As far as I know, any GSD who reaches the age of 12, and belongs to a member of the GSDCA, can become a member of the 13 club. IT REUIRES NO TITLES. and I care a lot about coming a BREEDER OF MERIT. So please don't include me in with the people who you think don't care. and if the ARA come a knocking, others might care also. Something needs to set us aside as Breeders, from Puppy Mill Breeders. A distinction that is getting harder and harder to make. Carol In a message dated 5/18/2011 10:25:07 A.M. Central Daylight Time, kleinkauf2@xxxxxxxxx writes: Something is sent between the OFA and the AKC as to which dog has been tested for their TC. Once that has been accomplished, then the dog receives it's CHIC #. That's the way it worked for my bitch. I too am totally appalled that the requirements for a CHIC were lowered. Especially when I make note of all the various dog's titles for the 13 club. I think it's important that a dog is tested for certain items, but one does not have to get carried away with it either. Not many people seem to care about going for a Breeder of Merit award. To do all the various tests take too much time and money. But somewhere in there, there needs to be a happy medium and not hand out the CHIC # to anything that comes down the pike. JMHO Carolyn On Wed, May 18, 2011 at 4:40 AM, <Pinehillgsds@xxxxxxx> wrote: > That's true. Personally I have a link on my site for questions to ask > when looking for a companion puppy. I have to remember to tweak it and > include how to look up OVC, but you get the idea. Basically when folks > call > looking for a puppy and someone has said they bred Billy to Sue, I tell > them to > get the registration name, # etc. and go to the appropriate web site to > verify. > > I think for BOM you don't need TC...that isn't a health screening. But I > also think the PC send the names to the OFA; I've never cent copies of > certs to OFA and they show up. > > Is it me or is this starting to look like alphabet soup? I need my second > cup of coffee.... > > Kathy, member GSDCA, DVGSDC > Celebrating generations of Dual Titled TC'd Champions > visit _http://www.pinehillgsds.com/_ (http://www.pinehillgsds.com/) > > > In a message dated 5/17/2011 7:55:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > pmick12@xxxxxxxxxxx writes: > > I don't believe CHIC has anything to do with it. The requirement is that > every dog be tested in accord with parent club requirements......if the > club > doesn't have any requirements, no health tests are required. > Besides...AKC never checks on whether the tests were done or > not...........YOU certify and THEY believe youl > That's all there is to it. > > Peggy > > ----- Original Message ----- > In a message dated 5/17/11 3:30:30 PM > Pacific > Daylight Time, > > Scharo777@xxxxxxx writes: > > IT would be the screenings required for CHIC, which is Hips, Elbows, > and > > Temperament, I think... > > > > > > > ============================================================================ > POST is Copyrighted 2011. All material remains the property of the > original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or > FORWARDS of > any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND > of > the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. > > Each Author is responsible for the content of his/her post. 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