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4 year old German Shepherd limps after sitting

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Question
My dog has developed a limp after she sits. When she walks or plays she is fine and she has no limping but when she sits and gets up she starts limping for a while. I'm worried this is the start of a hip problem but I'm not sure. We are giving her Glucosamine every day. We don't have the money to take her to the vet and we're so worried about her. Any advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

Answer
It doesn't sound good at all.  I don't know that going to the vet would accomplish more that being told yes it is her hips.  

Things like this make it hard for me to answer questions where somebody asks about breeding dogs and clearly hasn't done the research to avoid such problems.  You and the dog may both be suffering from somebody else's short cuts.