These are the tests the AKC recommends for the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno:

1. HIP EVALUATION
2. OPHTHALMOLOGIST EVALUATION
3. PATELLA EVALUATION

These are the tests the Portuguese Podengo Pequeno Club of America recommends:

1. Hip Evaluation for Hip Dysplasia
   OFA Evaluation – OR
   PennHIP Evaluation
2. Eye Examination by a boarded ACVO Ophthalmologist- min CERF age 12 months
   Results registered with OFA – OR
   Results registered with CERF
3. Patellar Luxation with OFA Evaluation

These are the tests we do on our breeding stock.   Once tested we only use dogs with GOOD results for breeding.  We take the health of our future puppies very seriously.     We send happy, healthy puppies out into the world.  Please ask to see the reports.  

1. Hip OFA Evaluation
2. Elbow OFA Evaluation
3. Patellar Luxation OFA Evaluation
4. Eye Examinations by a boarded ACVO Ophthalmologist and registered with the OFA
5. DNA Testing using the new Optimal Selection™ test.  This tests for over 125 mutations in dogs.  It is an important part of the trend toward predictive, preventive, and personalized healthcare for dogs.   See below for a PARTIAL LIST OF THE TESTS PREFORMED.
6. Progressive Retinal Atrophy, Progressive Rod-Cone Degeneration using DNA testing through Paw Print Genetics.

Not all breeders take advantage of the health tests available.  This is important – Just because a dog has a CHIC number does not mean it has passed a health test.  Always ask the breeder to see the actual health reports.  We are a proud BRED with H.E.A.R.T Breeder.

• Following is a partial list of diseases that are covered by the DNA Optimal Selection test.

• Amelogenesis Imperfecta, (AI)
  Autosomal Recessive Severe Combined Immunodeficiency, (ARSCID)
  Bandera's Neonatal Ataxia, (BNAt)
  Benign Familial Juvenile Epilepsy or Remitting Focal Epilepsy
  Bleeding Disorder due to P2RY12 Defect
  Bobtail
  Canine Cyclic Neutropenia, Cyclic Hematopoiesis, Gray Collie Syndrome, (CN)
  Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 1, (CMR1); mutation found in Mastiff-related breeds 
  Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 2, (CMR2); mutation originally found in Coton de Tulear
  Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 3, (CMR3); mutation originally found in Lapponian Herder
  Canine Scott Syndrome, (CSS)
  Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Muscular Dystrophy, (CKCS-MD)
  Centronuclear Myopathy, (CNM); mutation originally found in Great Dane
  Centronuclear Myopathy, (CNM); mutation originally found in Labrador Retriever
  Cerebellar Hypoplasia; mutation originally found in Eurasier
  Cerebral Dysfunction; mutation originally found in Friesian Stabyhoun
  Chondrodysplasia; mutation originally found in Norwegian Elkhound and Karelian Bear Dog
  Cleft Lip and Palate with Syndactyly; ADAMTS20 gene mutation originally found in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
  Cleft Palate; DLX6 gene mutation originally found in Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever
  Color Locus H (PSMB7 gene): Harlequin (H allele)
  Complement 3 (C3) Deficiency
  Cone Degeneration, (CD) or Achromatopsia
  Cone Degeneration, (CD) or Achromatopsia; mutation originally found in German Shepherd
  Cone Degeneration, (CD) or Achromatopsia; mutation originally found in German Shorthaired Pointer
  Cone-Rod Dystrophy 1, (crd1); mutation originally found in American Staffordshire Terrier
  Cone-Rod Dystrophy 2, (crd2); mutation originally found in Pit Bull Terrier
  Cone-Rod Dystrophy, (cord1-PRA / crd4)
  Cone-Rod Dystrophy, Standard Wirehaired Dachshund, (crd SWD)
  Congenital Hypothyroidism; mutation originally found in Tenterfield Terrier
  Congenital Hypothyroidism; mutation originally found in Toy Fox- and Rat Terrier
  Congenital Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca and Ichthyosiform Dermatosis, (CKCSID)
  Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS); mutation originally found in Jack Russell Terrier
  Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome (CMS); mutation originally found in Labrador Retriever
  Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome, (CMS); mutation originally found in Old Danish Pointing Dog
  Craniomandibular Osteopathy, (CMO)
  Cystinuria Type I-A; mutation originally found in Newfoundland Dog
  Cystinuria, Type II-A; mutation originally found in Australian Cattle Dog
  Degenerative Myelopathy, (DM)
  Dental Hypomineralization; mutation originally found in Border Collie
  Dilated Cardiomyopathy, (DCM); mutation originally found in Doberman Pinscher (USA)
  Duchenne or Dystrophin Muscular Dystrophy, (DMD); mutation originally found in Golden Retriever
  Duchenne or Dystrophin Muscular Dystrophy, (DMD); mutation originally found in Norfolk Terrier
  Early-Onset Progressive Polyneuropathy; mutation originally found in Alaskan Malamute
  Early-Onset Progressive Polyneuropathy; mutation originally found in Greyhound
  Epidermolysis Bullosa, Dystrophic; mutation originally found in Central Asian Ovcharka
  Epidermolysis Bullosa, Dystrophic; mutation originally found in Golden Retriever
  Epidermolytic Hyperkeratosis
  Episodic Falling Syndrome, (EFS)
  Exercise-Induced Collapse, (EIC)
  Factor IX Deficiency or Hemophilia B; mutation Gly379Glu
  Factor IX Deficiency or Hemophilia B; mutation originally found in Airedale Terrier
  Factor VII Deficiency
  Factor VIII Deficiency or Hemophilia A; mutation originally found in Boxer
  Factor VIII Deficiency or Hemophilia A; mutation originally found in German Shepherd Dog
  Factor VIII Deficiency or Hemophilia A; mutation originally found in Havanese
  Factor VIII Deficiency or Hemophilia A; p.Cys548Tyr mutation originally found in German Shepherd
  Factor XI Deficiency
  Fanconi Syndrome
  Fetal Onset Neuroaxonal Dystrophy, (FNAD)
  Focal Non-Epidermolytic Palmoplantar Keratoderma (FNEPPK)
  Glanzmann Thrombasthenia Type I, (GT); mutation originally found in Pyrenean Mountain Dog
  Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy or Krabbe Disease, (GLD); mutation originally found in Irish Setter
  Globoid Cell Leukodystrophy or Krabbe Disease, (GLD); mutation originally found in Terriers
  Glycogen Storage Disease Type Ia, (GSD Ia)
  Glycogen Storage Disease Type II or Pompe Disease, (GSD II)
  Glycogen Storage Disease Type IIIa, (GSD IIIa)
  GM2 Gangliosidosis; mutation originally found in Japanese Chin
  GM2 Gangliosidosis; mutation originally found in Toy Poodle
  Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 1, (GR_PRA 1)
  Golden Retriever Progressive Retinal Atrophy 2, (GR_PRA 2)
  Hereditary Ataxia or Cerebellar Ataxia; mutation originally found in Old English Sheepdog and Gordon Setter
  Hereditary Elliptocytosis
  Hereditary Footpad Hyperkeratosis, (HFH)
  Hereditary Phosphofructokinase (PFK) Deficiency
