[ SHOWGSD-L ] OFA: Carriers
- From: "Penny & Bill" <Ketchy@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "Show List" <showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 6 Aug 2005 16:48:33 -0400
As I understand it, the OFA letters and ratings are for individual dogs only,
not their progeny. Obviously if 2 OFA certified parents produced dysplasia,
they are BOTH CARRIERS for HD. You cannot find this out until animals are
bred. Sometimes the results are heartbreaking. If it happens, I think
breeders should carefully go over their pedigrees, talk with other (honest)
breeders and contiue their breeding programs carefully. Years ago, I had an
OFA Excellent bitch who produced HD in 2 litters out of 3--this was in the
80's. It didn't matter that SHE was OFA Excellent--she was a carrier. And
Punky--her hip evaluation came back borderline, but her elbows passed. Her
pups were monitored carefully: no hip problems, but a bad elbow! Again, she
was a carrier for elbow problems. I don't know the answer, but I think honesty
in breeding HAS TO BE a big part of it.
Penny in NY
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