Health Testing

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All Puppies come with health certificates, registration papers, up to date on vaccinees and deworming. Parents are health tested, and have OFA Hips and Elbow passing certifications. Copies of Certifications of Health Testing are available. Puppies see our family vet hospital where they are cleared for sale with a clean bill of health. 

Why we prefer OFA over PennHip. OFA has regulations on how old a dog must be to receive hips and elbow certifications. It is fair to say a dog should grow into its body before scoring the joints and choosing a breeding prospect. Doing PennHip for the purposes of breeding enables dog breeding before two years of age. We allow our dogs to grow into there bodies. We health test them and put them to the test before choosing breeding pairs.  

Puppy Parents have been tested from the Orthopedic Foundation of Animals with Clear Hips and Elbows. 

Puppy Parents have been tested from Embark for Health Testing & Genetics. Embark tests for over 200,000 genetic markers. Our entire program is not at risk for any of the genetic health conditions that Embark tests for.  
 

Puppy Parents have been tested from University of Missouri Veterinary Medicine for Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.   EDS stands for Ehlers–Danlos syndrome. EDS is an abnormal production or breakdown of collagen. Collagen helps give strength to skin, tendons and other connective tissues. Puppies with EDS slowly deteriorate. This is an unforgiving genetic disease that runs rampid in the bulldog community, especially in Alapahas. Please make sure your breeder is testing for EDS! EDS testing is easy to do with just a quick swab of the dogs mouth. Swabs are tested at the Animal Molecular Genetics Laboratory at the University of Missouri. Our entire preservation project is tested and clear of EDS.