I have met breeders that do not get a hip x-ray on one leg due to an accident. " Oh the one hip is fine, so the other is too had it not been for that accident..".. Well- how do you truely know that? And my whole point is when in doubt- ANY doubt- do not breed. There are plenty more that would be better candidates to breed. And that includes my beloved Hottie- as I look around the house with nothing left of him anymore. And still, although I still miss him terribly, I do find good thoughts even without having " his son".
**/edit sentence- Good Lord I wrote a book...
How do you exray a single hip?
I was not in doubt about breeding my bitch, nor about the stud dog which I selected for her.
Breeding dogs is not a black and white issue. Dogs who test completely normal across the board can have serious issues. I have an ED+ bitch here who bears out that point. Both her parents are normal. It is a fact that pedigrees of elbow normal dogs in Rottweilers can and do produce affected offspring.
What I am really wondering is why you are singling me out, both here on this thread, in the chat room when I am not present, and in private messages to various people.
I would appreciate it if you could tell me exactly what issue you have with the breeding of my bitch. Her record in the show and working rings (3 times Multi Breed Best In Show, Reserve Multi Breed Best In Show UKC CH, 3 times High In Trial UKC CD, AKC CH with 2 4 point majors, finished at 25 mos, top 10 ARC Novice standings on the way to her AKC CD title, Canine Good Citizen, ATTS TT tested, actively working therapy dog) stands on it's own. She has been exclusively trained and handled by me to all her titles and accomplishments.
Her health testing record is an open book at OFA, and has been since she was 12 months old. Her preliminary results (same as adult results) were displayed there just as her final results are. She has 4 offspring already who are preliminary hip and elbow normal. She has already produced 2 Champions, with MANY more to come in the future.
So please fill me in on what exactly your gripe is with me? It can't possibly have anything to do with my decision to breed my bitch who is outstanding in type, temperament, and working ability, to a dog who clearly suited her very well as far as phenotype, and who incidentally also happens to be the top winning dog in Rottweilers ever, beautifully moderate and correct in structure, and one of the finest examples in motion this breed has ever seen.