Does OFA sucks? - Page 1

Yea OFA has its moments. I had a friend that sent her females xrays in and I think they came out fair.She went to another vet...a better one....and sent them in for a do over and they came back good.Go figure!!!

Yes, they suck.  Maybe try Penn Hip.  They look better than a fair.

No this is a old dog. Not mine. I am just talkig here about quality of decisions of OFA. This is a dog with exceptional pedigree and OFA is eliminating by these decisions dogs like this from the genetic pool.
Prager Hans
http://www.alpinek9.com

I understand but I would still do Penn-Hip. 

I had a similar experience with OFA with my female about 6 years ago.  The vet who took the xrays used to work for OFA and said her hips were excellent but that they would probably come back OFA good.   Came back OFA fair and he had a major hissy fit and called the head of OFA who told him to take new xrays and resubmit.  90% of resubmissions are upgraded.  Came back OFA good.  Talk about incompetence.

He Judy I was talking about your situation....wasn't sure exactly what it was but I know they messed up with you.
Lauren

Why would a person not breed a dog with a Fair rating it is a normal hip? Passing is passing. Fair one day could come back good the next and vice versa. I use the SV do not waste my time or money any more have the same vet look at my dogs hips every time all he does is rate German Shepherd hips and they have a elbow vet rate the elbows. They are tougher actually had a dog with OFA Grade one elbows wanted another opinion sent them in to the SV they came back severe.

Top 10 reasons for a score of fair on this dog.
1. Looks like the dog it missing a nut at 65 mos, (they probably counted off for that)
2. Most vets say the GSD’s (and all other large breed dogs) are prone to develop HD,. so they figured the dog would be fair or bad in a few years anyhow.
3. One of the Radiologists went to school with the vet that submitted these x-rays.
4. Part of the dog’s tail is missing????? Count off for that!!
5. One of The Radiologist is a member of PETA or related to a PETA supporter. They were hoping that, if the dog gets less than a good the owner will not breed the dog.
6. OFA pays me $10 to look at this x-ray. I don’t have time for this crap.
7. I can’t see, where are my bifocals? Now what was I looking at. Will someone answer that damn phone, it’s probably OFA again.
8. Is this dog related to Dinky? I told Ronnie to stop breeding his damn dog.
9. How come the left leg is longer and bigger than the right leg?
10. Its Friday!!!!!!

Judy K you are wright. resubmissions upgraded....isn't it ridiculous in a certain way?

I had very simliar experience and hip x-ray on my dog was also VERy similar to the one pictured on this post. The vet told me my dog would at least get an OFA Good rating, and probably an OFA Excellent.....well it came back as fair!
Couldn't believe it!

Then, Sent the x-rays to the OVC and the hips passed.
Will not use OFA in the future. They are inconsistent, IMO.