• Dog,  Health

    Health Testing Terminology

    Navigating the wonderful world of health testing is important, but it can also be confounding when you read that one breeder’s dog has an “Excellent PennHIP score” while another’s dog has a “.11, .18 PennHIP rating.”  What does that mean? And are both accurate representations of PennHIP results? Before we get into more complex questions like this one, let’s start with basic terms that you will likely encounter on your research journey into canine health testing. Please note the hotlines will take you to reference websites with more information.  This is the first part of a series on Health Testing. We hope you learn something that can help you on…