What clearances look like

[damita]

Should we start a thread with examples of what real clearances look like? Seeing that we keep preaching that if clearances are not easily verified on the OFA or CERF websites that puppy buyers should ask to see the clearances in person- should we show them what they are looking for? The difference between prelims and actual clearances and how to read them? Maybe we could turn this into a sticky eventually?

K - I found examples of the hips, elbows and heart from the OFA website but if anyone has an example of pennhip or OVC or a CERF exam handy feel free to add them as well - if you are worried about someone trying to falsify your records PM me and I can photoshop a watermark onto it first.

[Tahnee GR]

Excellent idea! I used to have all my clearances scanned in but that computer and scanner have died

I thought about posting a link to one or two of the online stud packets that are out there, but wasn't sure that was a good idea.

If someone who has scanned in their clearances and could post them, that would be great!

I know we could link to blank forms but I think it would be good to see what the completed form looks like.

[damita]

Sample OFA Hip report

As you will notice the dogs registered name and registration number is at the top - make sure this matches the pedigree and the other clearances. Age at evalution - make sure this matches too - if someone is trying to show you a clearance for a dog who was 5 when they had their hips done and the dog who is bred is only 2 you know it doesn't belong to that dog. the OFA number itself is a wealth of info - this one telling us that LR-140920G27M-PI is a Lab (LR) , 140920 means it was the 140920th dog to be submitted, has a "GOOD" rating (that is what the G stands for), was 27 months old when radiographed (this number will always be 24 or over), male (M) and was permanently identified by way of either a tatoo, microchip or DNA profile (PI) - if it says NOPI at the end that means that at the time the x-rays were taken that they could not confirm the identification of the dog.

[damita]

Sample Elbow report

[damita]

Sample OFA heart clearance

[Tahnee GR]

Here is an example of a Cardiology Report done by a Cardiologist

[damita]

Sample of Thyroid testing clearance done by OFA

[damita]

This is a PRELIM report which by the standards and Code of Ethics of ANY breed club is NOT good enough to use for breeding purposes

[Tahnee GR]

Sample of a Cerf clearance

[Tahnee GR]

Now we need copies of the actual heart report and eye report, before being sent in for the registered clearance. These are as good as the registered clearances but look very different.