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by Jenni78 on 21 September 2013 - 20:09
I don't see anything worth redoing this early. I'd wait until she's 12 months. There's nothing glaring wrong with them now. There's not much that can be told this young except truly horrid, crippling hips anyway, so why not wait until the xray can even be remotely diagnostic?
by SweetCountryDreamin on 21 September 2013 - 22:09
The xrays (normally I would NOT have done them this early) were done because her gait seemed "off". I JUST picked her up from the breeder (I had her 1 day prior to xrays) and I know she was a kennel dog. I know she wasn't kept in a crate but she was kept in a run, as is their kennel set up. Vet and I figured (after seeing the xrays) that maybe it was lack of muscle tone and loose ligaments from "sitting" so long, so to speak that her gait will improve with conditioning. I noticed her litter mate and half siblings (all around the same age, so 6months) had similar "funny" movement. Not sure if this info helps?
by Jenni78 on 21 September 2013 - 23:09
Lots of big pups walk funny. I stopped driving myself crazy about it;-) It is probably just the way a certain line matures.
I honestly wouldn't worry about it and would wait a few months at least, if you can't make yourself wait 6. Be very careful conditioning-if her ligaments are loose, you want to prevent damage to her joints as she muscles up. Keep her off concrete, keep exercise steady and moderate, don't let her overdo it, and use sand, water, etc...low impact stuff.
I honestly wouldn't worry about it and would wait a few months at least, if you can't make yourself wait 6. Be very careful conditioning-if her ligaments are loose, you want to prevent damage to her joints as she muscles up. Keep her off concrete, keep exercise steady and moderate, don't let her overdo it, and use sand, water, etc...low impact stuff.
by GSDNewbie on 22 September 2013 - 00:09
a huge problem in rotts is elbows. If you have been around a few rottie youngsters you are used to their movement. They do not move as funky as young shepherds do for so long. Training for service dog is best to know soon as possible so you are not wasteing time and energy training a dog that is going to be washed especially if mobilty SD candidate.
by Jenni78 on 22 September 2013 - 09:09
But elbows are in the front. 
If all the littermates and half siblings, even, walk the same way, I lean toward a stage of growth, not a serious problem like HD. Besides, at that age, they're not going to limp from pain from HD; that comes with the resulting arthritis, and there is just no way those hips are causing her pain right now, if ever. They look fine, from what little can be seen on that xray. I've seen few Rotts grow up and they don't walk like GSDs, true, but they do walk "funky" for a time.
I understand the motivation, but just look at those hip xrays- that dog truly too young to be judged fairly as far as soundness, though if she were mine, I'd be pleased and continue training, as there are no big red flags I can see right now.
If all the littermates and half siblings, even, walk the same way, I lean toward a stage of growth, not a serious problem like HD. Besides, at that age, they're not going to limp from pain from HD; that comes with the resulting arthritis, and there is just no way those hips are causing her pain right now, if ever. They look fine, from what little can be seen on that xray. I've seen few Rotts grow up and they don't walk like GSDs, true, but they do walk "funky" for a time.
I understand the motivation, but just look at those hip xrays- that dog truly too young to be judged fairly as far as soundness, though if she were mine, I'd be pleased and continue training, as there are no big red flags I can see right now.
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