CHIC Report Third Quarter of 2021

By Vickie Halstead RN

CHIC, the Canine Health and Information Center www.caninehealthinfo.org is a centralized database that is sponsored by the Canine Health Foundation (CHF) and the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA). To obtain a CHIC number the dog must have completed the tests that BFCA requires (hips, eyes, patellas).  If the Bichon passes the tests, that dog gets a CHIC number.  If the Bichon does not pass the tests the owner must agree to release the results, and that dog also gets a CHIC number.  A CHIC number therefore means that the breeder/owner completed the required tests at some point in time, and shared the information with the public.  A CHIC number can never be revoked.   

Currently we are at the 14-year mark since BFCA joined the CHIC program!!