Health Testing
We cannot stress how important health testing is when purchasing from a breeder. We had a very difficult time when starting our program as many breeders avoid OFA (Orthopedic Foundation for Animals) formal testing. We try to be as transparent and open with our families in regards to our health testing and information provided by our vet on breed specific issues. Such as hips and elbows for golden retrievers and patellas for Pomeranians.
Specific Testing
Embark Genetic Testing
All our dogs are swabbed with Embark breeder kits and it is then sent to the lab in the US.
The embark test is able to screen for genetic health conditions relevant to our breed, offer clinical tools and generators for COI, and 230+ genetic variants associated with disease.
Orthopedic Testing for Animals
Our Pomeranians go through OFA testing for Patellas, Basic Cardiac and CAER Eye exam. We also vet check for bite conformation. We follow a strict guideline in order to better our Pomeranian lineage and we will not breed anything greater than a Level 1 minor luxation. After speaking with several vets, toy breeds are extremely prone to patella issues. It is common for even healthy pomeranians to experience minor luxation as they age. And many times this can be environmental (jumping off the couch, running too much on uneven ground or high impact surfaces). Our goal in the next 5 years is to hold back only "NORMAL" patella breeding prospects to ensure we are beginning to correct the inherent problems of Poms.
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Our Golden Retrievers go through OFA testing for Hip/Elbow, Basic Cardiac and CAER Eye exams. We require all our golden retriever testing to come back good or excellent and/or NORMAL depending on the exam rating structure.
Individual Testing Results
TATER TOT (GA FEW)
Cardiac - PN-BCA524/27M/P-PI
Eyes- PN-EYE976/21M-VPI
Patella - Grade 1 minor UL
Embark-
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TILLY (DITTY)
Cardiac- PN-BCA523/40F/P-PI
Eyes- PN-EYE1084/40F-VPI
Patella - Grade 1
Embark -
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​BINDI
Cardiac - Pending
Eyes- Pending
Patella- 3 vet checks, good. official OFA pending
Embark- Awaiting Results
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TALLULAH (LULA)
Cardiac -* All health testing pending age requirement *
Eyes-
Patella-
Embark-
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SAILOR
Cardiac -* All health testing pending age requirement *
Eyes-
Patella-
Embark-
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Georgia
Cardiac - Pending August Exam
Eyes- PN-EYE976/21M-VPI
Hip/Elbow- Pending August Radiographs
Embark-
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Tennessee
Cardiac- * All health testing pending age requirement *
Eyes-
Hip/Elbow-
Embark -
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