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Originally Posted by wildcard  If you look at the apps, hips, elbows and legg-calve-perthes all require x-rays. The application for knees does not. I was at a clinic where they were clearing knees and it was just a manual exam but maybe it has changed, that was about 2.5 yrs ago so I could be behind the times. Either way they are pretty easy to detect via a physical exam so personally I would err on the safe side and would not breed anything with loose knees at breeding age. I am extra paranoid as my dogs do agility and obedience so knee stability is a huge concern for me. |
I always admire the agility dogs
I have one here at home that could do it but I'm into conformation right now but I do plan on getting involved in that one day. Yes, having good knees are a must
My vet does X-rays also, but so far I've only done the manual exams on knees.
Donna