| "Are you convinced that their breedng stock
is completely compromised ?"
The AKC publication is factual. Only information on dogs that have been certified is published. If no Kimbertal dogs are published as being certified, none are. You can also go to their web site and check under Kimbertal and see what dogs from the kennel have been certified. I have not checked the OFA site in some time & don't remember details on the information on dates on certification. Some Kimbertal dogs are, obviously, OFA certified by their new owners. The question is how many are certified each year (breeding animals) by Kimbertal Kennels. I think it is safe to assume that, if they do not place a premium on OFA or CERF certifications, they also do not check for SAS, cardiomyopathy or Von Willebrand's Disease.
A look at the AKC Stud Book gives some indication of how many litters they breed each year - a very minimal idea as once a dog or bitch has appeared in the Stud Book, they do not appear again when/if they are bred again.
You seem to be equating the fact that they are one of the largest kennels in PA with their being the best. Again, I'd like to know what they are "best" at, other than producing a very large number of puppies each year.
I have never bought a dog from Kimbertal. I do know people who have. One was a very nice looking dog that, as far as I know, was healthy, although no health checks or hip x-rays were ever done on him. However, he did not have a great temperament and the buyer was never able to get registration papers for the dog. By the time I got into Rottweilers I had been in dogs long enough not to trust their advertising, had met enough people with dogs from Kimbertal that did not meet the breed standard or had health problems, so was not interesting in buying from them.
Nancy
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