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Sunflowers · 12-15-2012, 03:21 PM

Very cute-- but please know that this can be very dangerous. We had a dog on this board pass away from jumping straight up at a high bouncing ball and landing the wrong way.

GSDs were not built for high jumping, and at the very least, they can get a nasty ACL tear when doing this.
I am so sorry to have to spoil the fun, but thought this needed to be said.

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Sunflowers Crowned Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Central Florida Posts: 4,682	Very cute-- but please know that this can be very dangerous. We had a dog on this board pass away from jumping straight up at a high bouncing ball and landing the wrong way. GSDs were not built for high jumping, and at the very least, they can get a nasty ACL tear when doing this. I am so sorry to have to spoil the fun, but thought this needed to be said. __________________ Norden von Narnia--Hans, dob 1-15-2012 http://pdgf.pitapata.com/uC6lm4.png Last edited by Sunflowers; 12-15-2012 at 03:24 PM.