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tied up Pry is an unhappy Pry.  If your dog is getting out or you wanted a back up incase their is potential for an escape, I recommend the Oyster3 5G Waterproof Tracker.

 

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Health Testing-what's all that mean?

OFA Hip Grades

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The phenotypic evaluation of hips done by the OFA falls into seven different categories. Those categories are Normal (Excellent, Good, Fair), Borderline, and Dysplastic (Mild, Moderate, Severe). Once each of the radiologists classifies the hip into one of the 7 phenotypes above, the final hip grade is decided by a consensus of the 3 independent outside evaluations.

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PennHip Scores

PennHIP is more sensitive than OFA testing, and many dogs that have been rated as OFA Excellent or Good showed a predisposition to hip dysplasia, based on their higher DI according to the PennHIP method. (A score greater than 0.30 means that the dog has a higher risk of developing osteoarthritis.) A PennHIP evaluation results in a confidential report to the owner indicating the dog's Distraction Index (DI). The DI is a measure of passive hip laxity and is expressed as a number between 0 and 1. (A DI near 0 would indicate no joint laxity and very tight hips. A DI closer to 1 would indicate a high degree of laxity and very loose hips.) Dogs with DI scores less than 0.3 do not develop osteoarthritis, with increased incidence of osteoarthritis as the DI increased above 0.3. 

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Great Pyrenees Breed Average PennHip Score 0.48

Additional information regarding hip dysplasia (click below to be redirected to scientific articles) :

10 most important things to know about hip dyspasia 

Breeding in relation to hip scores

Training a Livestock Guardian Dog and other useful websites:

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Helpful Information about Great Pyrenees

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Training your LGD to chickens step by step

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https://www.forloveoflivestock.com/blog/training-livestock-guardian-dogs-the-ultimate-guide

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http://www.canismajor.com/dog/livestck.html

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What to do when you encounter a working livestock guardian dog

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Advice on putting a puppy in with livestock

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Puppy bonding to livestock part 1

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Puppy bonding to livestock part 2

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When and why to spay/neuter your Great Pyrenees

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Great Pyrenees Library-basically every article and advise you can imagine in one spot

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