Breeding studies have shown breeding 2 dysplastic dogs results in 85 - 95 %
dysplastic puppies, breeding a normal dog to a dysplastic dog results in approximately half of the puppies affected and breeding two normal dogs will result in about one third of the puppies having hip dysplasia.
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.
In one study, over two thirds of
dysplastic puppies were from normal parents.
I shall be obligated to either refund 100 % of the sales price or replace
a dysplastic puppy.
Not exact matches
However, affected
puppies are born with normal hips — the
dysplastic changes are not there at birth.
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.
The breeder then went on to tell the
puppy owner that if the
puppy is
dysplastic it's probably because the owner keeps him in a crate for a few hours two days a week.
Her vet x-rayed the
puppy and he is
dysplastic in one hip.
In a large study done in 1997, Labrador Retriever
puppies fed a high protein, high calorie diet free choice for three years had a much higher incidence of hip dysplasia than their littermates who were fed the same high calorie, high protein diet but in an amount that was 25 % less than that fed to the
dysplastic group.
Most
dysplastic dogs are born with normal hips but due to genetic and possibly other factors, the soft tissues that surround the joint start to develop abnormally as the
puppy grows.
What if someone's
puppy proves deaf,
dysplastic, epileptic, what will you do?
The sad truth is, that breeding two dogs with normal elbows still produces 31 %
puppies that would be considered
dysplastic by X-Ray.