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breeders need to STOP there so so so many good dogs out there that need to be adopted why would u purposely bring more dogs to this world!!!! stop buying these dogs!!! ADOPT SAVE A LIFE!!!
Breeding dogs intentionally with defects that cause them pain is COMPLETELY unacceptable. This is animal cruelty and those doing it are irresponsible and egotistical.
I just found out my German shepherd puppy has hip and a bit of elbow dysplasia 3 days ago, he's 10.2 months old and has always had sensitive limbs and tires fast playing fetch. He' pretty much been in some pain his whole life. I got him from backyard/puppy mill breeders. He's still a jumpy happy puppy though, but he will be on medication for his whole life.
do your research when purchasing akc gsd pups. at the very LEAST to assure you are getting a sound dog the sire and bitch should have been kkl surveyed (a breed survey to check the dogs promise in breeding good puppies) and they NEED to have a complete OFA workup (hip and elbow check). it saddens me to see a gsd like that :(
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our shepherd manny dslocated his hip at 8 months old, and was found to have severe hip dysplaysia.it is a common problem with the breed but we never expected it to happen so early in his life.he had a total hip replacement 4 weeks ago and seems to be recovering well (all fingers crossed)
I have a pit/mix and i she is about 4-5 months old and have noticed her limping...Its really noticable when she first wakes up and walking up steps. I am really worried about her having hip dysplasia but have been reading and it doesn't seem like its common in her breed. to take her to the vet for hip dysplasia how much am i looking at here? Should i wait and see if she grows out of it or take her to the vet soon? Is there anything besides surgery that can help? Thanks for reading...
@sbrayton6 I'm not a vet, but I would not expect such a young dog to have that problem. It will cost you the price of a visit, but it might help the dog. You might have a less expensive vet clinic in youir area. Ask your local humane society about this.
Hey, my 15 month old german shepherd use to walk like that when she was a puppy- 7-14 weeks old and had something LIKE parvo. But she well now and no longer walks like that and she can now jump for toys as well as climb (but not jump) over a 4 foot fence and she loves to climb up things (picnic benches and stairs). I was just wondering, is there ways to help strengthen her hind legs?
omfg my dog has this fuuuuuuuuuck.... he just frog sits and has barley any trouble gettin up but he can run and jump and jump up on his hind legs hes fast as fuck and when he fights with my other dog he doesnt seem to be affected by it should i be worried thx
what happens when you breed a female german shep with moderate hip dys to a male that has normal hips? I found a breeder and they mated those 2 dogs together. Should I not buy from them?
@rouche310 Did the female have moderate dysplasia or moderate hip rating? The two are totally different. Borderline, moderate, to severely dysplastic dogs should never be bred, while Fair, Good or better dogs are usually best to be bred. Breeding fair to fair has a bigger chance of producing dysplastic dogs than fair to good, if, theoretically, all related dogs have good hips.
@rouche310 If you find a breeder that does that they don't care about the pups and what happens to them they care about the money thats it! Ask your local vet or the loact GSD club they will give you great places to buy GSDs.
@rouche310 Besides genetics, feeding large breed puppies the proper diet is the most important preventative to hip dysplasia. Allow for slow growth over a longer period of time, rather than quick growth in a short period. This will take added weight and pressure off of the growing joints allowing for proper and healthy growth.
@rouche310 I wouldn.t buy from a backyard breeder. Better to get one from a German Shepherd rescue. They need good homes. I keep my girl on weight management foood, 2-3 cups a day. I have seen the sadness of hip dyspalsia. .
mi GS is on the animal hospital now!! they are doing a surgery to eliminates bone to bone contact and forms a false fibrous joint, some p[pl say this is not recommended oh large dogs but my vet says with good exercise and therapy he will be has strong has he ws before even more!!
of course he will need therapy, if he don't the leg will cripple and loose mobility, that's what every vet told me. therapy is use so the muscle get stronger and it can sustain the weight.
