[ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: CHIC
- From: Lealynn@xxxxxxx
- To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:25:47 -0500 (EST)
From the 2010 Red Book ( A GREAT Christmas Present)
The German Shepherd Dog Club of America established the Health Award of
Merit to recognize those owners of dogs that have achieved a level of Health
Excellence in Testing for health problems that confront our breed. From
2005 to 2010 the Health Award of Merit was identical to the GSDCA requirements
for the Canine Health Information Center, also known as CHIC. CHIC is a
centralized canine health database jointly sponsored by the AKC/Canine Health
Foundation (AKC/CHF) and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA).
Their mission is to provide a searchable source of health information for
owners, breeders, and scientists, that will assist in breeding healthy dogs.
Those dogs that have achieved that superior level of testing for health issues
are listed on this Health Award of Merit page.
GSDCA Specific Requirements:
* Hip Dysplasia through OFA evaluation
* Elbow Dysplasia through OFA evaluation
* Congenital Cardiac Database through OFA evaluation
* Autoimmune Thyroiditis through OFA evaluation from an approved
laboratory yearly
* Temperament Test â?? Results of GSDCA Temperament test submitted to OFA
* Eye Clearance ( Optional) â?? CERF evaluation each year until 6,
thereafter every 2 years
* Degenerative Myelopathy ( Optional) results submitted to OFA
Liz
_www.lealynn.com_ (http://www.lealynn.com/)
GSDCA member since 1976
Signers of the Breeders Code
AKC Breeder of Merit
In a message dated 12/10/2011 7:28:55 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
texasgsds@xxxxxxxxx writes:
TheCHIC requirements were recently changed to make it easier for GSD's to
complete the requirements
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