> Claudia wrote: "I will give you all a perfect example of this. many years > ago a friend had a top winning gordon setter. = > his pedigree was ofa clear for 6 generation. he was bred to a bitch also > ofa clear for 6 generations. well guess what!= > the result was a litter of 12, 9 of which were dysplastic! there are no > guarantees in life and i dont care how many ge= >
I'm curious -- do you happen to know what the ratings were on siblings of the OFA excellent dogs? In polygenetic diseases siblings are often more indicative of the potential for an individual animal to carry the genes that contribute to the disease than are the parents. Sheila Boneham Perennial Australian Shepherds & One Cavalier! Bloomington, Indiana www.perennialaussies.com ========================================================= "Magic Commands": to stop receiving mail for awhile, click here and send the email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20NOMAIL to start it up gain click here: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?body=SET%20CKCS-L%20MAIL E-mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] for assistance. Search the Archives... http://apple.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ckcs-l.html All e-mail sent through CKCS-L is Copyright 1999 by its original author.