Hip displasia is polygenetic, AND environmental. THis puppy looks loose in the sockets. THere is not definitive answer on HD, you can do the best you can and still have it crop up.
Angulation is not a sign that a dog is dysplastic.
have had two shepherds yet..and it is true,that i had to let the first one to"fall asleep", but it wasn't the cause of dysplasia,the 2nd one has straight back and hips A/A both negative.
the biggest problem of HD in case of german shepherd is,in my opinion and many people will may not agrre,the skewed or angling(or how to call it in english)back. I think, that if someone wants a dog with this kind of back and tries to train his puppy to have this "back", HDyspl. is the cause of it.what do you think?i
i have a shepherd and we were told about HD. All the way from his puppy years weve taken all the steps to prevent it. From certain pills to certain dog food that helps prevent it. So far hes four years old and is in still good shape. I wish all your dogs good luck on there operations or diagnosises. I can only feel what some of your going through. Shepherds are such great friends. Mine is laying on my feat as i type. Its so funny how spunky or layed back a shepherd can be.
You can't prevent hip dysplasia, you can prevent it effecting the dog. The dogs are just born with it. Our 5 year old lab has it, but with minimal treats and weight management food, we've kept it from being a major problem in her life. She occasionally gets sore, but usually it resolves by the next day.
Maybe your dog doesn't have hip dysplasia at all.
Now when your lab show her soreness from the HD is it to an extent that she cant walk correctly or is it that she just doesnt want to be touched mabye in a cranky way of somewhat. I just want to know some signs.
well thats good. My dad had a shepherd but when it got older its HD set in and became very cranky and mean and eventually had to put it down becsause it got to the extent tht it couldnt/wouldnt walk plus bit a neighbor for touching him. That reileves me tho. I guess it all matters with the dog and how it handles it.
I know how you feel, unfortunately with certain pedigrees there are no guarantees against HD. If suitable cross-breeding helped to erase the common problems I'd be in favour of it.
If your dog has an operation I hope it's a complete success. I've spoken to owners who say they were overjoyed to see their dogs running pain-free for the first time.
Our vet. will decide at the end of this month if the surgery is inevitable.The bad thing is that i bought my dog from a petshop with a health guaranty(signed from a vet).But know, i know that the problem is about the DNA's of my dog...How can people do those kind of things.. i just don't understand.
unfortunately, when i purchased my shepherd, i was ignorant of the fact that hip dysplasia is common in the breed. breeder never mentioned it. it wasn't until my first vet visit that i learned of the problem. sadly, my puppy did have hip dysplasia, but surgery was never recommended. don't lose hope; my "puppy" is 10 now and recently mastered the use of a cart, despite her hip dysplasia and resultant arthritis. i've posted a video of her "wheels," if you're interested. wishing you best of luck!
he may have been in a crowded cage in the early months of his life. when i golt my german shepherd he would walk 10 feet then lay down. and his pawswhere much to big for his body. but within a few weeks he was walking/ running fine and he grew into his paws. im not shure if your dog has the same problem but hope this helps my dog was around the same age nthen. now he's 7 and in pretty good health for a shepherd his age.
@qtq000 Never, never buy a dog from a pet shop. Has your vet tried a med called Deramaxx? I have an older husky on it. If she's not moving very well, I also give her a buffered aspirin (with food).
I don't think I'll ever get another full pedigree. Our 18 month old labrador has been diagnosed with hip dysplasia, it's the saddest thing in the world.
Our last dog (which we figured was a colli/shelti X) lived 17 years. At about 15 she was still as fit and healthy as any dog.
I don't believe that that is true. I think breeding dogs with hip dysplasia increases the risk of the puppies having it, but does not guarantee it, just as breeding dogs without hip dysplasia does necessarily produce puppies without hip dysplasia.
Either way, it would be poor breeding to breed a dog with bad hips knowingly.
