im a fan of staffie's, what are the parents hip scores paleoherp? has rocky had his hips done yet?
Yeah I can't remember off the top of my head, got it written down somewhere, and no I haven't had Rocky done yet and I'm not sure if I will bother, my vet, Dr Shane Simpson was telling me that the hip scoring test has been in place for the last 35 years but the incidence of hip problems has not decreased. there is a new test available in Au, but theirs only a handful of vets that are qualified to do it as it requires further study's.
don't you have copies of there certificates? seeming that you are offering stud services in the future, any serious breeding wanting there bitch to be serviced would want to have all the relevant health checks, pedigree & paperwork.
it has been proven that screening through xrays and breeding only from healthy stock have reduced hereditary hip dysplasia. There are environmental factors aswell but if you can reduce it as much as you can I don't see it being a waste of time at all. even if the severity of the hip dysplasia is decreased from breeding from healthy stock is a bonus and palming off the xray is not going to help reduce hip dysplasia in the future.
The system in Australia is still very young and we have a long way to go compared to other countries. Australia started grading hips 20 years ago but it has only become compulsory since 2000 with the introduction of the AVA / ANKC canine hip & elbow dysplasia scheme (CHEDS). Im not sure on the new test your talking about but Ive heard of another treatment, juvenile pubic symphysidesis (JPS). Is that what your talking about?
Mark does bred the best reds i have seen in comfermation ,alot of my mates have bought his dogs lines. If i was going to get a red it would be from him for sure.can tell you all those dogs are good. I was at Warree kennels on friday. i used to breed with Mark Bootle (Warree)known him for 20 yrs. i saw warree Red wallace being born and he was a good dog have not seen many better for red dogs( i shared and bred mark's other line they had more old school temperement).i wil put my house and kids none of the Warree dogs have any problems..
Am actually considering getting a staffy at the moment.Am after either a red, fawn or black and white preferably from a NSW breeder.
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