We test our dogs for the following:

Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease

Category: Cardiovascular – Associated with the heart and blood vessels

Severity: Moderate. This disease can cause significant signs of discomfort and/or dysfunction in affected animals. It may involve relatively high treatment/management costs, and can sometimes reduce life expectancy.

Gene: NEBL3 (linkage marker)

Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive with Incomplete Penetrance

Airway Distress Syndrome (ADAMTS3) – Risk Marker

Category: Respiratory – Associated with the lungs and respiratory system

Severity: This disease can cause significant signs of discomfort and/or dysfunction in affected animals. It may involve relatively high treatment/management costs, and can sometimes reduce life expectancy.

Gene: ADAMTS3

Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Curly Coat Dry Eye Syndrome

Category: Ophthalmologic – Associated with the eyes and associated structures

Severity: This disease can cause discomfort and/or dysfunction in the affected animal. It does not generally affect life expectancy.

Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Episodic Falling Syndrome

Category: Nervous system / Neurologic – Associated with the brain, spinal cord and nerves

Severity: Low-Moderate. This disease can cause some discomfort and/or dysfunction in the affected animal. It does not generally affect life expectancy.

Gene: Brevican (BCAN) Chromosome 7

Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Congenital Macrothrombocytopenia

Category: Haemolymphatic – Associated with the blood and lymph

Severity: This disease can cause some discomfort and/or dysfunction in the affected animal. It does not generally affect life expectancy.

Mode of Inheritance: Autosomal Recessive

Degenerative Myelopathy

Category:
Nervous system / Neurologic – Associated with the brain, spinal cord and nerves

Severity: Moderate. This disease can cause significant signs of discomfort and/or dysfunction in affected animals. It may involve relatively high treatment/management costs, and can sometimes reduce life expectancy.

Mode of Inheritance:
Autosomal Recessive with Incomplete Penetrance

Cardiologist Tested and Certified

A heart certificate indicates that a breeding dog has been screened for heart disease such as DCM or MMVD. Auscultation alone is only accepted as a screening method if performed by a veterinary cardiologist or a GP vet certifying an OFA Basic Cardiac Screen.

Echocardiography is an accepted screening method via GP or cardiologist and a certificate is provided for clearance.

Ophthalmologist Tested and Certified

An eye certificate means the breeder has had their breeding dogs examined by a veterinary ophthalmologist, to confirm they are not affected by any eye conditions which may be passed down genetically to their puppies.

Relevant for the breed, it also includes running DNA tests to confirm the dog is not a genetic carrier of hereditary eye disease (Dry Eye) , such as congenital hereditary cataract (CHC), Retinal Dysplasia (RD) and Hereditary Cataract (HC). It includes breeders who have participated in the Australian Canine Eye Scheme (ACES). A certificate is provided for clearance.