The winter months bring cold weather which can cause painful and stiff joints in your dog. (1800petmeds.com)
Forced extension of the hip joint in a dog with CHD may elicit a pain response. (fcrsa.org)
Thus, it is reasonable to hypothesize that laxity of the hip joint in dogs may be related to the collagen composition of the capsule... results of the study support the hypothesis that a change in collagen composition may contribute to hip joint laxity in dogs with a predisposition to CHD.» (dogsnaturallymagazine.com)