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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 -annual (90 day grace period)

PRA (Progressive Retinal Atrophy) One clear PRA parent required per breeding pair.
(Standard Poodles are at risk for PRA. However, there is no DNA test for this
mutation of PRA. Therefore, if one of the breeding pair is a standard Poodle,
it will count as the clear parent as this same mutation being present in a different
breed would be highly unlikely. 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

vWd (von Willebrand 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 OFA hip grade of GOOD or EXCELLENT received prior to 7 months of age
must be followed with a permanant rating by 26 months of age. Preliminary ratings
of GOOD or EXCELLENT after 7 months of age will be considered permanent.
Any OFA hip grade of FAIR received prior to 7 months must be followed up with
a second OFA hip report prior to breeding. If a FAIR is achieved on the second
rating performed prior to 24 years of age, a permanant one must be done no later
then 26 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.

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