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sega4life said:

He had hip dysplasia, 15% of German Shepherds get it and large dogs in general.

It was really hard for him to get up and you can tell he was starting to have a hard time breathing.

Our departments K-9 unit was a German Shephard and he had the same problem after he fell off of a truck he was searching.  When the dog was retired, the officer quit, too.  Like I said, the bond between a man and his dog is strong!