Noel, he has a thyroid problem and has had it for a long time. I only found out 3 weeks ago. He is now on medication for the rest of his life as his thyroid is not working at all.

I got the dog 8 months ago and have 9 starts with him for 3 wins and 2 placings. When I got him he had 14 starts for 4 placings and had a severe hip problem. I found out what was causing the hip problem and I've fix that. The previous owners kept on needling him in the same spot for a long time and he developed a large knot the size of a penny and every time the dog streched out it would tear. I massage it with raw linseed oil for a couple of months and that fixed that problem. He has never been sore in that area again.
I hope that when I can overcome the thyroid problem he will do better.

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