Development of a detailed canine gait analysis method for evaluating harnesses: A pilot study.

ABSTRACT: Dog harnesses are becoming more popular, with their large variety stemming from the idea that different dogs and scenarios require different types of harnesses. While their benefits over collars are self-explanatory, there is a lack of research on their effect on gait, and even the existing studies examine only a limited set of parameters. The goal of present study was to establish a method capable of quantifying canine gait in detail. Based on 3D motion capture, the developed method allows for the examination of 18 joint angles and 35 spatio-temporal parameters throughout multiple gait cycles, and can be used to analyze canine movement in detail in any kind of scenario (e.g. comparing healthy and lame dogs, or measuring the effect of training). The method is presented through the measurem

SUBMITTER: Palya Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8906618 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature