CHIC Enrolled

In May of 2021 the Kishu Ken entered the modern era of dog breeding and was finally enrolled in the Canine Health Information Center Program (CHIC.)

CHIC is an optional program for breeders and breeding dogs to assure the health of individual breeding dogs and investigate how they might produce.

In order to be CHIC enrolled a dog must have the following exams through OFA:

• Autoimmune thyroiditis
  OFA evaluation from an approved laboratory ➚
• Dentition
  DENTITION DATABASE - dental exam by licensed veterinarian to certify full dentition ➚
• Eye Examination
  Eye Examination by a boarded ACVO Ophthalmologist ➚
• Elective (One of the following)
  OFA Hip Evaluation ➚
  OFA Elbow Evaluation ➚
  OFA Patella Evaluation ➚
• DNA Repository (Optional but recommended)
  Participation in the OFA/Chic DNA Repository ➚