But a cross between two
dysplastic parents of different breeds is just as susceptible as a purebred.
It has been found and is common knowledge, that one can mate two parents with OFA rated excellent hips and have offspring that are dysplastic; or mate two
dysplastic parents and get pups with normal to excellent hips.
This is still somewhat controversial even among reputable breeders, because dogs with excellent hips can produce dysplastic puppies, and
dysplastic parents can produce puppies with excellent hips.
Not exact matches
In one study, over two thirds of
dysplastic puppies were from normal
parents.
If the
parent dogs are
dysplastic then it can invariably lead to puppies with the same problem.
It has now been proven that even a puppy from low hip scored
parents that has been constantly over exercised has resulted in being hip
dysplastic.
However, even two
parents certified clear of hip dysplasia can produce
dysplastic offspring.
Excellent hips may produce
dysplastic and affected
parents may produce sound offspring.
Because this problem is rooted in genetics, it tends to occur when one or both of your dog's
parents was also
dysplastic.