Right now, HIPS/ELBOWS/TT. everything else is optional, and you do not have to pass the test, only report the results to OFA, THAT was the MAJOR difference between CHIC and the HEALTH MERIT AWARD German Shepherd Dog (search) Hip Dysplasia * OFA EvaluationElbow Dysplasia * OFA EvaluationTemperament Test * Results of GSDCA Temperament test submitted to OFACongenital Cardiac Database (Optional) * OFA EvaluationAutoimmune thyroiditis (Optional) * OFA evaluation from an approved laboratory - recommend yearly testingEye Clearance (Optional) * CERF evaluation - recommend annually until age 6, every 2 years thereafter Degenerative Myelopathy (Optional) * DNA Based Degenerative Myelopathy test through UFL or the U of MO.  Morgan Lewis, RPh. Member GSDCA President Last Hope of Georgia 501c3 "So Much to Do, So Little Time" ________________________________ From: Paula M. Cooke <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Sunday, December 11, 2011 12:26 PM Subject: [ SHOWGSD-L ] Re: CHIC So, what kind of, and amount of, hoops must a GSDCA member have to jump through to receive THIS recognition from the PC?? Or is there a charge for it as there is for the Red Book? Paula, 303 days and counting Home of BIS, BISS, Multi-Group Winning, AKC JAM/AOE, Intern'l & Am CH, Silver Grand Champion Asgard Harley Davidson, HT, PT, CGC, TC, HIC, OFA CHIC #64047 (Hips, Elbows, Cardiac, & Thyroid),.1st male GSD Grand Champion. 2010 #1 GSD in California, Lifetime #1 GSD in Michigan, 2010 #1 GSD male in USA (AKC GCH Stats), 2011 Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show Invitee. 2010-2011-Lifetime AKC Eukanuba invitee. ---------- Original Message ---------- From: Lealynn@xxxxxxx Date: Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:25:47 -0500 (EST) Subject: Re: CHIC 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?? 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