I was pretty sure that Ruthie has a roached back but now I'm wondering if it's just a slightly curved spine like yorkiek9trainer suggested...
My understanding (from reading on here) was that there is a curve in the spine and it is accompanied with a down tail. Ruthie's tail is always curled up under her bum (you can't even see it most times) unless she's happy and wagging it, then it sticks out pretty much straight behind her - it doesn't go any higher. Sometimes I look at her and her back will look straight, which I've heard is also possible with a roached back - that the spine can straighten out sometimes.
I asked my vet about it and she had never heard of the term 'roached back' - so I 'schooled' her, lol. I don't have a good profile shot of Ruthie Bear to show though... I'm curious to see if someone else has one to compare to....
Should I tell Ruthie's breeder about her back? It was pretty curved when I got her (so was Oscar's, but his straightened out completely by the time he was 5mths). |