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| Von Krenz Bordeaux ® - A BenchMark Breeder ™ is committed to setting the highest standards with regard to health testing, breeding for sound health & promoting responsible breeding through OFA certification. While many breeders have switched to PennHip, Von Krenz will continue to utilize the benchmarking organization Orthopedic Foundation for Animals as we feel OFA is still the number one sought after stamp of approval for any breeding program. It should be understood by the ‘lay person’, that many DDB breeders have switched to PennHip because it is easier for them to manipulate the numbers in their favor. We will only utilize PennHip when we receive an OFA hip rating of “border line”, “mild” or “moderate”. Under no circumstances, will we breed from an OFA moderate with or without DJD. There are enough dogues available, with better hip scores to utilize if need be, that we will not forsake the standards that we have set. Even if the dogue were to be a National Specialty Winner, we would not consider breeding that dogue if it did not meet our basic criteria (criteria to follow) Since we have nearly 100% of our dogues OFA (hips, elbows, patellas, heart & thyroid) certified or have an FCI hip rating of A, B or C, we feel that breeding from an OFA ‘moderate’ would only set our program back. And with that in mind, we would never breed an OFA ‘mild’ hip scored dogue to another one of the same rating. We would breed to at least an OFA ‘good’ or an FCI A or B rated dogue. Health in the canine community is a complex & often misunderstood phenomenon. With today’s DDB breeder, the common statement is; “All dogues suffer from hip dysplasia & this is normal”. Well, if you, as the potential consumer fall for this line, you will only end up hurting yourself & do more harm to our breed by supporting those individuals with that distorted mentality! Please note, that even in breeding two dogues together that have passed ALL health screens, you still stand the chance of producing dogues with less than favorable hips, elbows, patellas, etc. No one can guarantee that two OFA’d certified dogues will produce 100% of puppies that will eventually grow up & pass all health screens. Mother nature always has some input in any persons breeding program. Yes, CHD & DJD are common in this breed. However, if we demand a higher standard for ourselves & our peers, eventually, we WILL lessen the incidences of hip dysplasia. Please, we ask that you DEMAND written facts from any breeder that you may be considering doing business with. Purchasing a puppy from a breeder who has NO health screening process, will only allow them to CONTINUE their unethical practices! In the weeks to come, Von Krenz Bordeaux ® WILL have ALL health screen results posted on our web site. Under each dogue, which are used in our breeding program, you’ll find a “health” tab. This is where you will find OFA results, vWD lab reports, CERF reports, blood work reports & semen quality reports on all of our dogues. Von Krenz Bordeaux ® will continue to educate the general public on why we are such strong advocates of health testing. Coming soon to this page: Plenty of helpful information on the screening processes used here @ Von Krenz Bordeaux. Why we screen, why we screen for these specific items & what data we have compiled thus far in our breeding program. We will also be adding more links below to shorten your surfing time.
On behalf of our canine family, we would like to thank you for visiting this page! This will perhaps, be one of the most important pages that you can visit prior to securing your puppy. You owe it to yourself to be informed!
Excellent articles on Bloat - Must read information for all prospective DDB owners |
