[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: PUPPY QUESTION
- From: Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx
- To: wynsum@xxxxxxx, showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 08:26:36 EST
In a message dated 12/6/2006 9:16:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
wynsum@xxxxxxx writes:
With a very long flight of steps (12 - 14 risers), when do people
teach/allow their puppies to
attempt it.
Up is never a factor
Doc Zoe
4-5+ months after their elbows are "done" and NEVER in a group of puppies or
dogs.
My decision came after a long conversation w/ Dr. King at Steinbach (many on
the list know him as a vet who does super x-rays without anesthesia in Ft.
Washington PA) Well...he does a LOT with Rotties and they have many more
elbow issues than we do and their breeders have learned to avoid detrimental
environmental factors and since (with all dogs) so much weight is put on the
forehand, to avoid hills (down) steps, etc. during a time when the joint was
most
vulnerable.....
NO, avoiding hill work and steps until 4-5+ months isn't going to keep
genetic issues from popping up, but me thinks it CAN make a difference between
getting a number and DJD 1 or maybe even FCP. I can get my mind around how
damage can be done on steps and steep terrain before (immature) tissue is
calcified.
I've had a few dogs come here at various ages who didn't "know" steps and in
a day or two, all was well.
Kathy
member GSDCA, DVGSDC
three generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions live here!
visit _Pine Hill German Shepherd Dogs_
(http://www.geocities.com/pinehillgsds/)
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