Since I don't agree that OFA is the be all, end all of HD evaluation......why would I spend the money for their opinion? Jackie, you obviously will accept what they tell you and that's your right to do so. I'm not convinced. I'd rather take those fees and use them elsewhere.
It's like entering a show.......you pay for the opinion of the judge. If you don't agree with what that judge does.......don't pay for their opinion anymore. :-) I'm in my comfort zone regarding health testing........I'm not asking anyone to join me there. pam ----- Original Message ----- From: Jackie Farrell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, July 07, 2002 9:49 PM Subject: Re: [CKCS-L] HD > Hello Pam, > > I'm glad to hear that you xray your dog's hips but I don't understand > your reluctance to spend the small additional fee to have an > additional, educated opinion from OFA where 3 radiologists take a > look, no matter how subjective. > > Take care, Jackie > > On 7 Jul 2002 at 18:35, PAMoesinger wrote: > > > OK - sorry for the confusion. > > > > My definition of "testing hips".......having OFA evaluate the xrays > > and only use dogs that pass "in their opinion". That's why I don't > > claim to puppy buyers that I OFA. > > > > In general, I don't believe in eliminating a dog based only on a > > failed OFA. Other factors must be considered. Because I feel OFA > > xrays are subjective, I don't send them in. > > > > I will have an xray done to see the hip joint......and then use it as > > a tool. I utilize health clinics for annual heart and eye > > certification and provide copies to buyers, have my vet check patellas > > and xray hips for my own information. this is exactly what I tell > > prospective buyers. > > > > pam > > > > Terri wrote: > > > Pam now I'm confused (what else is new) LOL. In your first post you > > > said > > that > > > you do not test for hips anymore. > > > > ========================================================= > "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. ========================================================= "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.
