Is this a normal puppy guarantee? - Page 2

Better than Fair should be desireable, but serves as a reasonable bottom threshold for breeding standards, provided there are other exceptional assets to produce upon.  In the overall GSD breed, roughly 20% OFA results are Dysplastic, 4.5% Excellent, and the remainder Good or Fair.

Of the parents used to breed with in an all-breed study, 15% are Excellent, 66% Good, 15% Fair.  Why 4% of dogs employed in breeding are Dysplastic, I couldn't say, but probably is part to blame why 20% HD in the GSD hasn't hardly improved since prior to the 1980's.  Although, with the majority of breeders gravitating toward using Good, this has however helped Excellent ratings climb (somewhat) in the last few decades.

mikecast1 - dark sable, nest to the black is a Eurosport puppy - I help Taunya with advertising, customer support and sales - this gives Taunya more time to do what she loves to do - train young dogs.......

Fair is passing, borderline and mild are not considered passing as far as the OFA is concerned.

I have a mild hd dog that is happy to jog a mile a day, and run and play fetch non-stop for the rest of the day. She is still young, hope she holds out. She also swims laps in our pool. Just watching her is exhausting! A dog in our club graded as good is crippled.

There are many possible Dieseases, many show up before one year of age........Many are not "serious", some are. Some show up quickly some don't. The vast majority of these are very, very rare and most do not show up in GSD's. The question is "what is serious".

Heritable Diseases of Dogs
Achalasia, Esophageal
Achondroplasia
Cone Degeneration, Achromatopsia
Acrochordonous Plaque
Acromegaly
Acute posterior paresis
Adrenal Cortical Atrophy
Congenital Afibrinogenemia (Factor I Deficiency)
Alexander disease
Aphakia
Alloimmune hemolytic Anemia of the Newborn
Alloxan diabetes
Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency
Alopecia
AA Amyloidosis (Inflammatory)
Amyloidosis
Anemia (Congenital Hypoplastic)
Anhidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasia (X-linked Ectodermal Dysplasia, XHED)
Ankylosing Spondylitis (Ossifying Spondylitis)
Arnold-Chiari Malformation (Syringomyelia)
Anodontia
Black Hair Follicular Dysplasia
Bleeding disorder
Blood group system
Blood group system C
Blood group system D
Blood group system Rh
Blood group system Tr
Brachycephalic airway obstruction syndrome
Brachydactyly
Brachygnathia
Budd-chiari syndrome
Bullous pemphigoid
C3 deficiency
Calcification of intervertebral discs
Calcinosis circumscripta
Cardiomyopathy
Dilated Cardiomyopathy (CDM)
Cardiomyopathy, hypertrophic
Cardiovascular malformations
Carpal subluxation
Cataract
Cauda equina syndrome
Central Core Myopathy
Cerebellar Abiotrophy
Cerebellar cortical atrophy
Cerebellar degeneration
Cerebellar hypoplasia
Cerebellar Purkinje Cell Degeneration
Chronic valvular disease
Cleft alveolus and lip
Cleft lip
Cleft palate
Gluten-Sensitive Enteropathy (GSE)
Collie eye anomaly
Coloboma
Comedo syndrome
Cone rod dystrophy 1
Conotruncal heart malformations
Cor Triatriatum Dexter
Corneal Dermoid
Cornification Disorders
Corneal Dystrophy
Coxofemoral dysplasia
Coxofemoral luxation
Craniomandibular osteopathy
Cranioschisis
Cricopharyngeal Dysfunction
Cryptorchidism
Cushing's Disease (Hyperadrenocorticism)
Cystic bone lesions

mikecast1
rule of thumb - 5 minutes jogging MAX for ever month of age.......but I'm much more conservative...2.5 minutes per month of age...I'd much rather take it easy just in case......I can wait a few extra months to ensure the health of a puppy..

SitasMom,  Wow!  That is scarey. 

Adding better than fair to my list. 

2.5 minutes to every month sounds good to me. 

Thanks all,

Mike

Looks like my Vet will have his hands full.

Mike,
The contract sounds deceptive, most are.
They are designed to protect the seller, not the buyer, and most are not worth the paper they are written on.
Look at who you are buying from and what you are buying, the contract means nothing.
Avoid high prices and extraordinary claims, just look for sound stock from reputable breeders.

Moons.