I have just been told that I wont be able to start agility with Fagan for at least 6 weeks, due to his operation, and have just signed up for a beginners course so they have said I can take Alfie, only I would like to get him hipscored just to make sure there isnt a problem which could potentially be made worse.

also how much roughly does it cost ?

Claire

A dog has to be at least a year old to be hip scored. The cost will vary from vet to vet, but at a rough guess I'd say average is around £150.

Hi Claireys,
A dog has to be 12months old before they will do a hipscore.
It is best to get them done as near to 12months as pos.
I myself have my dogs hipscored but! without anaesthetic it only takes
about 3/4 hour and you bring the dog home with you.
I payed £75.00
Regards
Denese

Hi ,

The vet that does mine does them under a General anaethestic take them home same day,get a vet thats well used to doing them because positioning,handling and the quality of the  films are really important its not something that can be hurried .

Briony :-)

You dont have to wait until 12-months to have a dog's hips x-rayed, they can be checked (but not scored) at any age.
If a dog's hips are awful, it will be apparent, even to a non-expert vet. The problem arises when they are mediocre to good, this is where it is impossible for a layman to hazard a guess.

In the past, when we have had promising males that we have had stud enquiries for, we have had assessment x-rays taken at the vets's, just to see whether there is a likliehood of them being okay after 12-months, or too awful to consider using the dog at stud.
We have shown the plates to long-term breeder friends, and they have never been wrong (in the scale of good,mediocre or bad) when compared to the official hip-score.

Snomaes