I'm worried about my 4 month german shepherd, He seems to have stiff back legs and tends to stand and walk more on the flat of his back leg than his feet. he also runs a bit strange, seems to hop like a rabit rather than run like a dog. Getting x-rays next week i hope its nothing bad.
My dog is about 9 months now.She started to run like a rabbit.The vet. gave her some pills and vaccines.Two months ago, when i was trying to touch her hips, she was screaming and trying to bit me.Now, she has less pain because she does not act when i touch ther hip joints.But as she runs like rabbit, i thinhk that she will be surgered.
That's to bad. I have a male and If It's not a good day for a walk we work out inside. You just got to do It. If we cant go for walks, my dog loves to wrestle. Just do anything you can to keep him fit. Good food will help too. Don't trust the store sold dry shit. Mix In some real chicken or beef. As he grows protein will be the most needed thing In his life.
Our veterinarian had said that she has a problem with hes hip joints.So, we though that she has hip dysplasia.But when we took her to a clinic, we learned that she has muscular problems.A you say, she needs more walks...Are a veterinarian?
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azaquarium123 2 weeks ago
This is why you do your research and get your dog from a reputable breeder who screens for hip dysplasia and offers a health guarantee.
ablyth269 3 months ago
it's cause there to inbreed they're so pure they seriously need another like a Australasian shepherd they have strong hips and legs.
redbull723 5 months ago
aww thats so sad to see. this is kinda why i dont wana get a german sheperd.
MissWooHoo1 5 months ago
dogs today have so many illnesses n chronic diseases because they are over bred
wolfsrain0000 8 months ago
if itwas me i would put hi down
gsd767 8 months ago
@gsd767 if u were my kid n had a bad leg id put u down :L
wolfsrain0000 8 months ago
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SystemSaverNet 10 months ago
breeders need to STOP there so so so many good dogs out there that need to be adopted why would u purposely bring more dogs to this world!!!! stop buying these dogs!!! ADOPT SAVE A LIFE!!!
pamelapap 1 year ago
I wish they would outlaw backyard breeders. Give them massive fines for doing it.
Stngraybch 1 year ago
Breeding dogs intentionally with defects that cause them pain is COMPLETELY unacceptable. This is animal cruelty and those doing it are irresponsible and egotistical.
ballebanan 1 year ago
I just found out my German shepherd puppy has hip and a bit of elbow dysplasia 3 days ago, he's 10.2 months old and has always had sensitive limbs and tires fast playing fetch. He' pretty much been in some pain his whole life. I got him from backyard/puppy mill breeders. He's still a jumpy happy puppy though, but he will be on medication for his whole life.
wolf7586 1 year ago
do your research when purchasing akc gsd pups. at the very LEAST to assure you are getting a sound dog the sire and bitch should have been kkl surveyed (a breed survey to check the dogs promise in breeding good puppies) and they NEED to have a complete OFA workup (hip and elbow check). it saddens me to see a gsd like that :(
cantthinkanameup 1 year ago
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SystemSaverNet 1 year ago
Thank you for posting this.
It is unacceptable that breeders continue to encourage the slanted back and very low hips, it is very UNHEALTHY!
People arbitrarily decided that it is PRETTIER, therefore well-being of dogs comes in second?? this is ridiculous!!
Kwizii 1 year ago
our shepherd manny dslocated his hip at 8 months old, and was found to have severe hip dysplaysia.it is a common problem with the breed but we never expected it to happen so early in his life.he had a total hip replacement 4 weeks ago and seems to be recovering well (all fingers crossed)
lee131181 1 year ago
@lee131181 how much did the surgery cost you?
phodacbiet 1 year ago
I have a pit/mix and i she is about 4-5 months old and have noticed her limping...Its really noticable when she first wakes up and walking up steps. I am really worried about her having hip dysplasia but have been reading and it doesn't seem like its common in her breed. to take her to the vet for hip dysplasia how much am i looking at here? Should i wait and see if she grows out of it or take her to the vet soon? Is there anything besides surgery that can help? Thanks for reading...
sbrayton6 1 year ago
@sbrayton6 I'm not a vet, but I would not expect such a young dog to have that problem. It will cost you the price of a visit, but it might help the dog. You might have a less expensive vet clinic in youir area. Ask your local humane society about this.
