Hey guys. Sorry I haven't been around much, life has been getting kind of stressful and I've been pretty busy with school.
Tonight Daisy and I had agility class. She's been doing pretty well up until today, and after tonight, I'm a little worried. She looked completely miserable throughout the entire class and wouldn't do very many of the obstacles. I rarely ever see this side of her unless something is wrong. She's never really liked going over the jumps, but this is the first time that she's refused to do any of them. Food wouldn't even work! I thought that she may just be having an off day, until the trainers mentioned her having elbow/hip dysplasia. She will be four years old in a few months, and I've always known that Goldens were prone to hip/elbow dysplasia, but it has never occured to me to get her checked out because I've never noticed her having any problems up until tonight. She is still able to jump in and out of the car, jump onto the furniture, bed, play with Molly, etc. One of the trainers kept going on and on about all of the "horrors" she's seen with dogs having hip dysplasia and participating in agility, and it really made me feel horrible and extremly worried.
I would like to get her checked out just to be on the safe side and for her health and safety, but my mom doesn't think it is necessary yet and also thinks that she was just having an off day.
Does anyone have any advice, reassurance, or something else that may explain any of this? A good portion of me feels that this probably was just not her day, and although I love doing agility with her, the well-being of my dog comes first, above all else..
Thanks.
Julie
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