A border collie named The Tick and seven other dogs were competing in the fast-paced sport of flyball, taking turns in relay teams of four sprinting down a course, jumping hurdles, grabbing a tennis ball and then returning the 51 feet over hurdles to the start.

The College of Veterinary Medicine has been a pioneer in Total Hip Replacement — a life-changing procedure — for medium- to large-sized dogs with hip pain or injury, and now Dr.

David Knazovicky will learn to use newly available implants to help tinier pets in pain.

A deep sense of satisfaction about his choice to become a small animal orthopedic surgeon spread through Dr.

David Knazovicky as he viewed a video that recently arrived in his email inbox unexpectedly.

That Knazovicky had replaced The Tick’s hip at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine less than a year ago made the dog seem like a miracle in m…