CHIC

CHIC (Canine Health Information Center)

The Canine Health Information Center, or CHIC, maintains a database of health screening tests for individual dog breeds. The Norwich Terrier parent club selected three health screening tests considered meaningful when selecting breeding stock with the goal of producing healthy puppies. Each dog that has completed the three tests is assigned a CHIC number. This does not mean that the dog with a CHIC number has passed the screening tests. It only means the dog has taken the tests and the results were submitted to CHIC.

The CHIC requirements for the Norwich Terrier include:

• Eyes, a CERF evaluation
• Hip Dysplasia, either OFA evaluation or PennHIP evaluation
• Patellar Luxation, OFA evaluation

For more information on CHIC and results of tests, go to www.caninehealthinfo.org and www.offa.org.