dannyBC

I need to buy a grooming table suitable for large breed dogs... Any recommendations of where to buy??

I'm looking to buy a grooming table for large breed dogs.... I want a really good quality one that is stable & able to have 80kg plus....Does anyone have recommendations of where to buy???

Well Yes I've had 2 pet people come back to me after their Vet has diagnosed HD..... One was 18weeks old the other 8mths... Both have high laxity???? Until research proves to me how different breeds cope with Laxity??? I think this is useless information... I'm very frustrated...

Wow thankyou everyone.... Heaps of great information. I think I'm off to buy one this weekend. It'll be a be ask of it, but I'm prepared to empty it daily & run the other vacuum over each week.. So I think my expectations are OK. Thanks for everyones input.

I'm interested to hear from people who have a Robot Vacuum.... & what they think. There seems to be lots of different brands... I have 10 dogs in the house & the hair is crazy..

Very interesting...... Problem here is there are Vets now recommending pet owners Penn Hip score at 16weeks.... Then if there is laxity... They are telling the owners their puppy has HD....& scaring the hell out of them..

This is just getting ridiculous!!! I feel so sorry for these Pet owners who trust their Vet... I have just started a thread on Penn Hip as I have concerns with it?? as an evaluation process.... I've had similar happen to me twice with Border Collie puppies I've bred..... Penn Hip Vets are calling dogs with Laxity - Hip Displasia!!!!! & its not.....

OMG thats terrible... So are the Vets suggesting this procedure after Xraying the puppy???? Why would they do this.....I'd like to know more..

Yes my point too... But I still want to know how a high DI will affect different breeds & I don't think this information is available.... I have 5 dogs here scored with both systems & only 1 has a good Penn hip score???? But all 5 have AVA scores between - 1 & 5 total????? From a breeding point this is hard????? As one always wants to do the best.... Very confused... A link that might interest you on how sublaxation may actually help a BC or similar dog in its intended work. http://stilhope.com/writings/hips.html My BC who does primarily work sheep has a score of 1-1 with the score being in thet acetabular fossa (SP), which is normally associated with wear and tear. Has he got this score from the damage caused by twisting and turning when working? Not Pennhip I know. Thanks that article is great & interesting..... Very much along the lines of what I was thinking too. I wonder if there are other articles & research in this same area... It would be interesting to Penn Hip a large number of working BC's to see what they come up with...

Yes my point too... But I still want to know how a high DI will affect different breeds & I don't think this information is available.... I have 5 dogs here scored with both systems & only 1 has a good Penn hip score???? But all 5 have AVA scores between - 1 & 5 total????? From a breeding point this is hard????? As one always wants to do the best.... Very confused...

My thoughts too.... Its not a good study under about 500 really.... On their home page they show a graph of only 1 dog with .7 DI & 1 dog with .8 DI in their study that showed 100% of those 2 dogs developed Arthritic changes..... Gee not enough to convince me that all dogs with a high DI of over .7 will definitely develop HD.????? OR more my question is??? Do all breeds fall into the same???

Interesting that you found information on Penn hip not suitable for some breeds.. I can't find much on that, but will try searching again.. I have used Penn Hip on about 6 dogs & only one dog has a good result.???? But all 6 dogs are very sound & do Agility.... So I just wonder if certain breeds can cope with laxity better then others?? All very interesting..

What does everyone think of Penn Hip?? I do wonder if laxity affects different breeds differently??? There doesn't seem to be much research on many breeds. Any thoughts???