I have read a couple previous posts that have me confused and was hoping for some clarification. Young puppies, repeated stair climbing, is it okay or should it be avoided at all costs. My breeder told me that any repeated stair climbing can influence the development of hip dysflexia.
Also jumping will have same effect. True or not???? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />
Mike J Schoonbrood Webboard User Reg: 04-30-2005
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Different people have told me different things - my pup hasn't had any choice about it, he's been climbing stairs since he was 4 months old, he lives up stairs so if he wants to pee he has to go up and down em, he has nicely developed muscles from the exercise.
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I think what’s most important is HOW the dog is going up and down the stairs…. Is it nice and controlled or is the dog hurling himself off the 6th step from the bottom to get outside a fraction of a second quicker. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
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I think what’s most important is HOW the dog is going up and down the stairs…. Is it nice and controlled or is the dog hurling himself off the 6th step from the bottom to get outside a fraction of a second quicker. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
Depends how bad hes gotta pee <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
I cannot imagine anything so silly. Going up stairs is not going to hurt anything, and jumping off the stairs early would be a shoulder thing. If you have some sort of phsycho dog that gets on the roof and likes to jump off, well then that is a problem. Other than that, normal house stuff isn't going to bother them. If they do have bad hips, they are not likely to continue that behavior. (of course if the roof is high enough.....)
Well, so far no roof hurling, most of the time normal stepping up and down but sometimes he does miss those last couple of steps. I was just at my vets and asked the same question of him, he seemed to think that constant use of stair by a pup could contribute to hip dysflexia but more problematic for elbow's in which the three bones have not yet fused together and it may cause trauma which will cause them not to unite.
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petra,
most large breed breeders recommend you not let a pup use stairs in their early years. it can contribute to hip dysplasia (that's the correct word).
however, on the other hand, pups do need to learn how to use the stairs at an early enough age that it won't become a problem getting them to use them later. i'd say let them be on the stairs just enough to get familiar with them. but running up and downstairs on a regular basis can be asking for trouble, depending on the breed and the age.
Thanks Alice, That's what I've been doing and have done with other GS pups in past, but was surprised when I read on this board that it didn't matter.
PS Thanks for correction one of my many faults making up words that sound like what I'm trying to say, should of looked it up!!!
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