ORIGINAL: balcklab1
1. The mother of my lab is hip certified, but the father is not because he is not old enough.
2. The parents dont have any certificates or awards.
3. I have the akc papers from the parents and their parents and then there parents so its three generations.
1a. Ethical breeders won't breed a dog that's under 2 years of age. There are MANY reasons for this, but one of the main ones is that a dog's hips can't be OFAd before age two.
1b. What is the rating on the mother's hips?
2. This means that regardless of how good (or poor) they are, there is no proof of abilities.
3. Are there any letters (FC, NFC, AFC, MH (or others) before (or after) the names on the 3 generation pedigree?