CHIC Certification

The benefits of submitting tests to OFA and participating in the CHIC program include:

Providing a reliable source of health information regarding dogs. OFA requires that health results come from reputable labs, and submissions must show the lab name and date of testing for verification.
Helping breeders select dogs to use in their breeding program.
Assisting potential owners in their search for their future family member by providing accurate testing information.
Providing parent clubs and health foundations with a robust, free health database independent of commercial labs.
Allowing parent clubs and health foundations to focus on identifying health concerns.

CHIC Certification for Collies is determined by the Collie Club of America, and includes the following:

Testing results for MDR1, PRA-RCD2, and DMS (all 3 loci) must be submitted to the OFA database.
The Collie must have a permanent identification number, such as a microchip number, included in its OFA submission.

Certification is based on test submission only, not results.

OFA Submission Guidelines

Submission of DNA results to OFA can be done online or by mail.

OFA offers discounts for multiple tests submitted at the same time, and special litter rates and kennel rates are available.

All testing certificates are now sent electronically to the email address provided in the application, as soon as the submissions are received and processed.

Once you receive your certificates, your Collie is searchable on the OFA database under its AKC number or registered name.

CHIC-Certificates have a red border and list all testing submitted.

Example CHIC Certificate

Submission Reimbursement Subsidy

The Collie Health Foundation subsidizes the submission of the three DNA tests required by the Collie Club of America for CHIC certification for $30 per Collie (up to a maximum of 19 Collies submitted per person per year). CHIC certificates must be submitted to receive the reimbursement. This subsidy is retroactive to include CHIC-certified Collies dating back to 01/01/2023.

Additional information can be requested by contacting testing@colliehealth.org

CHIC Certification Reimbursement Request Form

First Name *

Last Name *

Email Address *

Phone number *

Address: Street, City, State, Zip *

Are you a Collie Health Foundation member? *

Yes

The CHF publishes a list of CHIC-Certified Collies in our Newsletter. We ask for your consent to publish your name alongside yours dog's as its owner. *

I consent to CHF publishing my name in the CHF newsletter as owner of this dog.

I do NOT consent to CHF publishsing my name in the CHF newsletter as owner of this dog.

How would you prefer your name be published?

Dog's Registered Name *

Dog's registration number *

CHIC certificate Upload. *

Click or drag a file to this area to upload.

Choose File

Please only upload the CHIC Certificate, which has a red border. Any other upload will not be accepted and your CHIC submission will not be reimbursed.

If you did not receive a CHIC certificate, please check if you added your dog's permanent identification (i.e., Microchip) to your dog's OFA profile

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CHIC Certification

OFA Submission Guidelines

Example CHIC Certificate

Submission Reimbursement Subsidy

CHIC Certification Reimbursement Request Form

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