Another 4 dogs raised at the kennel were HD-x-rayed with results A/A. In 2004 we bought our first Samoyed puppies and in 2007 we got our kennel name and took our first litter. Since then we have had a total of 40 dogs that have been raised at the kennel. Our dogs have been trained hard over the years and most have competed in both middle and long distances. Fourteen races are 100km or longer. In 2011 fourteen of our dogs ran the white ribbon a distance of 1800km in 49 days. Ten were pulling a heavy sled with me as a musher and 4 pulled a pulka weighing about 65kg. In recent years we have not been so active in the competition track or on merits. but our dogs are trained relatively hard at home. Since the Samoyed is a working dog, which we have taken into account, we are now very pleased to note that of the total of 40 dogs that have grown up at the kennel, all have free hips, including the four that were x-rayed last week - all four with results A/A. The Samoyed is unfortunately one of the breeds that has problems with hip joint defects. To counteract this, the Swedish Kennel Club has the requirement that breeding dogs whose offspring are to be registered with SKK must have hip joint x-rayed and that the litter's HD index is higher than 100. The number of x-rayed Samoyed dogs that are found to have hip joint defects (A and B are ok, but CDE is wrong) in Sweden varies from year to year between 20 and 25%. The probability of breeding 40 dogs with free hips can then be calculated to be somewhere between 1 in 10,000 (20%) and 1 in 100,000 (25%). In order for us to continue to deliver dogs with healthy hips, I cannot stress enough the importance of our puppy buyers having their dogs HD-x-rayed and doing their very best to follow the advice they receive from me. We can also state that you should not be afraid to let your dogs work but be careful not to start too early.
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Ytterligare 4 hundar uppvuxna på kenneln HD-röntgade med resultat A/A.
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