[Reeder]

I have a 6 mo old female Rottie pup, Scoutie, and she has me a little worried...

When I take her for walks, after about 5 min. she starts kind of rolling her hips, it does not look painful, but it looks a bit stiff and strange to me. Otherwise she is fine, she runs beautifully, does not otherwise appear stiff or in pain at all. The thing that worries me is that I have 3 other dogs (smaller than her) and they play pretty much all day, and I am worried that Scoutie moves too much and too wildly all the time...I give them time-outs and put them on a stay frequently but there is really nothing else I can do...But then again the "rolling" thing only appears when she walks, not in any other kind of movement.

Could it be just growing pains?

I am going to have her hips x-rayed, but I thought that I would ask you also since you have the experience of Rotties.

Thank you in advance,

Sincerely,

Larissa