DanBar Ranch
in loving memory of Dan and Barbara Jessup
HEALTH TESTING - THE Difference Between EXELLENT Breeders and the rest...
It's this simple:
1) Health testing is for ALL breeding dogs - not just show dogs - ALL dogs deserve a sound body
2) There is NO excuse for a breeder to not health test - NONE. But you will hear plenty of excuses!
3) Health testing is easy and straightforward - this site will show you everything you need to know
4) As a puppy buyer the future of YOUR breed is in your hands; the kind of breeder YOU SUPPORT matters
PLEASE support breeders who put money back into their breed by health testing!
STEP ONE:
Educate yourself on your breed's specific issues.
Each breed faces challenges of both a closed breeding population and the lack of natural selection (necessary to keep organisms healthy) due to being protected from natural selection (culling) by humans. To learn what health issues your breed faces CLICK ON the picture of the dog below matching your breed. PLEASE NOTE: these tests are determined by the "AKC parent club" for each breed and are the MINIMUM testing recommended. Please note I do much more extensive testing than required by the CHIC program. Please note also that a dog with a "CHIC" number does NOT MEAN THEY PASSED the tests, just that they were tested.
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STEP TWO:
A little extra research on your specific breed:
The above CHIC information represent the BARE MINIMUM health testing suggested by each breed's AKC parent club. It does NOT represent all the issues each breed face. As well, the Doberman Pincher Club of America insists that breeders pass a temperament test put on by THEIR club, which are offered in few places and generally only once every couple years! This makes it nearly impossible for responsible breeders who do not care to support the DPCA (or even those who do!) to meet this requirement. As much as I support having some nod at temperament included in health testing, the DPCA temperament test is not inclusive enough to be meaningful and certainly dogs with advanced titles such as IPO titles or advanced obedience titles should be given exemption to a TT. I do stive to obtain CHIC passing tests on all my cairns, and of course I do all necessary health tests on my Dobermans though I am unable to obtain the CHIC due to lack of access to the DPCA tests.
Click on links below to learn more about the minimum tests which cairns and Dobermans should be tested for.
