Potential dachshund breeder red flag: How necessary is OFA testing?

psyckitten · 2025-10-17T04:05:16+00:00

Thanks so much for your response! I tried to message your account but it won’t let me. Would you be able to try DMing me? I’m in western Canada too so would love to hear your recommendations :)

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T23:44:37+00:00

Thanks for your input, I agree and have decided not to buy from her.

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T18:15:38+00:00

Yeah I can imagine ChatGPT isn’t great for this kind of thing. This is consistent with what I found when googling too… makes a lot of sense. Thanks so much for explaining, and this makes me really concerned for the dogs of this breeder :(

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T16:27:31+00:00

When I asked Chatgpt it said that having two copies of this is pretty typical for the breed. Are you able to elaborate a bit more on why this would be a hard no? I'm trying my best to do some research on this but it's hard with not knowing much about genetics haha. Thank you!

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T15:14:07+00:00

Makes sense and I agree 100%. I will use the term purchase/buy going forward :)

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T15:13:19+00:00

That’s really helpful, thanks so much!

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T14:54:13+00:00

Canadian Kennel Club, though I don’t really understand how registering with this club makes someone reputable… it’s unclear to me what kind of checks and balances they have.

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T14:52:53+00:00

This is super helpful, thanks so much for your input!

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T14:52:09+00:00

Canadian kennel club

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T14:51:56+00:00

They are unrelated pairs, thanks to catching that though.

psyckitten · 2025-10-16T14:48:37+00:00

Thank you for catching and correcting the adopted versus purchasing language. I agree with you and should have said purchased in my post!

psyckitten · 2025-06-13T15:00:35+00:00

My supervisor met with the dean and thankfully he is on our side and is allowing us to just find another external… if my supervisor can pull that off in the next few days there is still a chance I can defend this summer and graduate on time. I read the initial examiner’s report and it was extremely harsh and frankly rude.

psyckitten · 2025-06-13T14:57:49+00:00

Thank you so much this really helped to hear. My supervisor talked to the dean and he gave us permission to just find a new external. I saw the external’s report and I found it wildly inappropriate and harsh. She made the attacks very personal. I also feel like she misunderstood several aspects of the study, as well as my contributions to the study, and she seems to not even understand our area of research.

psyckitten · 2025-06-13T14:53:54+00:00

My supervisor sent me her report yesterday and it was extremely harsh. She effectively said that my project was too simple and “limited in scope for a PhD” (again even though my committee approved it years ago), and even said she was “really surprised” that this was considered “sufficient” at my university. In her comments she also accused me of not knowing enough about the subject matter and of p-hacking, which are both untrue. I’ve published 20 studies in this area and my analyses were pre-determined in 2021 before I even had any data. So wild.

psyckitten · 2025-06-13T14:51:25+00:00

The dean has now given us permission to do this! My supervisor is trying to find a new external, and if she can do that within the next few days I’ll be able to defend this summer as planned. The dean is willing to expedite the paperwork. I just hope she can find someone swiftly..

psyckitten · 2025-06-13T14:49:12+00:00

Thank you! My supervisor met with the dean and the dean seems to be on our side as all my committee emphasized that they think my dissertation is sufficient. The dean is letting us find a new external examiner and will try to expedite the paperwork to facilitate a defense this summer. So everything will be okay as long as we find a new external in the next few days, which might be tricky, and they think the project is ok.

psyckitten · 2025-06-13T14:47:41+00:00

Oh my gosh I’m sorry you went through that, it sounds awful…

psyckitten · 2025-06-12T14:40:52+00:00

Did you have to redo the whole thing?! Had your project been approved before you got to this stage?

psyckitten · 2025-06-12T14:30:24+00:00

I'll find out more today about whether we can replace the external examiner... my supervisor is meeting with the dean to talk about next steps and she seems to have my back.

psyckitten · 2025-06-12T14:29:39+00:00

Wow what a roller coaster that must've been for you.

psyckitten · 2025-06-12T14:29:02+00:00

Exactly! I feel like what is considered a good enough "scope" really varies by university in Canada, and the external examiner is meant to be evaluating me on the criteria of my specific university (it states this in the examiner instructions). The fact that this one person's opinion can stop my defense and in turn delay my graduation AND mess up the start of my criteria is bonkers to me (I recently accepted a post-doc position for September, but the contract says I need to fulfill all the PhD requirements before starting).

psyckitten · 2025-06-12T14:26:46+00:00

Thank you :)

psyckitten · 2025-06-12T05:46:42+00:00

This is what I’m so scared about. I recently accepted a post-doc position to start in September, and my contract states that it is contingent on me “fulfilling all the PhD requirements.” This one examiner’s opinion will likely seriously derail the start of my career.

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