That site is impossible to work with. It is not user friendly and I'm in the computer field. I would rather spend $15 for clearance on OFA. No one I know even looks for clearances on the other small database especially for a stud-dog.

Upon a long discussion with a very experienced cardio doctor here are a few things to be considered:

1. a dog/bitch with a clear echo/doppler can produce a TVD affected dog - so it can come throught the sire or dam even if both are cleared by echo/doppler.

2. It only takes one to tango...not a carrier to carrier as in EIC or PRA.

3. A Cardio by Auscultation is not reliable in mildly affected animals. A "normal" dog by auscultation can have TVD.

4. There are levels of TVD as in CHD. A mildly affected dog can/will live a normal life and you would never know he/she had TVD with out the echo/doppler.

So, until ALL who breed Labradors will start to be open and honest we will not have reliable information to make breeding choices. We MUST submit the affected TVD dogs and their sire & dam so we can find the lines through which it is resides. And we must assist each other in getting the information out, with out blasting the breeder!!!! This is new and expensive and I would bet it is as widespread as CHD affected animals.

Now that being said, we MUST also start doing echo/dopplers on ALL breeding stock. This is a place to start not the end all answer.

Now my opinion on the original question....would I breed a daughter of a bitch who produced TVD. Yes, if she were echo/doppler cleared. However, I would do my very best to find a stud dog who had a clear echo/doppler and hopefully had parents with clear echo/dopplers as well. Again, if we don't START testing we will get no where fast as there will not be any sires with parents who are all tested (and it would be even better if the siblings were tested as well). Information such as this it a tool, so lets get out and test and SUBMITT ALL results and help each other and our breed out.

Thank you. I too wish people REALLY cared about the breed and just didn't give lip service. We, current breeders, are the lifeline of our breed.

It is heart wrenching to have a lovely animal that you have your breeding program counting on to be TVD affected, or fail their OFA's, but it happens. We were in the same situation with CHD years ago and we have come a long way. Now it is just heart breaking when they fail their OFS's. We don't throw out the sire, dam or siblings from our breeding program. We are not scared of a failed hip as we are now educated. This is the same situation we now find ourselves in regarding TVD.

What did breeders do in the beginning with hip & elbows that failed? They (we) started and continue to, x-ray and evaluate the sire, dam, grandparents, siblings etc. We need to do the same with TVD...NOW.

So, learn the truth about TVD and stop spreading rumors and false information. If you don't have a thorough understanding of the problem the EDUCATE yourself. START being proactive and, as you can afford to, echo/doppler your breeding stock. And PLEASE submit your information. This helps us ALL.

As was mentioned, Labradata is a free and the only completely open database available. It is not based on hearsay or rumor. The evaluation report is available for viewing. We MUST start somewhere and we MUST start now.

Ok....I have said enough, but I think the breeders that really care about the breed will get on board - for the good of the Labrador breed.