Health Testing In Depth
We are aiming to educate all our buyers on the importance of health testing, and the finer details of it. To do so we've supplied links to the facilities we personally use for our dog's health testing. This takes the words straight from the elite professionals to you at the click of a button. To make this even more honed in we have separated each health testing point paired with a direct link that will explain in depth that specific test from grades to treatment and beyond. We have also included the direct contact information for each facility for any of your questions to be answered by those that know it best! This will spread ONLY the correct information, no rumors, no gimmicks, no side motives! This is a ton of information I'd personally recommend not reading more then one article a day so you can read it thoroughly and have the time process, but you are welcome to do as you please.
OFA Hip
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/hip-dysplasia
OFA Elbow
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/elbow-dysplasia
OFA Patellas
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/patellar-luxation
OFA Eyes
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/eye-certification
OFA Cardiac
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/cardiac-disease
OFA Thyroid
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/hypothyroidism
OFA Detention
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/dentition-database
OFA Congenital Deafness
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/congenital-deafness
OFA Shoulder
https://www.ofa.org/diseases/other-diseases/osteochondrosis-ocd-of-the-shoulder
OFA Our Breed Standard/Recommendation
Standard Poodle: https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=PO&var=STD
Miniature Poodle: https://www.ofa.org/recommended-tests?breed=PO&var=MIN
CHIC Program
https://www.ofa.org/about/chic-program
As the most tried and true Orthopedic Foundation for animals OFA will continue to recieve and grade all our dogs testing for hips, elbows, patellas, shoulders, cardiac, eyes, hearing, thyroid, and detention as we test all of our dogs to and above OFA recommendations per breed, to ensure we provide you with the healthiest and most genetically sound dogs available on the market to date!
Embark Result Interpretation Articles
https://help.embarkvet.com/hc/en-us/categories/360003487374-Interpreting-Health-Traits-Breed-Results
We have chosen to Embark test ALL of our dogs from those participating in our breeding program to their entire litters so you as a buyer Pet or Breeder know exactly what you are getting from a genetic standpoint, from one of the top genetic testing labs available to date! If you have any questions outside of this links supplied articles feel free to shoot us a message or call/email Embark personally ((224)236-2275. https://help.embarkvet.com/hc/en-us/requests/new) for an in depth response that's sure to answer any and all genetic disease coat and color questions you may have!
Merle Sines
https://vgl.ucdavis.edu/test/merle
We chose to test every aspect of our dogs and production to know our program inside and out, which helps us offer you the top of the line poodles with the testing to back them. UCDavis is one of the very few labs that has taken genetic testing even further by testing the Merle Locus extensively, so we can safely breed this color in our program, and fully disclose all genetic markers to potential buyers leading to more educated breeding decisions from not only us but you!
UCDavis has a great customer support team available to answer any of your questions or concerns we highly encourage you to contact them in regards to any coat color or genetic disease questions you may have.
Telephone: (530) 752-2211
Fax: (530) 752-3556 https://my.vgl.ucdavis.edu/myvgl/emailvgl.htm