This may be due to direct trauma (falling on your butt), overuse, or a sudden, forced rotation of the hip, which may occur when running on an uneven surface. The inflamed muscle may cause pain in the center of the buttock or may compress the sciatic nerve causing pain, aching or tingling in the leg. Pain may be increased by sitting, climbing stairs, or squatting. Deep palpation of the center of the buttocks will cause pain, as will sudden stretches of these muscles. Initially you can run through the pain, but in many cases, symptoms become severe enough to restrict activity. The muscle tightens and may even spasm during activities, which can cause an alteration in gait.
The female Australian shepherd is usually about 18-21 inches at the shoulders and weighs between 35-50 pounds. The male Australian shepherds are a bit bigger than the female. In fact, the average height of the male is around 20-23 inches at the shoulders, and weighs between 50-65 pounds. Besides the obvious differences between the male and female, there are many other things that are different.
A male full breed German Shepherd can weigh up to 95 pounds-females do weigh less-maybe up to 80 lbs. Height can go up to 25 - 26 inches.he biggest indicator of the adult size of your German Shepherd depends on its parents genetic background. The standard adult male size ranges between 24-26 at the shoulder blade.