German Shepherd dog

Can someone give me their honest opinions about these x-rays.  it is of a 3 yr old bitch.  Are these poor x-rays, bad positioning?  what rating would you think? the right hip looks good, nice setting in the socket, but the left isn't so inside the socket.  they don't look terrible to me, maybe a fair, but I am not sure.  I think with better positioning and maybe a few months of swimming exercises, the hip would look better. 

THIS FEMALE IS FULL GERMAN SHOWLINES, 2,3 linebred on VA1 Rikkor Bad Boll.  I am not her breeder. I sold her last year to a man "as is" no gaurantee's at a greatly reduced price.  he tried to breed her once already but she didn't take, now he has x-rayed her and told me her left hip wasn't even in the socket and she has HD. 

I have shown these x-rays to several people already who have told me it is poor positioning.  but I would like as many opinions as I can get

I agree with Ziegenfarm, positioning is very bad.

However these are not dysplastic hips. They will not get the best scores probably, not they are not too bad either, clinically speaking. I dont think the dog will have any problems with them in any stage of life, given that she's kept properly of course. BUt thats true for any dog.

So depending on  the agreement you had with him, you dont neccesserily have to do anything about it. Looks, like he's more pissed with the female not taking, as he bred her without any xrays in the first place... 

These are some of the worst  x-rays that I have ever seen, the exposure is very good but the positioning is absolutly terrible. your vet should redo them

at no charge to you.

Do not send those in. Get another film

OFA will never accept these xrays; they are not diagnostic by any means. She will probably get a fair or a good, but never with these xrays. Also have the new vet tranquilize her; it looks as if she was fighting the manipulation.

If I read your post correctly you said this dog was sold "AS IS" and even lowered your price on this dog.  If I understood you correctly, you have already compensated him.  The x-rays are poor at best and possibly that was intentionally done to help him out???  People do that kind of thing. :o(  The hips do not look HD to me but I am far from an expert.  I too think he is upset because she didn't take from the breeding and he is trying to use HD as his excuse to get his money so he can purchase another dog for breeding.  Possibly he needs lessions on when and how to breed dogs. :o)  I assume from your post stating the dog was sold "AS IS" that there were no clauses covering HD or any other condition in your contract requiring you to fefund his money when you sold this dog???  If that is the case I would tell him to read his contract, request his Vet repeat the x-rays for free, this time correctly.  Most important I would make yourself clear, regardless of the outcome of the x-rays, which are not an issue in this situation because the dog was sold as is without any garantee's.  It is sad but of his own doing because he is up a creek without a paddle. 

I purchased a pup from solid German working lines with absolutely no genetic issues, he ended up having severe HD.  Breeding is a gamble and unfortunately things happen even out of the best blood lines.  My contract stated the pup was of working quality and was garanteed for HD.  The breeder not only held up to her end of the contract, she went above and beyond to accomodate me in every way for my hardship, even giving me the pick of the next litter.  This situation was not just hard on me, it was hard on her because this was a baby she planned before conception and cared for until I purchased him at 3 months of age and was equally devistated by the findings and outcome.  My pup was diagnosed with HD at 6 months and had to be put to rest due to the severity of his HD.  I miss him terribly however it was the best thing for HIM.  He was already as big as my 15 month old GSD and would have been at least 95 lbs at full maturity.  This pup would never have had any quality of life and would have been horribly misserable with his physical limitations and pain even with surgery.  It was not right to put him through a life like that and allow him to continue to suffer for my bennifit.  I appreciated my breeder dealing with me honestly and fairly.  My 15 month old female GSD is from this breeder and I have a new 9 week old female GSD to replace Chip.  She has very big paws to fill.  I am very happy with the dogs I have purchased from her and the manner in which she handled this awful situation.  It is my personal belief that adults should be honest and forth coming regarding any business transactions.  There have been many discussions regarding dirty deals on this  board and I can tell you it cheapens the person who is dirty.  Eventually your true colors will show.  The only thing we take with us when we leave this world is our integreity and if we don't use our integrity during dealings with people we are sure to make a name for ourselves.  I just don't think it's a name anyone would want to own.  ;o)

From what I understand in your post, he is a grown man, who made an agreement, having full knowledge of the condition(s) of this dog and that he purchased it  "AS IS" without ANY garantees.  So it sounds like he did not purchase a dog of breeding quality and he knew it, so he shouldn't be trying to breed her in the first place without being OFA'd and/or titled making her

thanks everyone.  I worried and stressed about this all night.  When I was first contacted, I was really upset and felt bad about the sitaution, but after he sent me the x-rays, I no longer feel bad about it.  her hips look nothing like what he indicated.

thanks again.