Good evening all. I am due to get my first Labrador puppy. I made contact with a breeder at the start of the year and have been on a waiting list since. She contacted me last week to say that her bitch is expecting 9 puppies end of November. This is her bitch’s 4 litter she is 6 years old. She has told me that the hips scores of her bitch is 6_6, the stud is a inport from Finland his hips are 0_4. elbows 0 on both, eyes clear both, Gpra clear both. Optigen clear. I have read that the total hip score should be less then twelve and that two hips should be balanced or ideally no more than two or three points difference. Therefore should I be concerned with the hip score result of the stud? Should I still proceed with this puppy or wait? Any advice and help will be much appreciated. I’m sure it is ok though just want to check with some experts. Thanks in advance.
