Hip Score Database required - Page 2

Hi Tig, unfortunately no recent hip reports, although I have emailed you a document that will allow you to verify the UK hip scores.

Pam

HELD - surely if you can look at information and see that certain lines are throwing higher scores than others, then you can make valid judgements based on all the information at hand.  Having a dog's score doesnt guarantee reproduction of those scores and if maybe the bitches scores are on the low side you might consider a dog with slightly higher scores and vice versa. 

The more information that is out there for breeders to look at the better it has to be for the breed.

What I think I'll do is try and use the information published by  the kennel club in their breed supplements to record the scores that are being registered in the UK and try and work out a way to log them into a database - hopefully over a period of time it will become a useable resource.  If anyone has any old kc breed supplements they would like to donate - send them over please.

I have all the info in pdf format and up untill end 2004 in excel format, let me know what you need, aslong as it will be available to others free of charge.

Forgot to mention I am also in the process of completing an excel workbook with 3 gen ped of sire, progeny hip scores along with each dams hips scores. Also a record of elbow scores, but will be out of the country most of next week, if you need anything email me by my user ID.

Pam

wildmoor - you are fab - I'll PM you my details.

It will certainly be free - Ive had gsd's for years but its only now that Im looking at genetics more seriously - largely due to the fab health that my oldies have enjoyed when compared with others out there.  Also the disappointment I've found looking for new dogs/lines.  Ive managed to go back to my oldies genetic lines and want to breed from those but find there is a lack of information often due to the transient nature of dogs today.

I think it would be great if people like me could just type in a few words and get back the info - much in the Malcolm Willis provided it - easy to understand at a glance.  Ive got a computer background and now can add a more academic approach to that and hopefully with a bit of time I will successfully produce something easy to use.

I have emailed you 3 large files, hope its useful, contains sire, dam, date of test, reg no, DOB etc. also a couple of sheets with peds on. Not sure if it would be useful to you, but would have to seak permission of dogs owners first, I also have a large amount of pedigrees from around the world of dogs with auto immune conditions.

Pam