I've done a search on here but nothing came up so...
I have a 4 month old pup who is a litle stunner. But I have noticed she has started to crab, swinging her back end out to the left. Shes very young I know but I want to nip this in the bud before it gets a habit with her. Any ideas to stop her doing it?

Do you have a narrow hallway you can train her in. Crabbing is usually just a habit so if you train her (heelwork on a lead) in a long narrow hallway she should get out of the habit.

Her crabbing could also be due to her back legs growing faster than her front ones

When you walk her you could also keep her close to a wall so that she can't crab.

My girl started doing this for a few shows so i started to move her on the opposite side to usual so it stopped her. I then gave her a rest for 4 weeks and the next show she came out she moved perfectly and won the CC! It was definately just a habit she got into as it stopped as quickly as it started!

Mel.x

I had one that used to do it.  Somewhere on CD someone suggested a stick with something on it infront of the dog (I used a bamboo stick for the dog to follow with his nose - it really worked)  Also heard that wall tops are good for this (as obviously is the narrow hallway, you can do this with a sofa & wall too)  - be careful doing the wall thouse

If the conformation is right it can be trained out.  Good luck.

why bamboo stick? and was there anything on the end to entice him? i think my silly b***er would just jump about trying to get to the stick, any other ideas as mine just pulls to get head down to sniff floor

No it was just a bamboo stick (I didn't say he was bright lol!)  A shortish bamboo stick because it was long enough to have far enough in front of his nose whilst travelling at speed. 

As for the head down, I was taught a mixture of using the lead & a treat right on the end of the nose, take two paces & reward then build up (doesn't do wonders for looking silly but works eventually!)