How do I get a SV hip certificate - Page 1

How do i get a SV hip certificate

Step 1 - the dog must be a purebred German Shepherd Dog and supported by a pedigree from an F.C.I.-recognized registry. In the U.S.A. the A.K.C. is the only registry that is recognized. And these days the elbows must also be examined and pass for the dog to be entered in the S.V.'s breedbook.

Step 2 - the owner must be a member of the G.S.D.C.A.-W.D.A., the U.S.c.A., or the S.V..

Step 3 - the dog (or bitch) must be at least twelve (12) months of age and positively identified with a microchip. I am not sure if the tattoo alone is still accepted by the S.V..

Step 4 - the dog must be examined by a licensed veterinarian and the radiograph's image must have the dog's registration number, microchip number, name and address of the veterinarian, and the date. As far as I know the S.V. still does not accept digital images so the exposed film must be sent along with a certified pedigree that shows at least four (4) generations of ancestors.

Step 5 - the radiograph and all accompanying documents are sent to the S.V.. If one is a member of the G.S.D.C.A.-W.D.A. or U.S.c.A.; both organizations will handle this for a small fee.

Step 6 - if the dog passes it is given an "a" stamp of either ("a"1) Normal", ("a" 2) fast Normal, or ("a" 3) noch Zugelassen for its hip quality. It will not have a ZW score unless both parents are also evaluated by the S.V..

As I said; these days the S.V. requires that the elbows be examined as well. The passing grades for elbows are the same as those for hips. Any dog that has failing ("a" 4 or "a" 5) hips or elbows will not be assigned a S.V. registration number and will not be entered into the breedbook.

Currently there is no ZW value applied to elbow quality/production. I assume that the S.V. will adopt a ZW programme when they have perhaps seven (7) generations of data.

Good Luck,
Bob-O
  

Great Info Bob,
For those you live in a different country than Europe it would pay for any would be person wanting to know or even just for reference to print Bobs Post and store it away for later use
Steve1

Steve, thank you. I am not sure of a couple of things as I know the S.V. has changed some requirements since I last had an evaluation done by them. For so many years the S.V. would not accept a microchip as a means of positive identification and would only accept the tattoo number. As far as I can tell the tattoo number is still used for identification puposes regarding radiographic images. The S.V.'s protocol does not state otherwise. Although many of us prefer the tattoo; I know that many people are very happy that the S.V. finally made this change as tattoos can fade away. Me? I insist on both methods.
 
I looked at the requirements published by the G.S.D.C.A.-W.D.A. and it seems that either the tattoo number or microchip number will suffice for the moment. But of course this is intended for owners and dogs who live in the U.S.A. and I am not sure about the S.V.'s relationship with the canine registries of other lands. I assume the original poster resides in the U.S.A. so I stated the requirements for us who live stateside.

The G.S.D.C.A.-W.D.A. does have an excellent publication regarding the S.V. evaluation here: http://www.gsdca-wda.org/forms/SUBMISSION_OF_RADIOGRAPHS_GUIDELINE_031209.pdf There are different instructions for those imported GSD's who are not yet A.K.C.-registered and these are published there as well.

I know that the S.V. does nowadays accept the microchip and requires it for dogs (born after a certain date) entered into S.V. competition. I know that if one intends to show a dog at the BSP or BSZS then one must use a ISO design of microchip that is approved by the S.V.. As far as I know; those of us who reside stateside are free to use any microchip such as the A.K.C.'s Companion Animal Recovery, or those offered by HomeAgain. But if one of us were to enter a dog at the BSZS then we must comply with the type of microchip required by the S.V..

I also stated that the dog will not have a ZW score unless both parents are evaluated by the S.V. - that is true and not true. I should have stated that the dog will not have a factual ZW score unless both both parents (as well as their ancestors) are evaluated by the S.V.. The S.V. assigns a ZW of "100" to a dog for that the S.V. has no ancestral history as it is unknown how the dog was produced or will produce.

I do not know when the S.V. will adopt a ZW for the elbows - if indeed they ever will. I know that it took many generations of dogs before there was sufficient data to formulate and prove a calculation that was meaningful in regards to hip quality; so I presume it will be the same for elbows. Will a dog have two (2) ZW scores or a single averaged or weighted ZW score when this occurs? I certainly do not know and would presume it would require two (2) separate ZW scores due to the different levels of heritability for these separate issues. But that is guessing on my part!

Best Regards,
Bob-O