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Maybe I missed this, but is the dx of HD based solely on OFA, or did they survey "regular" vets on their dx of HD?
If they believed regular vets, then no wonder the % of HD is so high. I had my two males x-rayed (one at 12 months and the other at 18 months) by two different vets, both put under. Both were dx as having HD. Guess what, dog that was x-rayed at 12 months was badly positioned. GDC prelimed him excellent at 18 months and OFA'd good at 24 months. The other dog was positioned well enough, but the vet was pointing out "problems" that were normal expressions that are seen on all hip x-rays. I took the x-ray and compared the "problems" with both of my older dogs that had OFA good and there were no differences. The dog was OFA'd fair at 24 months. I may re-x-ray him in the future as his positioning could have been better.
I will never believe a "regular" vet when it comes to HD.