Ice Age Alaskan Malamutes
To better validate our health screening program starting in Aug. of 2008 we will start doing only VPI health check on all the dogs in our breeding program, for ALL health checks not just hips/elbows! A personal scanner has been purchased and we will be using this to prove that we have the same dog in hand as on paper. All our dogs are micro chipped for permanent ID!
http://offa.org/vpi.html
We give a 3yr health Guarentee, a 1yr health Guarantee is as good as No Guarantee at all!!!
Hips and Elbows are Guaranteed for 3yrs and must be sent into the OFA after 2yrs and before 3yrs of age. The OFA will not give a clearance number to a dog under 2yrs of age, anything at a younger age is only a prelim and not a clearance.
>We are currently doing health checks on Hips and Elbows, X-Rays are >sent into the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) for >evaluation, results can be found at http://offa.org/search.html
Eyes are Guaranteed for 3yrs against Cateract. Eyes should start to be checked at 18 months old by Cert. Vet. Ophthalmologists.
>We have eyes checked yearly by a board certified, veterinary >ophthalmologists and results can be seen at the Canine Eye >Registration Foundation (CERF) http://www.vmdb.org/verify.html .
We give a 3yr Cardio (Heart) Guarantee against Hereditary Defects. Cardio exams must be done by a board certified Cardiologist, starting after 1yr of age. The OFA will not take a Cardio clearance before the age of 1yr.
>We started doing Cardio checks in early 2007 and now all the dogs >in our breeding program have their cardio clearance done yearly by >a board certified Cardiologist, results can be found at >http://offa.org/search.html .
We give a 3yr Guarantee on Thyroid health issues. Thyroid clearances can not be done until after the age of 1yr old, anything done at a younger age is only a prelim and will not get a clearance number. Blood samples must be sent into an OFA approved lab.
>In early 2008 we started doing Thyroid checks and now all of the >dogs in our breeding program have their Thyroid clearances, blood >samples are sent into an OFA approved laboratory and the results >can be found at http://offa.org/search.html
We also Guarantee against CHD (Dwarfism).
>Chondrodysplasia is a genetic disorder in the Alaskan Malamute >which manifests itself in puppies born with crippling deformities, >eventually evident in the abnormal shape and length of their limbs.
We also have AKC DNA Profiles done on all dogs in our breeding program, there is no question as to the Sire and Dam of our pups! If for any reason you need to validate the parentage of any of our pups, a swab can be sent into the AKC for a DNA profile. Test kits can be obtained through the AKC.
We breed on a limited basis and make our breeding selection based off of structure, movement, breed type, temperament and overall good health! We go out of our way to prove that our dogs are of the highest quality and health before we produce the next generation!
Ice Age Alaskan Malamutes
