On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:36:13 -0400, wrote:

On Tue, 09 Oct 2018 15:06:18 -0400, John H.
wrote:
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My lab tore her CCL and had to be operated on. My next door neighbor's lab is extremely obese. I
would be worry about her CCL's also. But, they continue to overfeed it.

I was pretty happy that Ed never had any of those problems and he was
a big lab (110-115 pounds)
Deuce weighs almost that much but he is 3" taller, at least. That is
why I really wanted the DNA test. I think he is not as pure as his
papers would indicate. I am going to go through some old pictures one
of these days and see if I can find a few with Ed standing next to
something I can measure because we never really measured him when he
was alive. He did look more like a traditional lab than Deuce.
Deuce is 28-29" at the shoulder.

Here's a good description of the CCL and problems associated therewith:

http://marionvet.net/img/pdf/surgery1.pdf

Note the comment about which breeds are 'predisposed'. My lab tore her CCL jumping up to catch a
frisbee. Now I will try to make sure the frisbee hits the ground so the dog doesn't jump. My pointer
tore her right one while roughhousing with the neighbor's lab. Didn't see it, but she came in with
the right paw lifted off the ground (no weight at all). Often a good sign. Within a couple months
she tore the left CCL jumping up when a friend came over.