AKC and Dalmatian Club of America Agreement

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Use this form to update your CHIC/DNA Health Information
Dalmatian Health Survey (PDF)

Links to DCA Educational articles and information:

~ by LUA Study Group
"Why Bother With LUA Dalmatians?" "How to Breed an LUA Dalmatian", plus photographs and lineage of LUA Dalmatians

~ by LUA Study Group
See photos of 25 Low Uric Acid Dalmatians, LUA Breeding Progam showing various pedigrees and specific pedigree analysis, photos of LUA Progeny

Please submit comments, requests and/or suggestions to the DCA President:

Click here for more information.

The American Kennel Club and the Dalmatian Club of America have reached an agreement on how to promote the dissemination of information and provide education on the matter of the Backcross/LUA Dalmatian project.

AKC Executive Secretary Report - LUA Open Registration Procedures ~ President Hennessey
AKC Open Registration Form
DCA Membership Voting Results ~ June 2011
DCA President Hennessey's Letter to AKC
AKC Breed Health Advisory Report
AKC/DCA Agreement
Questions & Concerns Raised about the Health and Welfare Committee Report
"Questions & Concerns Raised about the Health and Welfare Committee Report" was a collaborative effort by the Dalmatian Club of America Board of Governors based on questions raised by the DCA membership and board discussion. It is not a position statement.
Response from the AKC on "Questions & Concerns Raised about the Health and Welfare Committee Report"
MARS Report (Molecular Genetic Analysis of Backcross Dalmatians Compared to AKC Dalmatians, UK Dalmatians, Pointers, and Other Breeds)
LUA Panel Discussion at the DCA National Specialty ~ Ft. Mitchell, KY ~ May 2nd, 2011
- Segment 1
- Segment 2
- Segment 3
- Segment 4
- Segment 5
- Segment 6
- Segment 7
- Segment 8
- Pro-Side Introduction
- Con-Side Introduction
- Pro-Side Questions, Answers By Con Side
- Rebuttal by Pro-Side
- Con-Side Questions, Answers By Pro-Side
- Rebuttal by Con-Side

Questions Answered by Pro-Side

OTHER INFORMATION LINKS

Mutations in the SLC2A9 Gene Cause Hyperuricosuria and Hyperuricemia in the Dog

Inheritance of Urinary Calculi in the Dalmatian
D.L. Bannasch, G.V. Ling, J. Bea, and T.R. Famula; JVIM; 2004

Evaluation of the association between sex and risk of forming urate uroliths in Dalmatians
Hasan Albasan, DVM, PhD; Jody P. Lulich, DVM, PhD, DACVIM; Carl A. Osborne, EVM, PhD, DACVIM; Chalermpol Lekcharoensuk, DVM, PhD; JAVMA; 2005

DCA Ultrasound Study 2005-2006
Hughes & Williams; Spotter; 2007

DCAF Report - "Studies on Urate Urolithiasis in Dalmatians"
Bartges; University of Tennessee, College of Veterinary Medicine; 2006

Diagnosis, Prevention & Treatment of Urate Uroithiasis in Dalmatians
Ling; JAVMA; 1993 (Abstracted by Carroll Weiss)

UK Dalmatian Breed Health Plan
The Kennel Club; 2008

The Inheritance of High Uric Acid Excretion in Dogs
Trimble & Keeler, Journal of Heredity; 1938 (Abstracted by Carroll Weiss)

AKC Policy on Opening & Closing the Stud Book
October 2002 AKC Board Meeting

Challenges in Estimating the Incidence of Disease in the Canine
Dr. Harvey Mohrenweiser; AKC Delegate Newsletter: Perspectives; 2010

DCA President's Report
January 2006

Membership Ballot Cover Letter
May 2006

DCA President's Report
July 2006

Membership Ballot Cover Letter
August 2008

DCA President's Report - Results of Vote
October 2008