  Hereditary Vitamin D-Resistant Rickets, (HVDRR)
  Hyperekplexia or Startle Disease
  Hyperuricosuria, (HUU)
  Hypocatalasia or Acatalasemia
  Hypomyelination; mutation originally found in Weimaraner
  Ichthyosis; mutation originally found in Great Dane
  Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption or Imerslund-Gräsbeck Syndrome, (IGS); mutation originally found in Beagle
  Intestinal Cobalamin Malabsorption or Imerslund-Gräsbeck Syndrome, (IGS); mutation originally found in Border Collie
  L-2-Hydroxyglutaric Aciduria, (L2HGA); mutation originally found in Staffordshire Bull Terrier
  Lagotto Storage Disease, (LSD)
  Lamellar Ichthyosis, (LI)
  Ligneous Membranitis
  Macrothrombocytopenia; disease-linked variant originally found in Norfolk and Cairn Terrier
  May-Hegglin Anomaly (MHA)
  Mucopolysaccharidosis Type 3A, (MPS IIIA); mutation originally found in Dachshund
  Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII, (MPS VII); mutation originally found in Brazilian Terrier
  Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VII, (MPS VII); mutation originally found in German Shepherd
  Multidrug Resistance 1 (MDR1 gene mutation)
  Muscular Dystrophy, Ullrich-type; mutation originally found in Landseer
  Muscular Hypertrophy (Double Muscling)
  Musladin-Lueke syndrome, (MLS)
  Myeloperoxidase Deficiency; mutation originally found in Italian Hound
  Myotonia Congenita; mutation originally found in Australian Cattle Dog
  Myotubular Myopathy; mutation originally found in Rottweiler
  Narcolepsy; mutation originally found in Dachshund
  Narcolepsy; mutation originally found in Labrador Retriever
  Neonatal Cerebellar Cortical Degeneration or Cerebellar Abiotrophy, (NCCD)
  Neonatal Encephalopathy with Seizures, (NEWS)
  Neuroaxonal Dystrophy; mutation originally found in Spanish Water Dog
  Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 1, (NCL1); mutation originally found in Dachshund
  Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 10, (NCL10); mutation originally found in American Bulldog
  Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 12, (NCL12); mutation originally found in Tibetan terrier
  Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8, (NCL8); mutation originally found in Australian Shepherd
  Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis 8, (NCL8); mutation originally found in English Setter
  Osteochondrodysplasia; mutation originally found in Miniature Poodle
  Osteogenesis Imperfecta, (OI); mutation originally found in Beagle
  Osteogenesis Imperfecta, (OI); mutation originally found in Dachshund
  Persistent Müllerian Duct Syndrome, (PMDS); mutation originally found in Miniature Schnauzer
  Polycystic Kidney Disease in Bull Terriers, (BTPKD)
  Prekallikrein Deficiency
  Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, (PCD)
  Primary Hyperoxaluria, (PH); mutation originally found in Coton de Tulear
  Primary Lens Luxation, (PLL)
  Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, (POAG); mutation originally found in Beagle
  Primary Open Angle Glaucoma, (POAG); mutation originally found in Norwegian Elkhound
  Progressive Early-Onset Cerebellar Ataxia; mutation originally found in Finnish Hound
  Progressive Retinal Atrophy Type III, (PRA type III); mutation originally found in Tibetan Spaniel and Tibetan Terrier
  Progressive Retinal Atrophy, (CNGA1-PRA); mutation originally found in Shetland Sheepdog
  Progressive Retinal Atrophy, (PAP1_PRA); mutation originally found in Papillon and Phalene
  Progressive Retinal Atrophy, (PRA); mutation originally found in Basenji
  Progressive Retinal Atrophy; Swedish Vallhund marker test
  Protein Losing Nephropathy, (PLN); NPHS1 gene variant
  Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Phosphatase 1 (PDP1) Deficiency
  Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency; mutation originally found in Beagle
  Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency; mutation originally found in Pug
  Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency; mutation originally found in West Highland White Terrier
  QT Syndrome
  Renal Cystadenocarcinoma and Nodular Dermatofibrosis, (RCND)
  Rod-Cone Dysplasia 1, (rcd1); mutation originally found in Irish Setter
  Rod-Cone Dysplasia 1a, (rdc1a); mutation originally found in Sloughi
  Rod-Cone Dysplasia 3, (rcd3)
  Sensory Ataxic Neuropathy (SAN)
  Severe Combined Immunodeficiency in Frisian Water Dogs, (SCID)
  Skeletal Dysplasia 2, (SD2)
  Spinal Dysraphism
  Spinocerebellar Ataxia with Myokymia and/or Seizures (SCA)
  Spinocerebellar Ataxia/ Late-Onset Ataxia (SCA, LOA)
  Spondylocostal Dysostosis
  Trapped Neutrophil Syndrome, (TNS)
  Van den Ende-Gupta Syndrome, (VDEGS)
  Von Willebrand's Disease (vWD) Type II
  X-Linked Ectodermal Dysplasia, (XHED)
  X-Linked Hereditary Nephropathy, (XLHN)
  X-Linked Hereditary Nephropathy, (XLHN); mutation originally found in Navasota Dog
  X-Linked Progressive Retinal Atrophy 2, (XLPRA2)
  X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (XSCID); mutation originally found in Basset Hound
  X-Linked Severe Combined Immunodeficiency (XSCID); mutation originally found in Cardigan Welsh Corgi