Staffordshire Terrier Club of America - Health Committee
STCA Health Committee Awards
The STCA Health Committee has instituted an awards system to acknowledge those dogs who have passed health tests for genetic diseases known in our breed. We will be providing certificates and custom enameled pins to recipients.
There are 3 levels of awards, and each level is based on the amount of tests conducted. The awards will be presented on an annual basis at our National Specialty from testing which was conducted from September 1st of the previous year to September 30th of the current year. For this year only, since it is the first year of inception, we will be accepting certifications earned from January 2007 to September 2008.
The awards criteria are as follows:
Gold Award
HIPS - OFA Good or excellent or Penn Hip score of .57 or lower
ELBOWS - OFA normal
CARDIAC - Doppler by cardiologist
THYROID - OFA normal
CERF - Eyes normal
Silver Award
HIPS - OFA normal (excellent, good, fair) or Penn Hip score of .57 or lower
CARDIAC - Normal auscultation or Doppler by cardiologist
ELBOWS - OFA normal
THYROID - OFA normal
Bronze Award
HIPS - OFA normal (excellent, good, fair)
CARDIAC - Normal auscultation or Doppler by cardiologist
Thyroid and eye tests must be renewed annually. You can re-apply for a new award each year on the levels which contain renewable tests.
Hip, elbow, and cardiac certifications are acceptable from the dog's age of 2 years or older, and thyroid and eye certifications must be current.
For one to submit their dog for an STCA Health Award that person must be a member of the STCA in good standing.
Our new Health Committee member Linn Cabral will be accepting and maintaining the data on the dogs eligible for awards. If you would like to apply for an award please send photocopies of your health certificates to:
Linn Cabral
3033 Gardi St.
Duarte, CA 91010
Questions may be directed to Faith Beiser at fbeiser@aol.com Tel# 718-356-0557 or Linn Cabral at norwaylhc@yahoo.com Tel# 626-358-2891
