Hello Pam, I'll try to not jump down your throat, but have to ask: Are you saying that you test for HD and if the results are unfavorable that you breed the dog anyway or are you just not testing at all? IMO, testing for HD goes right along side testing for eyes, hearts, and patella.
Take care, Jackie On 7 Jul 2002 at 6:59, PAMoesinger wrote: > Second: hip dysplasia..........yes, some cavaliers have it to some > degree or another, but rarely does it seem to manifest into a > debilitating problem for MOST.... Personally, I'm not convinced it's a > serious enough problem to toss out an otherwise healthy, typey, > tempermentally sound cavalier from a breeding program. And, I've also > spoken to three seperate veterinary orthopedic specialists...all > concluding......hip dysplasia is not a serious problem for cavaliers > to live with. Only those that want to do agility or events that take > a pounding on a dog's joints should it be considered a negative > aspect. ========================================================= "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 2002 by its original author.
