When she came back she got to the end of our drive and started limping again lol.

Is the dog claiming benefits?

no but i am and can't afford the vet this week so he has to wait until wednesday so i can take him to the rspca clinic to get checked out. He's still limping badly but doesn't seem to be in any pain when he's sat at home or in too much discomfort when I take him round the block for a wee.

My cavvy has hip dysplasia an she always seems to foriegn a limp when she gets into trouble lol