OFA vs NO OFA

[Anita11811]

I dont know which section to post this in. Well Before i start I AM NOT A PROFESSIONAL BREEDER if i breed my dog this will be my first breeding i would have ever done.If i do breed i would get PROFESSIONAL help. so please dont be mean.! BTW (i own a male). So before i got my dog i was E-mailing his breeder and in between our convo i asked if his parents were OFA'd and she said yes male was Fair or good ( i forget) and Female was Exc. So when we went to pick up my dog i asked her again and she responed with the same answer which sounded pretty legit. now my dog is 11 months old and is in schutzhund and his trainer did some pedigree research and found out that there was no evidence that either mother nor father were OFA'd. What do i do? I have ALWAYS wanted to breed my GSD but now i hear that i cant. If he gets titles in Sch will that help? If he gets OFA cleared, would that help? Can i breed him? Please let me know what you think about this.

[martemchik]

Get him titled, get him certified, and see if female owners come calling. But female owners up to the standards of your dog, not some guy off the street. Most breeders with amazing females probably won't call because you don't have a history of OFA, but some might over look that if your dog is OFA excellent.

I guess my only question is, do you have a registered pedigree of your dog? AKC pedigrees say OFA___ right after all dogs names that have had it done. So I'm just wondering how you were "duped" into thinking they were OFA'd and they weren't.

[Anita11811]

Originally Posted by martemchik

Get him titled, get him certified, and see if female owners come calling. But female owners up to the standards of your dog, not some guy off the street. Most breeders with amazing females probably won't call because you don't have a history of OFA, but some might over look that if your dog is OFA excellent.

I guess my only question is, do you have a registered pedigree of your dog? AKC pedigrees say OFA___ right after all dogs names that have had it done. So I'm just wondering how you were "duped" into thinking they were OFA'd and they weren't.

Well Yes he does have a AKC pedigree but even his generations dont say OFA next to the name on the ped. But only mother and father arent OFA'd Grandparents anf all the way back Are! and this was my first purchase of a GSD from a breeder my others were rescues so i didnt have any pedigree. so i was unaware of the OFA next to the name

[martemchik]

If its not there it means the parents weren't OFA'd. You can try to get an updated pedigree or call AKC and find out if the parents were OFA'd after your pup was born. But as of the date that you registered your dog, they weren't.

[Lucy Dog]

Here's a good chart to follow whether to breed or not.



If you want to check OFA records and have a pedigree, go here: http://www.offa.org/search.html

And out of curiosity, why are you so determined to breed this dog? Any specific reason?

[Anita11811]

Originally Posted by martemchik

If its not there it means the parents weren't OFA'd. You can try to get an updated pedigree or call AKC and find out if the parents were OFA'd after your pup was born. But as of the date that you registered your dog, they weren't.

See thats where im confused because the trainer said only parents werent OFA'd but grandparents and great grndparents and so forth WERE .. . but no names on AKC have OFA next to their name

[wyominggrandma]

Go to the OFA website. You can put in the sires name or AKC number and it will show if it was done. Same as dam of your dog. If the breeder did OFA on the parents it will show up on the site if she didn't it will say No records found.

[Anita11811]

Originally Posted by Lucy Dog

Here's a good chart to follow whether to breed or not.



If you want to check OFA records and have a pedigree, go here: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals

And out of curiosity, why are you so determined to breed this dog? Any specific reason?

Thanks . um the reason i want to breed my dog is because my dogs temperment is great and so is his Schutzhund abilities for a American Line. And i would love to have one of his puppies and not spend another 800-1500$$ on a new dog.

[martemchik]

Ok, I read that wrong then. I don't know why they wouldn't have that next to them if they were OFA'd. If you OFA you send it in to the AKC so they update. Its like getting a title and then deciding not to put it on the dog's pedigree. If you're a breeder its how you charge more for your pups (in theory) so why its not on there if it was done I can't tell you. Something seems odd about this whole thing. Just do what the others have told you, those databases should have the information. If the OFA website doesn't, then none of the generations had it done.

[Lucy Dog]

Originally Posted by Anita11811

Thanks . um the reason i want to breed my dog is because my dogs temperment is great and so is his Schutzhund abilities for a American Line. And i would love to have one of his puppies and not spend another 800-1500$$ on a new dog.

Well, follow the chart and if he passes all the way through it, maybe think about breeding him then.

Plus it's probably going to cost you more than $800+ to get through that chart after all the titling and health checks though, so it might be cheaper to just get another puppy with similar lines in the end. Just something to consider before actually going through with it.