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
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Boykin Spaniel
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Patella Evaluation
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Exercise-Induced Collapse (EIC) - DNA Test
- Collie Eye Anomaly (CEA, CH) - DNA Test
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Bracco Italiano
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- No recommended health tests
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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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Degenerative Myelopathy (Common Variant) (DM) - DNA Test
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, PRCD (PRA-prcd, PRCD) - DNA Test
- Exercise-Induced Collapse (EIC) - DNA Test
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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase 1 Deficiency (PDP1) - DNA Test
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
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Curly-Coated Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Cone-Rod Dystrophy 4 (crd4/cord1) (PRA-crd4/cord1) - DNA Test
- Exercise-Induced Collapse (EIC) - DNA Test
- Glycogen Storage Disease IIIa (GSDIIIa) - DNA Test
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
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, PRCD (PRA-prcd, PRCD) - 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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- BAER Testing
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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Glycogen Storage Disease VII, PFK Deficiency (GSD VII, PFK deficiency) - DNA Test
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Cone-Rod Dystrophy 4 (crd4/cord1) (PRA-crd4/cord1) - DNA Test
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
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Autoimmune Thyroiditis
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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Cone Degeneration (German Shorthaired Pointer) (CD) - DNA Test
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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid 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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 5 (Golden Retriever) (NCL, NCL5) - DNA Test
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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- CHIC DNA Repository
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Rod-Cone Dysplasia 4 (PRA-rcd4) - DNA Test
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
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency, Type I (CLAD, LAD-A) - DNA Test
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
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy (Irish Setter) (PRA-rcd1) - 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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid 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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- D Locus (Dilute) - DNA Test
- Centronuclear Myopathy (CNM) - DNA Test
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, PRCD (PRA-prcd, PRCD) - DNA Test
- Exercise-Induced Collapse (EIC) - DNA Test
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:
- Patella Evaluation
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Exam
- Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy (BFJE) - DNA Test
- Lagotto Storage Disease (LSD) - DNA Test
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:
- Eye examination - certified through the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA)
- Patella Evaluation - certified through OFA
- Hip: certififed through OFA
- Von Willebrand Disease III (Kooikerhondje) (VWDIII) - DNA Test
- Hereditary Necrotizing Myelopathy (ENM) - DNA Test
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Cleft Palate & Syndactyly (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever) (CP1, CLPS) - DNA Test
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, PRCD (PRA-prcd, PRCD) - DNA Test
- Juvenile Addison's Disease (JADD) - DNA Test
- Buff Genetic Test - DNA Test
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
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid 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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist 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
Read the Official Breed Club Health Statement.
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Vizsla
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
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Weimaraner
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Recommended Health Tests from the National Breed Club:
- Hip Evaluation
- Cardiac Exam
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid Evaluation
- Spinal Dysraphism (SD) - DNA Test
- Hypomyelination (HYM) - DNA Test
- Hyperuricosuria (HUU) - DNA Test
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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist Evaluation
- Thyroid 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
- Elbow Evaluation
- Ophthalmologist 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.