mild hip dysplasia - Page 2

my female came on heat 1 week ago and the xrays was takend 3 weeks ago she is 2 yearts old (29/octuber) OFA read the x rays       http://www.pedigreedatabase.com/german_shepherd_dog/dog.html?id=647298 this is the link to the pedigree good hips all around Note (the black point over the top os socket is dirt on my computer screen i will xray again with diferen ver and see if is any diference on x ray i guess i have to wait till she get out of heat?        

 The hips are well in the coket the Right better then Left one.  Left soket ( acetabulum)  has bigger daimeter then femoral head. I'd say OFA good-fair on the left hip.
The right hip ( on the left side of the x ray) seems to have malformed the femoral head. It is hard to see it from this size of a  picture. But if what I think I see is correct then I would not breed this dog.  On the other hand this dog will never have a problem to get aroung bbacause of the hips.
 My evaluation of the Right hip is worse then Left.
  OFA borderline -mild.
 Try to love her as mych as she loves you and  do not worry about it.
But do not breed.
Just my advice.
 Prager Hans

I don't think you would get an OFA fair. Funny thing is I have seen police K9 with worse hip than these have a good career.

Personally I wouldn't breed her, but I think she will be fine and shouldn't have a problem having a normal life. 

Good Luck
Frank

Left is fair,  right is border - mild HD.
 No she will not have problem related to this hip for most if not all life.
Hans

but just remember just because the dog is mild or borderline they can still work even you just have to be aware of signs of pain we had a shepherd a long time ago that was borderline and never had issues at all but why breed it. it is a plague of shepherds and it is geneticly transfered any breedings should be to better the breed not because you like the dog. so if you are trying to better the breed why breed a dog who is mild or displasic only good and up.

 Here I would like to stress that  bad hips are not a death warrant and that the bad hips are rarely cause of problems under 8 years of age.
To my mind always come a S&R dog  Samson who had the worse type of HD you can imagine and he was performing as a S&R dog running through chest deep snow up and down the mountains of Wyoming all day long.  Please keep in mind that if the dog has "hips" problem walking then it is probably something else.
Pano in young dogs injury in older dogs and spine problem too, arthritis in 4+ old years dogs ( maybe) but usually around 8 years or older. 
 It drive me crazy to see dogs being put down at 6 mo because they have "crippling HD" . There is no such thing at that age!!!
Prager  Hans

The right hip definitely looks like it has remodeling at the femoral head/acetabulum.

When in doubt, repeat radiographs in 6 months, 2 months before/after estrus. A heat cycle will affect joint laxity but arthritic changes in the bones will be there no matter what.

If the dog is dysplastic to any degree it should absolutely not be bred. Enjoy her for whatever purposes or activities you participate in but do not breed.

What are NZ hips? I ask because I see German dogs in great pedigrees and from top breeders with dogs with NZ hips in the pedigree.

Hi i just got back my results for my 2 & Half year old German Shepherd back [ Normal ED / schwere HD; from S.V.
in Germany i am as you can imagine very disapointed.All my dog breeding are top world Champions Show/ but my
dog is doing SchH sport. His titles to date as follows; BH/ SchH 1/ AD/ Show Review ( G );Any body who loves there
dog will take them as they are they do not change because of a Xray. I hope i have many- many long years with
my beloved dog. & no i will not Breed him. Rgds Barry

Gustav NZ = Noch zugelassen? Just a guess.
Prager Hans