Hip Dysplasia in Shelties

As frequently as the phrase is bantered about, there are still a lot of people that don’t have a comprehensive grasp of what it is, how dogs get it and what to do about it.

Would you know if your Sheltie had hip dysplasia? 

What would you look for and how would you treat it?

Causes Of Hip Dysplasia In Dogs

The first cause is genetics. It has been the thorn in the sides of breeders for decades now. Because there never seemed a simple inheritable pattern from parents to pups, it was felt to be polygenetic in nature.

This means n…