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Originally Posted by Skip  Just asking for opinions here. I think it would be a great idea if all working venue organizations...SchH, Agility, Weight Pulling, etc...had some rules in place requiring all dog to have passing hips, elbows, and heart certs. . |
i disagree with this due to there are several mix breeds involved and the above venues are for fun and competition. if my dog would fail hips or elbows i would continue working him in the sport depending on the severity maybe just tracking or enter protection events most dogs even if they are dysplastic(to an extent) work pretty well up till about 6 and after that you dont have to do the wall and the jump anyway so continue the work the dog loves and you love until they cant then retire. i know a guy that has a moderatly dysplastic shepherd and at 9 years old he is still competing at a regional level until this year. you simply just dont breed the dog