Sporting Group Health Testing Requirements
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American Water Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Barbet
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Elbow Evaluation
- Dilution Factor
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
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Boykin Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Patella Evaluation
- Hip Evaluation
- EIC DNA Test
- Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA) DNA Test
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Brittany
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Chesapeake Bay Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- PRA Optigen DNA Test
- EIC DNA Test
- Degenerative Myelopathy DNA Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Clumber Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- PDP1 Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Cocker Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
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Curly-Coated Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- EIC DNA Test
- GSD Illa DNA Test
- Cord-1 PRA DNA Test
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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English Cocker Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Patella Evaluation
- Hip Evaluation
- PRA Optigen DNA Test
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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English Setter
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- BAER Testing
- Elbow Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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English Springer Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- PRA Optigen DNA Test
- PFK Disorder DNA Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Field Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Autoimmune Thyroiditis
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Flat-Coated Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Patella Evaluation
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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German Shorthaired Pointer
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Cone Degeneration DNA Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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German Wirehaired Pointer
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- Elbow Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Golden Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- NCL DNA Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Gordon Setter
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- PRA Optigen DNA Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Irish Red and White Setter
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Canine Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency DNA Test
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Irish Setter
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- PRA Optigen DNA Test
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Irish Water Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Labrador Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- EIC DNA Test
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Lagotto Romagnolo
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy DNA Test
- Lagotto Storage Disease DNA Test
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Nederlandse Kooikerhondje
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Blood test for Von Willebrand's Disease (vWD) for carrier status - submitted to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
- Blood test for Hereditary Necrotizing Myelopathy (ENM) for carrier status -submitted to the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
- Eye examination - certified through the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
- Patella Evaluation - certified through OFA
- Hip: certififed through OFA
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Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- PRA Optigen DNA Test
- Juvenile Addison's Disease (JADD) DNA Test
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Pointer
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Spinone Italiano
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Elbow Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Sussex Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- No recommended health tests
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Vizsla
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Weimaraner
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- Hyperuricosuria (HUU)
- Hypomyelination (HYM) DNA Test
- Spinal Dysraphism (SD) DNA Test
- Cardiac Exam
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Welsh Springer Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- Elbow Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Wirehaired Pointing Griffon
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Elbow Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Wirehaired Vizsla
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.