HD article---What GSD breeders are going to step up? - Page 1

Interesting article on HD...........

It has always been my opinion that PENN HIP is a very valuable tool. Not fool proof, but I do believe it is a better screening predictor of HD and should be used by any serious breeder who is interested in cleaning up the genetic cesspool the GSD is right now.

Here are some facts in my limited serious exposure to the GSD breed.

1) The only GSD I owned had Trans vertabal segment.

2) In the past 5 years I have had direct involvment or knowlege of 6 working line GSD's.....

    

Where's the article?

Dig deeper.  It's a cult and a scam with a Guru at the top at UOP.  Several dogs were injured by the "distractor" being applied to the unconscious dog balanced on it's spine.  I feel sure that his ball joint was pulled out of the socket.  The x-ray was so over-exposed that it couldn't be determined for sure but it did look like there were bubbles.

My dog was injured in 1995 by a "newbie" who had attended a weekend seminar at a hotel.  My dog could not sit for days and had the smell of vomit on his chest.  The scumbag vet refused to return my calls or explain what had happened. 

I called and interviewed every board certified surgeon in California and it was shocking the stories I was told.  My dog recovered after some time.  He lived into his thriteenth year and he did get his OFA certificate.  His hips were very tight and that was why he was injured.

I spent quite a bit of time confering with Dr Corely and Dr Keller and feel fortunate that my dog was OK. 

Watch out for "newbies" getting their certification.  They do not require a release for your permission to "test drive" the technique on your dog.

Michele

Sorry folks. I accidentally hit send and posted before I was finished. I then proceeded to try and edit in a very long post which got deleted. It took me about 10 minutes to write.

I will try again when i have more time.


Here is a cross post to the article.....



http://b2.boards2go.com/boards/board.cgi?action=read&id=1242467391&user=frabo

Actually, the Penn HIP method is a superior method for the GSD breed in particular due to the fact that GSDs (alas!) show a much stronger correlation between hip laxity (measured by DI, Distraction Index) and the onset of DJD, Degenerative Joint Disease. 

A properly executed Penn HIP procedure should NEVER dislocate the hip joint.  My dog's hips were some of the tightest my Penn HIP vet has ever seen, with NO injury or ill effects.  I wrote an article in Schutzhund USA Magazine discussing the differences between Penn HIP and OFA methods and the research that I did was eye-opening indeed.  The article references more than 30 scientific abstracts from unbiased, third-party sources for the article. 

If anyone wishes to see a reprint of the article, please send me a PM.  Most importantly, do not take my word for it that Penn HIP is "better"... all the references are printed at the end of the article.  Read it for yourself, and draw your own conclusions.

Yvette

Thanks Yvette,

Excellent article.   The comparisons of the same dogs was very interesting.  Part of the reason I sent a couple of mine through SV was one point you made.  Comparing within the breed.

       The thing about Penn Vet and Penn Human medical school is that they like to have engineers as students. Engineers are problem solvers. This gives their students a great step ahead to come up with new ways to solve problems outside the box. My doctor at Penn has an undergrad in mechanical engineering and my dog's vet has a degree in chemical engineering. It is the place to go if one of my dogs has a major problem. Dr Smith used GSDs to initiate his program. The breeder is on this board I think. She is from West Chester, PA.
Paul

Out here in flyover country, a certified PennHip vet can be hard to find. They are few and far between. I won't say OFA is better (yes, I read Yvette's article) but it certainly is more available.