Health
What health testing do you do on your dogs?
We have hips and elbows evaluated through OFA. Bailey has final results and a CHIC number, Tucker has preliminary results, and our three younger dogs are not yet old enough for final evaluation.
An OFA hip evaluation is an X-ray graded by three independent radiologists. There are seven grades. Excellent, Good and Fair are the normal ones and receive OFA numbers. A dog must be at least 24 months old for final hip or elbow certification. Earlier X-rays are preliminary and are read by OFA’s staff radiologist. In the study OFA cites, 97.9 percent of hips graded Good on a preliminary evaluation were normal at two years. A CHIC number means a dog has had the tests its breed club lists and the results are public. For Anatolians, the club lists hips and elbows.
Bailey: OFA hips Fair, elbows Normal, CHIC number 200067, with a public OFA record. Tucker: OFA preliminary hips Good and elbows Normal. He has no final certification. He was sensitive to the procedure the first time, and we chose not to put him through it again. Smokie: OFA thyroid Normal, with her final hip and elbow evaluation due in December 2026. Cody and Sadie will be evaluated at two years. Copies of health records are available to buyers on request.
The information on this page is general information about the breed, drawn from the sources listed and from our own experience. Individual dogs vary. Nothing here is a guarantee about the health, size, temperament or working ability of any particular puppy. The terms of any sale are those in our written contract.