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Originally Posted by Brooklynn  You can't certify them until they are over 12 months old and that's because their bones are still growing. They have boxes to check according to age but I don't think you can actually certify them until they are older. I wouldn't even consider certifying them until they reach maturity.
Donna Bird
Brooklynn's Yorkshire Terriers |
This is so true. Also to do the x-ray to check, the vet must put them under to be able to manipulate them into position to take the x-ray. They first lay upside down in a V-shaped tray on their backs. The legs must be in the right position and tied so they stay in that position. First set of x-rays are taken.
Then they must the rotate them flat on the table to their side and another photo is taken. During this whole time - the dog cannot move or the x-ray will either not be readable or not in the right position to check. Then the vet must be trained to know how to read the x-rays. In some cases it takes someone that specializes in this.
When a vet feels the knees - the joint must not be too tight or too loose. I call it the Goldlocks test - the knees must feel just right.
I hope this helps.
T.