Updated OFA CHIC Requirements

In early 2023, the Cane Corso Association of America (CCAA) updated the requirements for Corsos to become CHIC (Canine Health Information Center) Certified. Previously, the required tests for CHIC certification were OFA hips/PennHips + OFA Elbows + OFA Cardiac exams. The new requirements added OFA Patellas + NCL genetic testing + DSRA genetic testing.

So what is CHIC exactly??? CHIC is an open database to show genetic and orthopedic evaluations done on dogs, particularly those used within breeding programs. While health scores are not always a guarantee of healthy puppies, it is the best educated choices we can make for the best possibility for future families. Genetic evaluations can be a near guarantee, however, orthopedic and other soft tissue evaluations are to some extent partially genetic and partially environmental. By taking the time to meet the requirements of CHIC and have their dog’s information readily available for public viewing, breeders are certainly doing their best to provide the most information for improving the health of the breed.

With all dogs retained in our home as part of our program, we strive to achieve full CHIC requirements to be fully transparent with our program. For dogs who do not live with us but are a part of our extended program, we work with their families to get as many of these tests as possible with PennHIps, OFA Elbows, and all genetic testing as a minimum.

For more information on the full OFA program, please visit the OFA Website to learn more about the breed specific requirements for the Cane Corso.

CHIC Requirements for the Cane Corso Summarized:

  • OFA Hips OR PennHIP

  • OFA Elbows

  • OFA Cardiac (we do Echos)

  • OFA Patellas

  • DSRA DNA test (Embark)

  • NCL DNA test (Embark)