Why do we health test…? because it MATTERS! Many people are unaware of the many genetic diseases/disorders that Labradors can carry and even be affected by. As of right now there are eighteen different diseases/disorders; and we are SO proud to say that all of our upcoming breeding dogs are clear for ALL eighteen!!! What does this mean? This means that there is absolutely NO chance that any of our pups will be carriers or be affected by any of the genetic diseases/disorders EVER!!! We can guarantee it!!!
OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) Testing
On top of great genetics we believe it’s important to have our dogs hips and elbows X-rayed as soon as they turn two years of age and can receive an official score of what we hope to be at least FAIR, GOOD, or EXCELLENT on hips. Elbows are scored as NORMAL, Grade 1 Dysplasia (minimal dysplasia), Grade 2 Dysplasia (moderate dysplasia), or Grade 3 Dysplasia (extreme dysplasia). Recent Studies have shown that hip/elbow dysplasia is only 20% genetic and 80% environmental. However we want to keep our puppy parents at ease and make sure that that 20% chance isn’t coming from our parent dogs.
The genetic diseases/disorders are listed below
- Centronuclear Myopathy
- Congenital Macrothrombocytopenia
- Degenerative Myelopathy, DM
- Exercise-Induced Collapse
- Hereditary Nasal Parakeratosis
- Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia or Urolithiasis, HUU
- Macular Corneal Dystrophy, MCD
- Narcolepsy
- Oculoskeletal Dysplasia 1, Dwarfism-Retinal Dysplasia, OSD1
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy, PRCD
- Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency, PKD
- Skeletal Dysplasia 2, SD2
- Achromatopsia
- Alexander Disease
- Canine Elliptocytosis
- Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
- Myotubular Myopathy 1, X-linked Myotubular Myopathy XL-MTM
- Progressive Retinal Atrophy – crd4/cord1