Stngraybch 1 year ago
Yuru b.ka bastin yuru :D
cok tatli ama ya...kiyamam ben ona.
spastic505 1 year ago
Hey, my 15 month old german shepherd use to walk like that when she was a puppy- 7-14 weeks old and had something LIKE parvo. But she well now and no longer walks like that and she can now jump for toys as well as climb (but not jump) over a 4 foot fence and she loves to climb up things (picnic benches and stairs). I was just wondering, is there ways to help strengthen her hind legs?
hushesthepuppies 1 year ago
Im so glad my 11 year old Male German shepherd doesnt have hip displasia.. He just has arthitus in one of the back hips.
1ownjoo2 1 year ago
omfg my dog has this fuuuuuuuuuck.... he just frog sits and has barley any trouble gettin up but he can run and jump and jump up on his hind legs hes fast as fuck and when he fights with my other dog he doesnt seem to be affected by it should i be worried thx
yetipoop 1 year ago
poor puppy, its not its fault ....fuck the breeder
f2knight 1 year ago
my gsd is five months old and was hit by a car today. he needs fho surgery, what can i expect?
kenwebs16 2 years ago
I dont want my future dog to get this, how do I keep it from getting this?
Warunho 2 years ago
Buying form a reputable breeder. Though sometimes, you just can't prevent it. :-/
punkchica321 2 years ago
Can running on slippery floors (after a toy ball-favourite game) contribute to hip dysplasia/arthritis in later life in otherwise fine GSDs?
xSilverPhinx 2 years ago
what happens when you breed a female german shep with moderate hip dys to a male that has normal hips? I found a breeder and they mated those 2 dogs together. Should I not buy from them?
rouche310 2 years ago
It's like gambling.You don't have any chance to know wheter your puppy will be healty or not.
qtq000 2 years ago
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Yeah it is like that with the German Shepherd dog. That is why I gave up on the breed and moved on to another as a working dog.
KBadtower 2 years ago
Stay Away.
That is all I can say.
KBadtower 2 years ago
i would try to avoid getting any of their pups. . there is a 50/50 chance of hip dys. . if you did get the dog I wish you the best of luck
saraho21hope 2 years ago
I wouldn't buy, did you end up buying one?
MudieAnonymous 1 year ago
@rouche310 Did the female have moderate dysplasia or moderate hip rating? The two are totally different. Borderline, moderate, to severely dysplastic dogs should never be bred, while Fair, Good or better dogs are usually best to be bred. Breeding fair to fair has a bigger chance of producing dysplastic dogs than fair to good, if, theoretically, all related dogs have good hips.
superdupersonic 1 year ago
@rouche310 If you find a breeder that does that they don't care about the pups and what happens to them they care about the money thats it! Ask your local vet or the loact GSD club they will give you great places to buy GSDs.
xXCANINEXx 1 year ago
@rouche310 Besides genetics, feeding large breed puppies the proper diet is the most important preventative to hip dysplasia. Allow for slow growth over a longer period of time, rather than quick growth in a short period. This will take added weight and pressure off of the growing joints allowing for proper and healthy growth.
fishey1669 1 year ago
@rouche310 I wouldn.t buy from a backyard breeder. Better to get one from a German Shepherd rescue. They need good homes. I keep my girl on weight management foood, 2-3 cups a day. I have seen the sadness of hip dyspalsia. .
Stngraybch 1 year ago
mi GS is on the animal hospital now!! they are doing a surgery to eliminates bone to bone contact and forms a false fibrous joint, some p[pl say this is not recommended oh large dogs but my vet says with good exercise and therapy he will be has strong has he ws before even more!!
