These are the only hip and elbow readers accepted by the ANKC (for litter registration limitations e.g. Labs are wonderful people dogs more likely to lick someone to death than hurt them. Please help , my lab has hip score of 6 and 13 does this mean we cant mate her ? I think I have found everything I need on this site. You can buy The Happy Puppy Handbook from Amazon by following this link. The claim Clear by Parentage simply means that the parents of that particular dog or bitch were both tested clear of PRA. You can find the latest data on the BVA website. A good deal of research has gone into these Labrador diseases. Mum and Dad are purebred Labradors with excellent Hip/Elbow scores and DNA tested with no genetic issues. Dogs Australia is a not-for-profit organisation advocating for the preservation of purebred dogs through ethical breeding. I am seriously considering a lab, but am doing as much leg work as I can before approaching a breeder and picking one out. I feel so very passionate about this. I would be interested in knowing what your site knows about this illness and hearing from others that may be facing the same diagnosis. For assistance, please contact Wild Systems: support@breedmate.com . the actual health result outcome is not shown. Ones which could give them a life of discomfort, and their owner a whole lot of stress and heartache. Elbow xrays are graded 0, 1, 2 and 3, the best grade being 0. can login with their person number and password. Elbow scores are rated differently to hip scores, being given a rating of 0 to 3. For both types, you can see that theres a significant difference in size between the largest and smallest individuals in each sex class. It is not recommended to breed from dogs with elbow scores of Grade 2 or higher. Hip dysplasia develops in young growing dogs, and signs maybe noticed as early as four to six weeks of age. a minus number) and preferably with a confidence rating of at least 60%. All responsible breeders now test their breeding stock for these two conditions. It is important to know that if you buy a puppy from untested parents and both happen to be carriers, a quarter of all their puppies will be affected puppies. will be registered and issued with a pedigree by a State Controlling Body.