Cody

Awwwwwww. :rolleyes:

How sad for your family. R.I.P Abby. ;)

Oh no. You poor thing, so sorry for you and Penny. I always loved the photos you posted of her. I'm so sorry.

Poor little dear. Run free Angel.

I'm so sorry about Sally. She looked so beautiful.

Poor baby. I hope his hips aren't causing him any pain.

So sorry for your loss.

So sorry. Run free Tieke.

So beautiful.

How sad.

Keeto.

So sorry. Run free little man.

What a sweet face. Sorry for your loss.

RIP Mollie

Oh Sammy, so sorry.

I'm so sorry. She looks so sweet.

Awww happy birthday Cody. Share some cake with my Cody.

I just saw this. I'm so so sorry for your loss. Choppa was one of my fave DOL dogs too. :D ;) Fly free Choppa

How sad. :p Judd

My BF's Old English Sheepdog has a broken tail at the moment. He's not showing any signs of being in pain, although we're sure he probably is. His tail is limp and has a large sore on his tail too. I hope your dog gets better soon.

She's cute! Are you bringing her to the DOL meet in January?

My BF's OES gets washed, brushed and dried for only $20.

Running the dog long distances on hard, unnatural surfaces such as roads and pavements would have put a great deal of stress on his ligaments and joints, especially if your boyfriend started running him at an early age. Although the OES is a working breed they were not designed to run several kilometres at a sustained speed on concrete. The dog would have been travelling fairly fast for long periods of time and if this occurred on a daily basis, it would have been pretty ####### the dog. I don't agree that overexercising causes HD, but if a dog has a predisposition to the disease it will certainly exacerbate the condition. In this case I'd say that yes, Rocky is paying for it now. Thank you for your insight. Poor dog, sometimes our love and having the wellbeing of our dogs at heart ends up hurting our beloved furry ones in their older age. I will certainly be letting my BF know all this as he does want another OES when the time (sadly) comes.

It is HD, the vet diagnosed it earlier this year. He was going to get it operated on but opted out of it. We got it xrayed and saw them. When people say environment, do they mean too much excercise or too little? As my BF used to rollerblade every day and Rocky would have a big run. Sometimes even to 3 suburbs away. Would Rocky be paying for all that exertion now?