Accredited Breeder Health Testing Requirements

Required testing for a Goldendoodle/Golden Retriever/Poodle to be accepted as a breeder into the registry:

RED RIBBON LEVEL   




HIPS:  

Permanent or prelim OFA hip score of Fair, Good, or Excellent (OFA permanent needs to be submitted by 28 mos. for bitches, 26 mos. for studs for any dog receiving a Fair prelim rating); or

Pennhip score of 50% or above; or

OVC prelim or permanent with normal rating (permanent needs to be submitted by 22 mos. for bitches, 20 mos. for studs)


CARDIAC:

OFA Permanent heart clearance (Golden Retrievers and Goldendoodles only)

EYES:

CERF- one passing exam

PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) One clear PRA parent required per breeding pair.  (Standard Poodles are not required to be tested as they are not at risk for PRA.  Therefore, if one of the breeding pair is a standard Poodle, it will count as the clear parent.  All Mini Poodles and Goldendoodles do not have to be tested for PRA as long as they are paired only with a clear partner for breeding.  To clear a dog for PRA, it can be done via DNA or by submitting its parents' DNA test for PRA showing they are both clear.

In addition to the above Red Ribbon Level requirements, a Blue Ribbon Breeder must have the following:

BLUE RIBBON LEVEL   

EYES:

CERF -annual (90 day grace period)


vWd (vonWildebrands Disease) (canine bleeding disorder):

At least one clear in the breeding pair (Poodles and Goldendoodles can be cleared by parentage or by DNA testing)

ELBOWS:

Prelim or permanent clear rating after the age of 7 months



PATELLAS: (hind leg knees)

Permanent clear rating (mini/toy Poodles and mini/medium Goldendoodles only)

Rules regarding the above:

HIPS:

Any dog receiving an OFA prelim rating of Fair cannot be bred to another Fair OFA (prelim or permanent) rated dog.  Permanent Fair rated dogs are not bound by this rule.

OFA preliminary hip ratings of Good or Excellent will be accepted as a permanent clearance as long as the xrays were done after 7 months of age.

If a PennHip test results in a score of less than 50% but no notation of DJD is documented, a passing OFA or OVC test will be a valid form of hip clearance.  If an OFA or OVC hip test result is failing, it cannot be trumped by a passing PennHip test result.

EYES:

PRA clearances are not required on all dogs to be eligible for registration, but no litter shall be registered unless one of the parents in each pairing is PRA cleared

CERF certificates or the actual exam paper from the examining Ophthalmologist will be accepted.  Currently, CERF will not produce a certificate for hybrids when there are any abnormalities noted by the vet.  Therefore, unless and until CERF changes its rules in this regard, exam papers with anything other than "normal" or "other condition suspected as not inherited" for both eyes will require one of the following options: The Opthalmologist can document on the exam form that this abnomality does not eliminate this dog from breeding (note that you will need to request this of the examining Ophthamologist).  The diagnosis on the CERF exam paper must be legible.

OR

A printout from the CERF website (http://www.vmdb.org/dxspot.html) showing the disorder and the ruling of whether or not this is an abnormality that eliminates this dog from breeding.  This printout must accompany the submittal of the CERF exam results to be accepted as an allowable clearance.  If the noted issue is not addressed on the CERF website, another resource referencing this issue may be accepted.  The diagnosis on the CERF exam paper must be legible.

OPHTHALMIC ABNORMALITIES THAT SHOULD ELIMINATE A DOG FROM BREEDING PROGRAM

1.     Cataract

2.     Retinal degeneration

3.     Glaucoma

4.     Retinal Dysplasia: geographic or detachment

5.     Optic nerve coloboma

6.     Iris coloboma

7.     Optic nerve hypoplasia (failure of the optic nerve to form/function)

8.     Microphthalmia

9.     Persistent  hyperplastic primary vitreous (PHPV)

10.   Keratoconjunctivitis sicca

11.   Pigmentary uveitis

12.   Persistent pupillary membranes:

                                  iris to lens;  iris to cornea; sheets

13.   Lens luxation

14.   Chronic Superficial keratitis ("Pannus")

15.   Endothelial dystrophy

16.   Iris melanoma

                               "BREEDER OPTION' FINDINGS

1.     Distichiasis

2.     Eentropion/Ectropion

3.     Imperforate nasolacrimal  punctum

4.     Persistent pupillary membranes:

                                     iris to iris

5.     Retinal dysplasia: folds

6.     Punctate lens opacities

7.     Vitreous degeneration

8.     Persistent hyaloid remnant

9.     Corneal dystrophy (subepithelial-anterior stromal)

10.   "Cherry eye" eversion of the gland of the third eyelid

11.   Eversion of the cartilage of the third eyelid

12.   Iris cysts

13.   Micropapilla (optic nerve small, but functional)

Resources for the above:

-OFA hip, elbow, patella, and heart clearances: Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, Inc. (OFA)- www.offa.org

-OVC hip and elbow: University of Guelph- http://www.ovc.uoguelph.ca/hip-elbow/contact - issues certificates for OVC hip and elbow evaluation.

-EYES: Canine Eye Registration Foundation, Inc. (CERF) - www.vmdb.org/cerf.html - issues certificates for CERF eye exams.

-PRA and vWD:

Optigen - www.optigen.com

Vetgen - www.vetgen.com

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