SSD

SSD stands for Spinal Shake Disease. Sadly for the Jeerie, this disease runs in most cockerspaniels.

Causes
Many believe that this disease is caused from stress to the back. This can be anything from something falling on a dogs back or just the dog may develop it over time. SSD makes the canine shake uncontrollably until he/she/it has rested enough. If anything touches the the dogs back during the shaking process, the dog may bite or growl.