Recommended Heath Testing
The Tibetan Terrier Club of America, Inc. recommends that parents of all litters have hip certifications through the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (“OFA”) or PennHip, patellar luxation certification through OFA and congenital deafness/BAER certification through OFA. Parents should also have passed an OFA eye or CERF exam within the 12 months prior to breeding. In order to avoid puppies being produced that might be affected with Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (“NCL”), or Primary Lens Luxation (“PLL”,) Progressive Retinal Atrophy-rcd4 (“rcd4 PRA”) and Progressive Retinal Atrophy- PRA 3 (“PRA3”), parents of litters should be DNA tested for NCL, PLL, rcd4 and PRA3 (or “clear by parentage” as per OFA).