Puppy Contract Guarantees - Page 3

Oh, and I also ask that if they elect to send them to OFA, that they prelim between 9-15mos. and I want to see all xrays before they are submitted. I just want to make sure positioning is good enough, as we've all seen horrible xrays and vets deeming healthy dogs dysplastic. I try to prevent unneccessary hysteria.

The Guy i go to in Holland to have my Dogs Joints x-rayed Shows the owner of the Dog what the postioning is like on the Screen if he take a Pic and is not happy he will do it until he is happy. He then tells you what he thinks and points out any defects if any in the Hips and Elbows, Then he will ask you if you want him to send them away to be looked at and certified by the Powers to be
So there is no misunderstandings all is done correctly. He said Gina's Hips and Elbows were as good as they can be, they passed a1normal.
But they still had to be graded as he said it is only his opinion but he is not normally wrong
Steve1

Just a thought, are hips and elbows the only thing covered?  It comes to mind b/c I have a dog that has two genetic problems (structural, not something like an instance of bloat or an allergy) but his hips and elbows are fine (OFA Good, OFA Normal).  He is an awesome dog and I would not return him nor do I really want another "replacement" puppy right now, but it's something to think about...what else could be a problem besides the hips and elbows.  I'm not familiar w/ ACDs.  My current puppy's breeder had a more explicit contract and guarantees that the dog will pass the conformation/health parts of the GSD breed survey, so that includes teeth/bite and other things.  If the dog has a genetic problem and cannot get KKL1 or KKL2 then I can get another dog, just have to pay for whatever papers/registration I want.  I'm not a breeder, just a buyer that does sports/performance events.  I prelim at 6-8 months regardless of whether the breeder asks me to or not, but I don't submit prelims b/c so far my breeders and vets have been perfectly capable of "reading" them.

VKGSDs -

Thanks for your comments!  My breed has no disqualifications in its standard and I am selling these puppies on limited registration so no showing/breeding will be in the cards.  All the prospective puppy buyers are performance people so the main issue of potential concern is dysplasia. 

ACDs have two other primary health issues aside from dysplasia - Deafness and Progressive Retinal Atrophy.  Both sire and dam are DNA tested for PRA (dam is clear, sire affected) and based on those results the puppies will all be obligate carriers of PRA.  In regards to deafness, both sire and dam are BAER (Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response) tested with bi-lateral hearing and all pups will be BAER tested prior to going to new homes so the new owners will already know the status of hearing on a pup prior to receiving it.  

For those interested, here are the OFA pages for the sire/dam as well as link to their pictures on my site.  The dam of the litter just got her first UD leg a month ago right before she came into heat and we hope to finish that title off after she completes her "maternity leave"  :-)

Sire:

http://offa.org/display.html?appnum=1240612#animal

Dam:

http://offa.org/display.html?appnum=1314563#animal

My site:

http://psychtkennel.com//planned.asp

 

I cover any and all genetic (and many congenital) defects, but this thread was about hips/elbows, so I only answered that part. Teeth, testicles, etc....also included.