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Originally Posted by michaelundinaeichhorn
There are a lot of good dogs lost for breeding because of their result, if you could proof it´s not a genetic problem in this specific dog you could use it.
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This should be stressed as a great thing for this test - and also, that it will not tell you what is the state of your dog's hips, but how likely it is that his/her offspring will get HD, and also if you test the dog young, how much effort you should make preventing bad hips in your dog - if he is genetically succeptible, you can still prevent him getting severe arthritis in later age by correct food and supplements and training (like hydrotherapy) since the young pup (much sooner than you can get any valid X-rays), while if your dog is genetically healthy, you can save money and invest it in some other pleasures for your dog and actually don't need to anesthetize your dog and have it x-rayed, unless it shows some signs of illness...