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marsiii

by marsiii on 28 June 2017 - 14:06

For me, the "puppy sit" is a good sign of good hips.
Those who "cant" puppy sit or uneasy when doing the Sphinx platz, always taking the easy roll over to the left or right... needs to be checked. :)

by Deacon12 on 28 June 2017 - 14:06

Some of it can be muscle memory from young training foundation and enforcement. However my last high level competition bitch with "a" normal hips was not a natural nor fast sitter and looked awkward. It was due to her being slightly long in the back which is many times the case. Some dogs are "natural" sitters who just sit fast and comfortably but not all are.

Hundmutter

by Hundmutter on 28 June 2017 - 17:06

@Swarnendu - very possibly being taught to ALWAYS 'sit up straight' will have meant a generally improved posture, and there is some evidence that (in humans at least) improved posture = better health. Not sure there is the same proof for longevity. 'Better general health' is certainly no guarantee of living longer than average, is it ?

But bearing in mind that Vida was entirely capable of sitting 'properly' rather than in the more 'lazy' "puppy sit", of her own volition, before I taught her to do it consistently, and she often did so; plus, she might well have 'grown out of it' around then with no interference from me, I honestly do not know whether your presupposition is true, or not.

I have always leaned more towards her being kept in good muscular condition all her life being more responsible for her HD not manifesting itself; but anyway, cases of bad-hipped, high scoring, dogs NOT going off their legs aren't all that rare. Just as some dogs give every sign of walking discomfort, but radiographicaly the hips are not half as bad as hers were.

There may be "no definitive research" to show us what causes HD, but (a) there is plenty of evidence to show that it is an hereditary condition of bone construction, whether or not it can be proven that 'nurture' (feeding, exercise, accidental trauma etc) actually bring on HD in dogs that would otherwise NOT be pre-disposed to it genetically; (b) I was not arguing that there was proof of the cause; just that I have never seen any proof that puppy sits were a reliable indication that any dog HAS poor hips.

"Star" contributions ? Not me mate, just telling it as I see it - or have seen it, over 50 years and some hundred or more individual dogs plus associated histories; and what better brains than mine have published.





 


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