Has your dog ever
- been involved in an accident or suffered serious injury?
- slipped or fallen when running around or playing?
- been thrown forwards or backwards while traveling in a car or truck?
Does your dog
- work regularly as a beating or pick-up dog (or similar)?
- pull heavily on the lead when out for a walk?
- play roughly in ball games, with tug toys or with other dogs?
- run up and down stairs or on slippery surfaces without care?
- participate regularly in agility competitions or other disciplines?
- show stiffness getting out of bed or after exercise?
- seem uncomfortable when moving around?
- show obvious lameness whether constant or intermittent?
- have difficulty getting up or down stairs or into or out of a car?
Have you observed changes in behaviour such as
- tiring easily for no obvious reason?
- reluctance to work, play, lie or sit down?
- growling when a specific part of the body is touched?
- reluctance to play or chase balls?
- reluctance to sit, lie down, or perform agility or obedience tasks?
- carrying the head, back-end or tail to one side?
- lying down to sleep on one side only?
Has your horse ever
- fallen or suffered serious injury?
- been cast in the stable?
- had saddle-fitting or rug fitting problems?
Does your horse
- compete regularly in competitions?
- have stiffness after rest or exercise?
- take longer than usual to warm up when schooling or competing?
- experience lameness whether constant or intermittent?
- show ‘hanging’ or stiffness on one rein/side when schooling?
- have difficulty striking off into canter?
- throw up its head during transitions between paces?
- refuse to jump or jump consistently to one side?
Have you observed changes in behaviour such as
- tiring easily for no obvious reason
- irritation when girthed or saddled up?
- reluctance to move forward freely, ears back and resistant?
