| ATTENTION---New
additions to the '08 National:
In addition to the
CERF clinic on Friday April 25 at 4 PM ( contact
Robin Kost at rokenda@hotmail.com
for details and registration), we have just
added a full Papillon Health Clinic on Friday
April 25 at 3 PM in the Seminar Room #105.
Please contact Margaret Van Cleave at Margaret@virginiasystems.com
or 804-739-3264 for registration and
information. This is a chance to have your
dogs obtain all CHIC tests while at the
National!!
--Reservations
due by April 6--
The Papillon Health
Clinic: CERF, Heart Auscultation, Patella
Luxation Exam, Microchipping
Become included in
the CHIC program. A CHIC number
is issued to each Papillon that has completed
all the above tests, has a permanent ID, and has
submitted the required OFA forms.
CHIC: The Canine
Health Information Center is a centralized
canine health database jointly sponsored by the
AKC/Canine Health Foundation (AKC/CHF) and the
Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). The
goal of CHIC is to create a large database of
dogs that have been tested or evaluated for a
Parent-Club-determined group of health problems.
The Patellar
Luxation and the Cardiac Databases are for dogs
12 months and over. Examinations performed on
dogs less than 12 months will be treated as
Consultations and no OFA breed numbers will be
assigned. Evaluation of dogs under 12
months of age is encouraged if the owner desires
to breed at this age.
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