16 November 2011

Quote from the British Veterinary Association "Hip Scoring should be considered along with other criteria as part of a responsible breeding programme, and, ideally, breeders should choose breeding stock with hip scores WELL BELOW the Breed Mean Score (BMS)", for Golden Retrievers that BMS is at the moment 18. Libby has just had her certificate of scoring back from the BVA and her score is 12 - well below the average of 18.