Jack, We have made great strides in the hip department for sure! Now, sadly to say, it is the elbows! For the life of me, I don't understand why there are breeders that don't "do" elbows? Mo > of our offspring. The objective is to keep that to a minimum and increase > the > percentage of normals. Shepherds have made major strides in improved hips > since the OFA has become widely used. from the others. > > For those that don't like some of the OFA's opinions don't blame the > messenger. > > Jack ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================