Alucardx72 2 years ago
if your dogs needs surgery, therapy will not be effective then.
qtq000 2 years ago
of course he will need therapy, if he don't the leg will cripple and loose mobility, that's what every vet told me. therapy is use so the muscle get stronger and it can sustain the weight.
Alucardx72 2 years ago
My poor German shepherd has it really bad now, she just turned 8, and was a rescue.
riverdaleny 2 years ago
poor little doggy. :(((
my gsd (†) became it when he was 15...
no problems before...
obscuremelody 2 years ago
see it from the bright side, atleast he lived a long and happy life with you :)
Warunho 2 years ago
Aww poor guy.
I have a dog named Rosey who is half german shepard and half rotwhiler.
She has Hip Dysplasia also.
orlijohnnyluver4life 2 years ago
Hip displasia is polygenetic, AND environmental. THis puppy looks loose in the sockets. THere is not definitive answer on HD, you can do the best you can and still have it crop up.
Angulation is not a sign that a dog is dysplastic.
JeffOehlsen 2 years ago
have had two shepherds yet..and it is true,that i had to let the first one to"fall asleep", but it wasn't the cause of dysplasia,the 2nd one has straight back and hips A/A both negative.
matejbartosik 2 years ago
the biggest problem of HD in case of german shepherd is,in my opinion and many people will may not agrre,the skewed or angling(or how to call it in english)back. I think, that if someone wants a dog with this kind of back and tries to train his puppy to have this "back", HDyspl. is the cause of it.what do you think?i
matejbartosik 2 years ago
What makes you think it's no this persons puppy and he hasnt had it xrayed???
chizzywoo 2 years ago
Is this your puppy? How do you know he's dysplastic if he's not? You can't decalre a dog dysplastic if he's not yours and you have no hip xrays
Xepherya 2 years ago
My dog which was about 9 had HD and he got to the point where his back went and he could pick himself up so we had to get him put down.
J3LLIIBEAN 3 years ago
When you are paying thousands of dollars for a dog you have a right to get something that is healthy.
royalfuzziness 3 years ago 17
@royalfuzziness
Ikr!
FlowingDepths 9 months ago
i have a shepherd and we were told about HD. All the way from his puppy years weve taken all the steps to prevent it. From certain pills to certain dog food that helps prevent it. So far hes four years old and is in still good shape. I wish all your dogs good luck on there operations or diagnosises. I can only feel what some of your going through. Shepherds are such great friends. Mine is laying on my feat as i type. Its so funny how spunky or layed back a shepherd can be.
capone50 3 years ago
You can't prevent hip dysplasia, you can prevent it effecting the dog. The dogs are just born with it. Our 5 year old lab has it, but with minimal treats and weight management food, we've kept it from being a major problem in her life. She occasionally gets sore, but usually it resolves by the next day.
Maybe your dog doesn't have hip dysplasia at all.
missmeliss21 3 years ago
Now when your lab show her soreness from the HD is it to an extent that she cant walk correctly or is it that she just doesnt want to be touched mabye in a cranky way of somewhat. I just want to know some signs.
capone50 3 years ago
When she has pain she limps. It does not changer her loving attitude and besides the limping you cannot tell that anything is wrong.
missmeliss21 3 years ago
well thats good. My dad had a shepherd but when it got older its HD set in and became very cranky and mean and eventually had to put it down becsause it got to the extent tht it couldnt/wouldnt walk plus bit a neighbor for touching him. That reileves me tho. I guess it all matters with the dog and how it handles it.
capone50 3 years ago
I know how you feel, unfortunately with certain pedigrees there are no guarantees against HD. If suitable cross-breeding helped to erase the common problems I'd be in favour of it.
poolehart 3 years ago
If your dog has an operation I hope it's a complete success. I've spoken to owners who say they were overjoyed to see their dogs running pain-free for the first time.
