I noticed..Must be great minds as they say

Update on the puppy, he has been seen by a vet and he yelps if you move his back legs back, he is week on his back legs plus the cow hocks its not looking good ,

Sounds like there may be a problem then but I wouldnt worry about the cow hocks it doesnt cause problems at all. Are they going to x ray him or have they put him on meds.

My previous gsd puppy would yelp at 12 weeks old if you pulled each hind leg back each side, which some stupid person did who thought she was an authority on dogs She lived to 11 1/2 with NO hind leg problems and no stiffness either, cancer got her in the end sadly. She was cow hocked too all her life, it wasn't a problem.

bless him ....
havnt read all the posts

as said cow hocks are undesirable in some breeds but shouldnt cause probs.

pups can look all sloppy and uncoordinated then grow into a swan

rom is an important way to see if there may be a prob with hips but always x-rays should be performed.

sadly in my exp ddb are not blessed in the joint dept in this country, almost all i know suffer ed/ocd and or hd... very sad state of affairs for such a relatively new breed over here

Its very worrying because my friend is going to phone the breeder and tell them

Is it definatly HD then, if not I'm not sure what they expect of the breeders.

No not HD, the breeder said bring him back on Monday and she will point him in the right direction she said about diet, but he is having giant breed royal canin.

ermmm why?.. i would say vet or is the breeder a medical expert as well ? ....did the parents have hd certificates?(sorry if its been mentioned)

Ah it could be that there loading weight on too fast then. As I've said cowhocks is purely cosmetic really. Sounds liek the breeders know what their doing.