Hi,
I am new to the board and have two breeding GS young dogs. I am not sure who to use for the hip certification Penn or Ofa. I heard that Penn uses pressure on the sockets and Ofa does something else. Does anyone know if Penn can be dangerous or mess up my dogs hips? My female had her third heat this month, she is 17 months old and has a cycle every 4 months. I feel she should be bred next heat at 21 months but I can only get a prelim now with ofa, I would have to wait untill age 2 to re do it paying twice. Who can tell me what one is more acurate and safe or if a prelim is done would this be of good use to show customers or do I need an actual OFA number. I guess that would be way more practical and more of a better breeder. It will be her 5th heat if I wait but I am not sure who should do my dogs hips.
My opinion on breeding is this-I have never bred dogs, yet, but know from alot of searches on this forum and other sites is that it is best for the mating pair in question to be at least 24mo(2 yrs old)before breeding. I have seen firsthand a young mother(9-12mo old) not want to care for her pups, because she was still a pup. She did have the motherly instincts, but she didn't care for the pups the way a mature bitch would have. She was a med-lrg. sized mixed dog owned by a friend of mine and was bred to another mixed breed dog(it was an accidental breeding *shakes head*).
As far as whether to go with Penn or OFA... I haven't done my GSD's hips yet, but I plan to go with OFA, just my personal preference.
I am only a novice in the game(dogs) there are plenty of other people on this forum with way more experience that will probably give you better advice than me, but I try.
I purchased a pair of breeding dogs. Why does anyone choose to breed? I want to offer healthy beautiful dogs to purchasers. I also breed pedigree cats. I just don't know if Penn or OFA is best to use.
My breeders will be 2 in decemeber. I do agree about waiting until age 2 but then I have seen older dogs that killed pups also or had problems. Thanks for that info though.
I was speaking to someone recently who said better to go with OFA then penn. Penn is kind of newer and not reconized with AKC and other associations, plus in some cases maybe rare but was told that Penn can hurt a dogs hips. Not sure but I think I will use OFA. Good luck with your dogs!
I am not out to try and out do other breeders. I want what is best for people and what I think is a good dog or a good type. My dogs are not titled but properly trained I do agilty and tracking work with them and have learned alot. They are well socilized and laid back dogs. My goal is to produce the same.
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Chris, I am sure your dogs are beautiful and you love them very much. But, by breeding your dogs you are only contributing to the problem. There are millions of dog owners out there that feel the same way as you do about their own dogs and as a result each year more dogs end up destroyed because there are too many dogs produced and not enough homes for them. Think of how many more puppies your one litter can produce if each person that buys one feels the same way you do. In the end, it is always the dogs that suffer the consequences of our actions.
If you truly love your breed, leave the breeding up to the experts that have invested years into enhancing the breed rather then just adding to it. At some point we as a society need to take responsibility for the needless slaughter of so many unwanted dogs.
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