poolehart 3 years ago
Our vet. will decide at the end of this month if the surgery is inevitable.The bad thing is that i bought my dog from a petshop with a health guaranty(signed from a vet).But know, i know that the problem is about the DNA's of my dog...How can people do those kind of things.. i just don't understand.
qtq000 3 years ago
unfortunately, when i purchased my shepherd, i was ignorant of the fact that hip dysplasia is common in the breed. breeder never mentioned it. it wasn't until my first vet visit that i learned of the problem. sadly, my puppy did have hip dysplasia, but surgery was never recommended. don't lose hope; my "puppy" is 10 now and recently mastered the use of a cart, despite her hip dysplasia and resultant arthritis. i've posted a video of her "wheels," if you're interested. wishing you best of luck!
piewire 3 years ago
he may have been in a crowded cage in the early months of his life. when i golt my german shepherd he would walk 10 feet then lay down. and his pawswhere much to big for his body. but within a few weeks he was walking/ running fine and he grew into his paws. im not shure if your dog has the same problem but hope this helps my dog was around the same age nthen. now he's 7 and in pretty good health for a shepherd his age.
napalmcarcass 3 years ago
paws are ok, if theyre large when a puppy, it means that it will grow large
as for the hip dysplasia-its a genetic disorder, and can be only inherited from parents
Michkuty 3 years ago
@qtq000 Never, never buy a dog from a pet shop. Has your vet tried a med called Deramaxx? I have an older husky on it. If she's not moving very well, I also give her a buffered aspirin (with food).
Stngraybch 1 year ago
I don't think I'll ever get another full pedigree. Our 18 month old labrador has been diagnosed with hip dysplasia, it's the saddest thing in the world.
Our last dog (which we figured was a colli/shelti X) lived 17 years. At about 15 she was still as fit and healthy as any dog.
poolehart 3 years ago
It's true that hybrid dogs has 0% risk of hip dysplasia.But most of German breeds have HD risks.
qtq000 3 years ago
Ir's unfortunately not true, breeding dogs with dysplasia will create puppies with dysplasia no matter if it is purebred or not.
DonnaCynCCro 3 years ago
I don't believe that that is true. I think breeding dogs with hip dysplasia increases the risk of the puppies having it, but does not guarantee it, just as breeding dogs without hip dysplasia does necessarily produce puppies without hip dysplasia.
Either way, it would be poor breeding to breed a dog with bad hips knowingly.
missmeliss21 3 years ago 7
@missmeliss21 I agree.
xdurin 1 year ago
I'm worried about my 4 month german shepherd, He seems to have stiff back legs and tends to stand and walk more on the flat of his back leg than his feet. he also runs a bit strange, seems to hop like a rabit rather than run like a dog. Getting x-rays next week i hope its nothing bad.
wixee1 3 years ago
My dog is about 9 months now.She started to run like a rabbit.The vet. gave her some pills and vaccines.Two months ago, when i was trying to touch her hips, she was screaming and trying to bit me.Now, she has less pain because she does not act when i touch ther hip joints.But as she runs like rabbit, i thinhk that she will be surgered.
qtq000 3 years ago
That's to bad. I have a male and If It's not a good day for a walk we work out inside. You just got to do It. If we cant go for walks, my dog loves to wrestle. Just do anything you can to keep him fit. Good food will help too. Don't trust the store sold dry shit. Mix In some real chicken or beef. As he grows protein will be the most needed thing In his life.
crackheadcheesecake 3 years ago
Why do you think its Hip Dysplasia ? It looks more like underdeveloped muscles. The dog needs more walks at a steady tempo.
kostaad 3 years ago
Our veterinarian had said that she has a problem with hes hip joints.So, we though that she has hip dysplasia.But when we took her to a clinic, we learned that she has muscular problems.A you say, she needs more walks...Are a veterinarian?
qtq000 3 years ago