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Join The Hampton Roads Owner Handler's Associations 

 April 30, 2011

To attend, download the attached flyer

 

Learn the:

 

 AKC Requirements for Record Keeping

 

Records must be kept on forms devoted to that exclusive purpose and must be consecutive, accurate, up-to-date, and maintained for at least five (5) years after the dog has died, has been sold, or has been given away.

 

 

Science of Joint Evaluations

 

OFA rates a dog's hip joint on a 7 point scoring system. It relies on interpretation of a radiograph of the dog's hips, which are assigned a score by three independent radiologists: Excellent, Good, Fair, Borderline, Mild, Moderate and Severe

 

PennHIP assigns a score between 0-1, with 0 being very tight hips and 1 being very loose.  The score is based on a measurement of the hip’s distraction index (DI*).

* The ‘percent out of joint’ that the femoral head is displaced from the acetabulum. So a DI of 0.15 means the femoral head is 15 percent out of joint (a tight hip), and a DI of 0.77 means the head is 77 percent out of joint (a pretty loose hip).

 

Uses of Canine Rehabilitation and Acupuncture

Pre and Post Operative Care

Conditioning for the Show Ring and Companion/Performance Trials  

Managing Acute and Chronic Pain



Download attached Registration