Chip not C-Hip - hooray!!!!!

Before I imported Chip (Lacewood The Star Trooper) from the States he had his hips checked by his previous owner. There was no point in importing a promising male with an outstanding pedigree if his hips were less than perfect.

In January 2012 I decided to have Chip’s hips officially scored by the Danish Kennel Club/FCI. Despite having taken 15+ pictures, the ones that we finally chose to send in were returned by the DKK as they did not meet requirements. In July we retook the photos at the vets. The vets again had a hard time getting a clear photo that meet the strict requirements the FCI have. One hip looked perfect, the other was as if it was floating/separated from the socket. I looked at the photos and expected them to come back as an A-E. The DKK gave the hips A-C. I knew there was something wrong – not with the hips, photoes or the grading, but from the time where Chip originally was checked until now.

The day after I got the official results I took Chip down to my canine chiropractor. After checking him, the conclusion was that his pelvis was 1,5 cm out of alignment, which explains why

1) The vet had extreme difficulty getting correct photoes  (30+ photoes in two sessions).

2) The hip scored A-C .

The DKK does not allow a re-scoring until 6 calender months have passed.

So 6 months to the day (24 January 2013) I had Chip re-scored at my vets. The hips looked great, and as expected, they came back yesterday as A-A from the DKK.

The moral of the story…..? I will always have my dogs checked by the chiropractor before I have them hipscored.  

So....Lacewood The Star Trooper

Hips: A-A
Elbows: 0-0
CEA/CH: Normal (Optigen)
MDR1: Clear