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The New Puppy
On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:
On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)’ The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. |
The New Puppy
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)Â’ The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. Why would a dog have a concealed carry license? Maybe an ACL? |
The New Puppy
On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 19:12:44 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote:
John H. wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)? The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. Why would a dog have a concealed carry license? Maybe an ACL? With a dog, it's the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) not the anterior cruciate ligament as it is with football players. Same ligament though. |
The New Puppy
John H. wrote:
On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 19:12:44 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)? The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. Why would a dog have a concealed carry license? Maybe an ACL? With a dog, it's the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) not the anterior cruciate ligament as it is with football players. Same ligament though. No wonder dogs get confused. Cranial should be in the brain, not the knee. 🤣 |
The New Puppy
On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:06:18 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)’ The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. I was pretty happy that Ed never had any of those problems and he was a big lab (110-115 pounds) Deuce weighs almost that much but he is 3" taller, at least. That is why I really wanted the DNA test. I think he is not as pure as his papers would indicate. I am going to go through some old pictures one of these days and see if I can find a few with Ed standing next to something I can measure because we never really measured him when he was alive. He did look more like a traditional lab than Deuce. Deuce is 28-29" at the shoulder. |
The New Puppy
On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 21:51:21 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote:
John H. wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 19:12:44 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)? The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. Why would a dog have a concealed carry license? Maybe an ACL? With a dog, it's the cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) not the anterior cruciate ligament as it is with football players. Same ligament though. No wonder dogs get confused. Cranial should be in the brain, not the knee. ? It's in the stifle. |
The New Puppy
On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:36:13 -0400, wrote:
On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:06:18 -0400, John H. wrote: snipped My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. I was pretty happy that Ed never had any of those problems and he was a big lab (110-115 pounds) Deuce weighs almost that much but he is 3" taller, at least. That is why I really wanted the DNA test. I think he is not as pure as his papers would indicate. I am going to go through some old pictures one of these days and see if I can find a few with Ed standing next to something I can measure because we never really measured him when he was alive. He did look more like a traditional lab than Deuce. Deuce is 28-29" at the shoulder. Here's a good description of the CCL and problems associated therewith: http://marionvet.net/img/pdf/surgery1.pdf Note the comment about which breeds are 'predisposed'. My lab tore her CCL jumping up to catch a frisbee. Now I will try to make sure the frisbee hits the ground so the dog doesn't jump. My pointer tore her right one while roughhousing with the neighbor's lab. Didn't see it, but she came in with the right paw lifted off the ground (no weight at all). Often a good sign. Within a couple months she tore the left CCL jumping up when a friend came over. |
The New Puppy
On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:01:41 -0400, John H.
wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:36:13 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:06:18 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)’ The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. I was pretty happy that Ed never had any of those problems and he was a big lab (110-115 pounds) Deuce weighs almost that much but he is 3" taller, at least. That is why I really wanted the DNA test. I think he is not as pure as his papers would indicate. I am going to go through some old pictures one of these days and see if I can find a few with Ed standing next to something I can measure because we never really measured him when he was alive. He did look more like a traditional lab than Deuce. Deuce is 28-29" at the shoulder. What DNA test are you talking about? The Vet has a DNA test that will tell you what your dog really is. |
The New Puppy
On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 13:17:29 -0400, wrote:
On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 07:01:41 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:36:13 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:06:18 -0400, John H. wrote: On Tue, 9 Oct 2018 09:49:21 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote: On Tuesday, October 9, 2018 at 12:28:21 PM UTC-4, wrote: On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:29:45 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 19:46:14 -0400, wrote: On Mon, 08 Oct 2018 18:23:30 -0400, John H. wrote: On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 16:19:05 -0000 (UTC), Bill wrote: John H. wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 19:32:17 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Sun, 07 Oct 2018 16:03:36 -0400, John H. wrote: Adopted yesterday. Cute little Redbone coonhound. Named her 'Koko', which might be Navajo for 'coondog'. http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...and%20Dad.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...d%20Sandy.jpeg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...o%20Sleeps.jpg http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2...ith%20Dad.jpeg Adopting a dog is tiring work! === Did you have to go through a home visitation and reference checks? Some friends of ours in FL did all that. Absolutely. You wouldn't believe all the questions on the application. The home visit hasn't occurred yet, but will be in the next week. For a Redbone, you may need a falling down porch. ;)’ The doggie day care person and my vet both think the daddy may have been a bloodhound! I'm hoping they're wrong. Hmmm a coon hound and a bloodhound. I hope you like singing ;-) That might end up being a pretty big dog too. At 11 weeks Deuce was 22 pounds. He is more like 108 now. Size is my major worry. This dog is 17.4 on the vet's scale yesterday at 11 weeks. I'd wanted a medium, about 45 lbs dog. Large dogs don't live as long as smaller ones. I could be looking at 65-70 lbs when fully grown. Hope like hell they're wrong. Plan on it. The official breed standard is up to 75 pounds and if there is really bloodhound in there they can be over 100. When I asked the vet whether DNA test on Deuce was worth doing (since he is 20# over the breed standard) he told me that is pretty common these days and the AKC is looking at changing the standards. Maybe that's why bred labs have a reputation for bad knees and hips. They've been bred over the years to be bigger and their joints can't take it? I know Buddy came up limping twice in years 2-3, and the vet said his hips were good but the knees can be a problem. Anti-inflammatory meds got him through it, and he's calmed down enough now that it shouldn't be a problem again. He could get crazy playing fetch back in the day. After a couple of tosses he'd decide to do some full-speed figure 8's around the yard. That's what got him both times. My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it. I was pretty happy that Ed never had any of those problems and he was a big lab (110-115 pounds) Deuce weighs almost that much but he is 3" taller, at least. That is why I really wanted the DNA test. I think he is not as pure as his papers would indicate. I am going to go through some old pictures one of these days and see if I can find a few with Ed standing next to something I can measure because we never really measured him when he was alive. He did look more like a traditional lab than Deuce. Deuce is 28-29" at the shoulder. What DNA test are you talking about? The Vet has a DNA test that will tell you what your dog really is. Groupon has a deal going now for $42. Will give it some thought. |
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