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The DawnGlo Havanese - Smudge, Icee and
Emmy - welcome you to our Cyber Home-Away-From-Home!
DawnGlo -
* AKC CHIC: What is it and why are we so proud of it?
AKC CHIC stands for: American Kennel Club Canine Health Information Center. The AKC, in conjunction
with various national breed clubs, has centralized its database for various health test results. A CHIC number means that
the individual dog has submitted to all health tests deemed important to a sound breeding program by the AKC Parent
Club. In this case, the Havanese Club of America has designated the following health tests as vital to a sound Havanese breeding
program: Hips: Patellas (knees): CERF (genetic eye problems) - a YEARLY examination: BAER (uni-lateral
or bi-lateral hearing). Icee has obtained her CHIC number by taking and passing
all designated health tests and, in fact, exceeds the recommended tests by also having her Elbow, Legge-Calves-Perthes
Disease and Heart clearances. A dog does not have to PASS all tests in order to obtain
a CHIC number but in our case, Icee has passed every test with flying colors and the results
may be viewed at the OFA website: www.offa.org Simply insert her AKC number - TR19059703 in the search field to see the results
of all tests. Her test results are also available on her website pages along with the ratings she received.
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Why look for a breeder who health tests breeding stock? After all, you just want a pet, not a
show dog! The importance of insuring a breeder starts with the healthiest dogs possible cannot be stressed enough. A sick
dog does not make a good pet! If your dog develops juvenile cataracts at the age of 6 months, you are looking at a future
of eye surgeries. If your puppy develops hip dysplasia at a year, you are looking at a future of impaired mobility and very,
very costly surgeries that involve long periods of recovery.
No breeder can absolutely guarantee that a puppy will never have a health issue. We are not gods
nor can we turn out "cookie cutter puppies" - all alike and all perfect. If we could, we would! What we CAN do is avail ourselves
of current medical technologies and insure our breeding stock is as healthy and free of the physical symptoms of genetic disease
as we can find. Dedicated, reputable breeders do our best to bring healthy puppies into the world and we support genetic research
into the problems that affect our breed(s). But until those magic 'genetic tests' are available to us, all we can do
is the BEST we can do with what we have at hand now. And work for a better future for our dogs.
Take the time to become an educated consumer BEFORE you add that Havanese puppy to your family!
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Please turn on your speakers! We have added sound!
It has come to our attention that some breeders advertise "Health Tested" breeding stock when,
in fact, the dog(s) that have been tested have NOT PASSED all of their health screenings! NEVER TAKE SOMEONE'S "WORD" for the results of a specific health test! Always ask to see the
paperwork/test results for yourself! OFA issues certificates for each health test registered with them and the results of these tests
may be viewed on the OFA website. Simply go to www.offa.org and put the dog's AKC registration number in the Search Field. You will then be directed to a page that shows
each test, the date of the test and the test results for that particular dog! Conditions such as cataracts, hip dysplasia, elbow dysplasia, luxating patellas
and uni-or-bi-lateral deafness DO HAVE GENETIC COMPONENTS AND CAN BE PASSED ON TO THE PUPPIES! Become
an Educated Consumer BEFORE YOU BUY! Buy from breeders who ONLY BREED DOGS THAT HAVE ACTUALLY PASSED ALL OF THEIR HEALTH SCREENINGS! ****** PROTECT OUR DOGS! NEUTER AND MUZZLE ALL POLITICIANS!
Follow us on Twitter @ Windy City Havanese Club! The Windy City Havanese Club is on FACEBOOK! Join us, add us as a friend! 17th Annual Chicagoland Pet Expo. Watch for Fred, Havanese Josh and WCHC member Carol!
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