In a message dated 8/6/07 4:45:36 AM !!!First Boot!!!, slvrcrkgsd@xxxxxxx writes: > Has anyone ever used PennHip?? i have - not intentionally - and may i say NEVER AGAIN! i sold a 12 week old pet pup to someone who decided to do a pennhip on the way home. this was at west l.a. veterinary - a very well known animal hospital. the powers that be decided that this pup would definitely be dysplastic. the buyer brought her back. it took me quite some time to calm that baby down - i don't know what they did to her but the sweet outgoing pup was scared out of her wits. eventually, i placed her in another pet home with the provision that xrays be submitted to ofa. her prelims were normal at 7 months. at 27 months she ofa'd good. so much for pennhip. diane Diane Strasser Silstra German Shepherds "In dog years I'm dead." - Author unknown <BR><BR>**************************************<BR> Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour</HTML> ============================================================================ 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 ============================================================================