Hi, Snadra <G> (love that name; what a great nickname from your other list),
You know, probably we SHOULD have gotten OFA taken care of with our
stud dogs, but having already done the xrays at a time when I didn't
wish to put them at public stud, I was reluctant to put them through all
of that again. I really wish that OFA would let one submit old xrays
from the vet with certification that it was the right dog, etc. I don't
have a perfectly marked tricolor stud dog (sorry) but I guess I may have
to go with OFA even though it isn't *my* choice when evaluating the dogs
of others. I keep the xrays at my vets and they can be sent for
evaluation to the vets of those who wish to use the dogs. I know some
breeders who wish to SEE the xrays (and show them to their own vet) and
not just the OFA cert. And, yes, because I am not seeking to put my
boys at "public" stud (though do consider all requests which look to be
a good match), I don't advertise the testing etc. Those who want to use
them do get a copy of all recent test results.
Suze
S. L. Reiley-Lince wrote:
Greetings, all;
BUT, where do you find that typey, well structured, nicely headed,
fully tested, well broken and well marked with no saddle tricolor
boy to breed to?
<snip>
The problem is that the gents I've found are: (1) owned by people
who don't wish to offer their dog to people with whom they are not
familiar (okay, I know I'm strange occasionally, but I don't have to
be a stranger! But then the question is why are they being
advertised, or is it a FYI advt.?!?), or (2) he's on the show circuit
and not available, or (3) he's not tested in one of the (IMO) critical
areas and therefore not a consideration, or (4) the heart 'clearance'
was the family vet (nothing against the family vet, but we are
needing the cardiologist here), or (5) the hip clearance was done by
the family vet, not sent to the OFA for evaluation, or ... Sorry, we
all know what the routine is there.
So, where are these tested tri-color boys? I'd like to believe that
they exist! I, too, am a Pollyanna!
My research on the OFA database yielded a disappointingly low
number of fully tested (tri) stud dogs. Does that mean that there are
a bunch of dogs being used at stud whom are not fully tested? The
answer is probably a resounding "NO!". It might well mean that, but
it also might mean that people have done heart testing with the
cardiologist, yet choose to not spend the extra $$ to certify/register
the results. Same with patellas. Those two tests - and the ACVO
eye tests - don't need further scrutiny, they've already passed
muster. Yet it's still awfully nice to have those OFA & CERF
certificates, I feel a whole lot better (safer?) seeing them.
<snip>
Dialogue most welcome,
Sandra
(and a PS from "the girls": photos and romantic letters, along with
names and phone numbers of handsome gents are welcome, too)
S. L. Reiley-Lince * [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Dark Star Cavaliers - they'll drive you happy!
http://www.DarkStarFamily.com/Cavaliers.htm
--
Suze at Llawen Cavaliers
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