As i said if you and others on here want to see Dysplastic Hips then look on the Web there's enough for anyone to see,
This Lady has had her hopes dashed and she does not need reminding of it by seeing her Dogs Joints x-rays on this Forum do you not get that, the Lady may be okay with showing them but as sure as hell i would not and i think somehow she will feel the same.
However there is no more to be said i hope the dog goes on okay in later life no reason why it should not do so, good luck to Darla and her Dog
Steve1

Darla:

              Does your dog show outwards signs of pain or immobility? I,ve seen dogs labeled Dysplastic that never show any symptoms or pain.  If you were planning on working her you still can your only venue restricted would be breeding.

What does your vet think of the xrays ? is he okay with there findings or not of agreement?.

Steve:

            The 2nd opinion issue can pop up when there are issues with the xray clarity or position issues. There are also 2 different types of hip test,s here in the USA OFA and PennHipp. Both look at the hip structure in a different text. OFA judges hip joint structure only. PennHipp measures hip joint laxity based on it,s findings it ranks the dog in the database in percentile units. Penn Hipp is based on a written set of rules and clarifications so there is little room for personnel interpretation where OFA gives you the opinion of 3 board certified Ortho vets(supposedly).

 OFA lists on there web site that 38 percent of all xrays with a failing rating are due to improper position or xrays being unclear for specific evaluation. It is also much easier to squ the findings and ratings in OFA,say a breeder has several dogs out of a litter Ofa,d and only say 2 out of 5 have good sound hip structre the owner can simply choose to not send in the bad xrays and the findings for the breeding are inaccuarte for that breeding pair. In Penn HIpp each Vet is supplied with a series of #,rd films each film MUST be returned to Penn Hipp and entered into there database for a more realistic set of data. The Vets that do Penn Hipp must also go thru a certifing class to assure they are all doing the procedure correctly before there allowed to do the procedure.     

 Penn Hipp isn,t accepted like OFA I believe because it,s a better evaluation of the possible development of a dysplastic animal. and It,s cost,s are more expensive.

 I can atest to the fact that not all OFA evaluations are correct so a 2nd opinion especially if your vet questions the rating also.

I also get my dogs that I want to breed both OFA and Penn Hipp tested.



     
 

sorry for the news   :(

"...I understand the OFA will release normal hip and/or elbow results for dogs over 24 months to the public, and by submitting this application I agree the OFA may do so. Abnormal hip and/or elbow results will not be released to the public unless the initials of a registered owner appear in the authorization box below. Normal hip results are defined as consensus evaluations of Excellent, Good, or Fair. Abnormal hip results are defined as consensus evaluations of Mild, Moderate, or Severe. For the purpose of determining whether or not the results will be released to the public, consensus hip evaluations of Borderline are considered abnormal. Normal elbow results are defined as a consensus evaluation of Normal. All other elbow consensus evaluations are considered abnormal."

Authorization to Release Abnormal Results

I hereby authorize the OFA to release the results of its radiographic evaluation of the animal described on this application to the public if the results are abnormal_______________ (initials of registered owner).

Has she also had a litter of pups?  Please tell me no.