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Dogs\u2019 pelvic and thoracic axial leg functions combined compliance with leg lengthening. Thoracic limbs were stiffer than the pelvic limbs and absorbed energy in the scapulothoracic joint. Dogs\u2019 ground reaction forces (GRF) formed two virtual pivot points (VPP) during walk and trot each. One emerged for the thoracic (fore) limbs (VPP\n                    <jats:sub>TL<\/jats:sub>\n                    ) and is roughly located above and caudally to the scapulothoracic joint. The second is located roughly above and cranially to the hip joint (VPP\n                    <jats:sub>PL<\/jats:sub>\n                    ). The positions of VPPs and the patterns of the limbs\u2019 axial and tangential projections of the GRF were gaits but not always breeds-related. When they existed, breed-related changes were mainly exposed by the French Bulldog. During trot, positions of the VPPs tended to be closer to the hip joint or the scapulothoracic joint, and variability between and within breeds lessened compared to walk. In some dogs, VPP\n                    <jats:sub>PL<\/jats:sub>\n                    was located below the pelvis during trot. Further analyses revealed that leg length and not breed may better explain differences in the vertical position of VPP\n                    <jats:sub>TL<\/jats:sub>\n                    or the horizontal position of VPP\n                    <jats:sub>PL<\/jats:sub>\n                    . The vertical position of VPP\n                    <jats:sub>PL<\/jats:sub>\n                    was only influenced by gait, while the horizontal position of VPP\n                    <jats:sub>TL<\/jats:sub>\n                    was not breed or gait-related. Accordingly, torque profiles in the scapulothoracic joint were likely between breeds while hip torque profiles were size-related. In dogs, gait and leg length are likely the main VPPs positions\u2019 predictors. Thus, variations of VPP positions may follow a reduction of limb work. 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