Relationships of body weight, body size, subject velocity, and vertical ground reaction forces in trotting dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the relationship of body weight (BW) and size, dog velocity, and vertical ground reaction forces (GRF) from a large number of dogs of various sizes.

Study Design: Clinical research.

Animals: Orthopedically healthy dogs (n=129)

Methods: BW and dog size, represented as height at the withers (WH), were obtained.