OFA accepts other registries hips & elbows scores - Page 1

The OFA is now accepting hip and elbow scores from PennHip, Schutzund USA, OVC, BVA, and foreign registry.   See www.offa.org   

      I don't see where it says any such thing on the website.   Maybe I missed it.  Could you cut & paste the specific reference?

       Aside from that,   United Schutzhund Clubs of America ( USA,  NOT Schutzhund USA , which is the name of  USA's magazine, not the organization) does not perform/register/administer any hip or elbow scores.  It does send hip/elbow info to Germany, from whence an "a" stamp may be generated.  USA also accepts OFA scores for breed surveys good and recognized by USA only--you must have "s" stamp for Germany.

To my knowledge, the only time OFA will list non-OFA results is if A) the breed in question is a CHIC breed and B) the CHIC requirements for that breed allow for non-OFA results (Pennhip etc).  For example, Australian Cattle Dogs permit Pennhip results for CHIC so OFA will list those results (for a 25 buck fee).  However, looking at the CHIC requirements for GSDs, it only mentions OFA so I do not think they would list SV or Pennhip results:

http://www.caninehealthinfo.org/brdreqs.html?breed=GS

Of course, I could be wrong and OFA could have changed their rules recently :-)

I have not seen this, but I have not seen a lot of things. I would think the O.F.A. would inform me (and many others) through their E-Newsletter periodical of such a change.

Personally I do not see how O.F.A. can accept any scores from other agencies, as the evaluation systems have no exacting correlation, i.e., a S.V. determination of  "a" Normal does not equal an O.F.A. "Excellent" in the majority of cases, whereas an O.F.A. "Excellent is usually without doubt   the equivilent of the highest range of the "a" Normal rating. It is the comparison of "apples to oranges" as we say.

However, they could of course publish the scores of other agencies, and state what they are without any direct relation to the O.F.A. scoring system and are presented for information only. I am sure this would require proof of the evaluation as well as a fee. But, it certainly would not be a bad thing, as it is a reference that would be easy to access for those who live Stateside.

Best Regards,

Bob-O

Just posting what I found the other day when researching on the OFA database.  It is very easy to miss.  If you go to the database search engine, below the breed selection box, there are other boxes.  One allows you to select for the following:

"Schutzhund USA hips, Schutzhund USA elbows, PennHip, BVA, Foreign Registry" and so on.  

If "Schutzhund USA hips and elbows" is incorrect terminology, then perhaps an e-mail to the OFA is in order to alert them to this, with the correct terminology suggested as an improvement?

As a researcher, I feel that this expansion of the OFA database has the potential to be a valuable tool for looking at familial orthopedic history as documented proof from other registries would have to be submitted.  However databases are also only as useful as the information contained within and there is hardly any information right now.   

Bob-O, I would be interested to know what prompted the OFA to include other registries in the database.  Perhaps you could investigate this?   You seem to have one of the more rational voices on this messageboard, and I have enjoyed your posts in the past.

He's right. I just found what he/she is talking about on the website. Unfortunatly it does not post the results, only that there was a "Schutzhund USA" Hip or Elbow Xray done. Penn Hip does have the results posted. These are CHIC DNA'd dogs who had other things posted so they noted the other registries Hip/Elbow's. I do not believe they will take your pedigree with an A Stamp and list it on their webbase without you CHIC DNA'ing your dog.

Tina