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by fawndallas on 12 September 2012 - 03:09
by hexe on 12 September 2012 - 06:09
Wow. That's a whole lotta reeeallly close linebreeding there. Were ANY of the dogs in this pedigree OFA'd for hips?
Not seeing any hip scoring would make me nervous, especially for a litter bred expressly to produce one or more service dogs. Knowing someone who went through it, I can tell you it was just flat-out AWFUL when he learned his service dog's hips were dysplastic, the dog he relied on to help pull his chair and to physically support him as he got in and out of the chair, used the restroom, etc.,...after two years in training the dog, to find out that he'd likely need to retire from service sooner than expected was a crushing blow.
I'm sure you mentioned it before, but does Rose share any common relatives to Coza, or was the pairing a full outcross of bloodlines?
Not seeing any hip scoring would make me nervous, especially for a litter bred expressly to produce one or more service dogs. Knowing someone who went through it, I can tell you it was just flat-out AWFUL when he learned his service dog's hips were dysplastic, the dog he relied on to help pull his chair and to physically support him as he got in and out of the chair, used the restroom, etc.,...after two years in training the dog, to find out that he'd likely need to retire from service sooner than expected was a crushing blow.
I'm sure you mentioned it before, but does Rose share any common relatives to Coza, or was the pairing a full outcross of bloodlines?

by fawndallas on 12 September 2012 - 11:09
Yeah those are all the hard lessons i have since learned. As for hips, both dogs were checked and xrayed by our vets. At the time i thought that was enough. Many lessons learned. From what i can tell there is no common linage but i only have what i can find on Coza.
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