Pedigree - Page 2

D.H., my statement comparing "a" 6 hips to "a" 1 is really just a comparison between the S.V.'s system and those of other countries, not any indication of true hip quality. With an "a"6 stamp one knows that the hips passed, but the grade is not really published. I did not check the way that I worded the sentence. However, the "a"6 dog's Zuchtwert is calculated once the S.V. examines the foreign x-rays, and of course that is an important number to consider. Bob-O

I want to say thank you to all that replied to this thread. I am learning so much from you guys and gals. T Makes me think twice about so of the pedigrees I was looking at last night. I wonder how many times a people have looked over a good dog not knowing what a a6 really means. I know I would of if I did not ask this question.

Hi again Bob, the ZW of dogs with a6 cannot always compare to dogs that have already been in the SV HD a-stamp system for generations. If the a6 dog has no or few relatives that have already contributed to the ZW system then that dogs ZW is not the same of course as that of a dog whose a-stamp history goes back to the very beginning. The ZW is not gospel by any means. One or two bad results of a dogs close relatives can affect the ZW greatly. Takes a single bad result and ZW shoots up, and takes many, many good results to bring it down again. The ZW really is a guideline only. A high ZW one quarter can look very different a year or so later. And vice versa. EK, very simple, the SV only allows dogs to be registered whose parents have passed all breeding requirements. So if a German dog has a valid a-stamp, then the dog has fulfilled one of the requirements to make it elligible for breeding. Different with dogs bred outside of Germany, as every country has different rules, or some have virtually non-existent rules. Also keep in mind that the information in this database may not be correct since everyone can sign up and enter what they like. If in doubt ask. But instead of jumping to conclusions right away, maybe next time just ask why dogs with a6 are allowed to breed, or what exactly is up with the a6. The search option in this message board is also a very valuable tool, as many subjects repeat themselves and have been discussed several times already.

D.H. as usual you make a good point. A dog with an "a"6 or even an "a"1, "a"2, or "a"3 cannot have what one can call a proven breed score unless there are many progeny. And as you said, if the progeny are born in another country and not examined by the S.V. then the dog's true ZW may never be known, for better or worse. Thanks, Bob-O