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At what age is it advisable to do the prelims for OFA? What age will the OFA accept prelims?

I would wait until the bones develope ,   age two.   Unless your so worried about your dogs bloodlines and HD.

If the x-rays are so bad then what?   I would wait.

I would think knowing in advance if there were dyplasia issues it would affect the type of training or sporting that would be available. If the xrays showed mild to moderate dysplasia that would affect the decision of the type of life she would have ie: training for sport or a leisurely, active life of a pet.

LeNore

OFA will prelim as early as 6 months.  I normally do prelims at closer to one year, as 6 month old hips can still be very loose/lax, this can be normal but  hard to tell when the pup is that young. 

molly

The O.F.A. states they can make a decent preliminary evaluation as early as four (4) months of age. Of course, the more mature the puppy is at the time of evaluation renders the results of the final (minimum twenty-four months of age) evaluation to be more predictable.

In my opinion, the four-month evaluation is useful to determine that the puppy has properly constructed hip sockets and of little other value, but you can read and decide for yourself the value and predictability of these early examinations at this link: http://www.offa.org/enewssept2006.pdf

Or, you can go to the O.F.A.'s website at http://www.offa.org/ and click the E*News link for the article poted above and more reading materials.

Regards,

Bob-O