Fortunately, most of these puppies were not too far away, and we started calling their owners asking them to aid us in our research by having their pups x-rayed. Dr. Nundy offered his assistance at cost. We then divided these dogs into the percentages of dogs x-rayed. This would be no easy task because breeders would be required to provide us with honest information regarding the puppies they produced. The parent club would like to point out that with such a small number of dogs certified, there is a real danger in overemphasizing hips in one's breeding program.
Sound hips are far from being the only consideration in breeding.
During the early 70's I worked very closely with my local clubs, but by the late 70's I was writing articles for many of the Breed newsletters and other publications. Many of these articles will be reprinted on my Web Site. Therefore I will try to be less complex in the following brief overview of what the LMX program really means to our breed. Many GSD lines were rejected due to the high incidence of CHD produced, even among those with many OFA ancestors. Many breeders that have started to use the system have a tendency to focus only on a few dogs.