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The
GPCA Health Committee has recently received approval from our Board
of Directors to participate in the OFA Champion for Health Award
program. This annual award consists of an engraved silver medallion
awarded to the owner of the chosen dog and a $100.00 donation to the
AKC Canine Health Foundation by the OFA in the name of the honored
dog. The award recipient will be announced each year at our National
Specialty Awards Banquet.
The OFA asks that our nominations for this award show “significant
achievements in the ring, in the field, or as producers and hold all
appropriate health clearances”. Some examples of achievements
appropriate for nomination in our breed include:
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Conformation or
Obedience Ring
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Producers of
multiple CHIC get
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Any HOF Awards
(production, show, obedience, draft, versatility)
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Outstanding therapy
dogs
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Outstanding
livestock guardians
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All Great Pyrenees
applicants must have a CHIC number
* in order to be considered. Nominees may not have had all health
clearances at the time of the achievement but must have obtained
them by the date of the application submission. Applications are
available below and are due by January 15th, for the previous
calendar year.
The Health Committee encourages everyone to consider the dogs known
to them for this award. While the person submitting the application
must be a GPCA member and either a breeder or owner of the candidate
dog, not all members may know of this program in the next few
months. Please assist this committee in the pursuit of good
candidates by getting the word out to all.
For more information please contact:
Cathryn
Lundberg at: solsticepyrs@yahoo.com
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CHIC numbers are received by obtaining specific health clearances.
For more information on CHIC click
here
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