Hip Dysplasia - German Shepherd 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.

Ir's unfortunately not true, breeding dogs with dysplasia will create puppies with dysplasia no matter if it is purebred or not.

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.

When she has pain she limps. It does not changer her loving attitude and besides the limping you cannot tell that anything is wrong.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

It's true that hybrid dogs has 0% risk of hip dysplasia.But most of German breeds have HD risks.

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.

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.

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.