Rashmi Kumar wrote 04/06/2006 10:15 AM Re: What do you think of these puppies? [Re: Jenni Williams ] #103197 - 04/06/2006 10:15 AM
Rashmi Kumar Webboard User Reg: 04-23-2005 Posts: 268 Loc: NYC Offline	That is true. A 8 months bad hip dogs can be very sad. Thus, people should be very careful and should do their research about the breeder before they buy dogs. Any kind...any bloodlines... Rashmi
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Linda Duhon wrote 04/06/2006 06:52 PM Re: What do you think of these puppies? [Re: Rashmi Kumar ] #103198 - 04/06/2006 06:52 PM
Linda Duhon Webboard User Reg: 03-21-2006 Posts: 21 Loc: Lafayette, LA Offline	Other than "a1" excellant hips on both parents, what else can you look for? Linda
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Nancy Jocoy wrote 04/06/2006 08:24 PM Re: What do you think of these puppies? [Re: Linda Duhon ] #103199 - 04/06/2006 08:24 PM
Nancy Jocoy Webboard User Reg: 05-03-2003 Posts: 924 Loc: Offline	I don't think you can absolutely guarantee that you will get a puppy with good hips. Were I buying a young puppy again I would probably want to stipulate that the dog OFA prelim as fair or better at, what is it, 4 months the youngest age? I think I am just going to stick with young adults or older puppies and pay the extra so I know what I am getting. Hips usually worse as puppies than the same dog as an adult and the OFA has stats on that on the web page. At 4 months I would probably not be so attached that I could not return a dysplastic puppy. But I think you would have to pay more for that arrangement - if you wait until "crippling dysplasia" or "fair or better" at age 1 - well, you have formed a serious bond with the dog....
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Polly Gregor wrote 04/06/2006 11:08 PM Re: What do you think of these puppies? [Re: Linda Duhon ] #103200 - 04/06/2006 11:08 PM
Polly Gregor Webboard User Reg: 12-02-2005 Posts: 341 Loc: NYC Offline	I think you should do some searches on dysplasia on this site and vet sites. I believe nutrition, growth rates, and the type of exercise influence hip development. For example, young dogs should be kept very slender, and not allowed to jump very high.
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Sue DiCero wrote 04/07/2006 05:21 AM Re: What do you think of these puppies? [Re: Linda Duhon ] #103201 - 04/07/2006 05:21 AM
Sue DiCero Webboard User Reg: 07-12-2001 Posts: 348 Loc: Nashville, TN and Budapest, Hungary Offline	MEOE is where most of the show breeders register through. More like AKC-GSDCA-WDA thing. MNJK is more where you see the working lines regsitered through. Sue DiCero http://www.k9imports.com
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