Extending athletic life of a dog...

The research about the Labradors is pretty widely known. It was only one study though and has not been repeated - not sure why if it came up with results like this. Unfortunately the sample size was too small to draw broad conclusions. and limited to a single breed Still, it is a good idea to always keep young dogs trim.

I've got two dogs with dysplasia, but weight had no influence because they weren't fat, they were very fit and active. Was there Glucosamine in the kibble I fed, did they walk too much, did they have an accident, were there whelping problems, was it agility, was it breeding, was it in the treats or from supplements. Honestly there are so many factors that have been said to cause dysplasia where do you start. Sadly all this research does is make an owner with dysplastic dogs feel guilty - none of this research can tell me why it would be my fault, just that it is.
 
I doubt anyone will fund more studies like this- there is no gain benefit for any kibble producing company.:no:
Yes, it sucks when babies are having health problems. I was just marveling at my older boy, Che who lost 12 lbs and kept it off for more than a year, he is giant for sheltie, big boned BC size and was very active before, he developed bum leg after what I think was ileopsoas injury compounded with some kind of TBD, negative on all testing but responded to doxy. Che had all kinds of physio treatments. Last winter I almost put him on doxy again, his favoring that leg was so prominent probably due to cold weather. This year it is all gone, including chronic shortening of ligaments. He is very skinny but having time of his life. Now we are working on Leo:yes:
 
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