Helen-S  Offline
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[quote="JohnW"] | Quote: | | My only guess is that the dogs with any problems those days lived a vey short life... |
John, probably my explanation was not so clear - I did mean that if a working dog of bygone days (or any dog for that matter) became unfit for his job or had health problems the remedy simply was "greener pastures".
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Yes, this is true Helen. In very many cases the cure would have been at the end of a 12 bore, but we still never saw it in pet dogs. I had one Lab born around 1975 who as a pup had an occasional limp at the front end. Went on for around a couple of months I remember. My vet spoke about this rare condition, Osteochrondrosis Dessicans, which if it did not clear up he would ex-ray for. But after a couple of months it went and never returned. Was it mild OCD? We'll never know, but OCD was certainly rare then, but we all know, it's anything but rare now.
Regards, John
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