Health Guarantee

CelticDoods Health Warranty

Our dogs receive a complete panel of breed-recommended genetic tests. We will not breed any dog that is affected by any of the diseases that their breed is tested for. If dog is a known carrier of any disease we will not pair that dog with another dog that is also a carrier of that known disease. This warrants our puppies to be free from any of the genetic diseases that the Dam and Sire have been tested for. At. CelticDoods, we use Embark genetic testing, which is recognized by the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (OFA) and the Goldendoodle Association of North America (GANA) for accuracy.

We test our parent dogs (Lads and Lassies) for the following genetic and congenital health conditions as they are specifically related to their breeds:
  • Hip and elbow displasia – All Parents
  • Eyes – All Parents
  • Heart – Golden Retriever and Old English Sheepdog Parents
  • Thyroid – Standard Poodle and Old English Sheepdog Parents
  • Patellas – Flatcoat Retriever Parents
  • PRCD-PRA – All Parents
  • DM – All Parents
  • vWd1 – Standard Poodle Parents
  • NEWS – Standard Poodle Parents
  • GRPRA2 – Golden Retriever Parents
  • GR-PRA1 – Golden Retriever Parents
  • ICH – Golden Retriever Parents

There are too numerous genetic variants tested to list, there are over 215 genetic markers that are tested on all of our dogs through Emabark. This is why we confidently stand behind our puppies with a two-year genetic health guarantee. All puppies sold by CelticDoods are in the best possible health to the best of our ability and knowledge. While our puppies are in our care, we feed them well and give them the best care possible to grow into strong and healthy pets for years to come.

Each puppy is checked by our licensed veterinarians, who determines that the puppies are healthy & ready to go live with their new owners. Shot and Deworming records are given to our buyers at the time of pick-up, along with copies of parents pedigrees, health certifications, and Embark certificates.

Our 24 Months of Age Genetic Health Guarantee covers the following listed conditions:

  • Seller guarantees the puppy, until two years of age, against moderate to severe hip dysplasia which would reduce Puppy’s quality of life. If there is evidence of hip dysplasia, the Puppy must go to a veterinarian that specializes in PennHIP or OFA hip and elbow imaging for our veterinarians to review.

  • The Distraction Index (DI) will not be used to determine hip dysplasia as this is a risk indicator only. The Osteoarthritis (OA) Findings will be used to determine hip dysplasia and must indicate moderate OA or severe OA on either or both hips for health guarantee.

  • Seller guarantees the puppy, until two years of age, against congenital cardiac disease. If there is a concern for congenital cardiac disease, Buyer must go to a board certified cardiologist and complete an OFA Advanced Cardiac Exam. This guarantee covers congenital cardiac disease diagnosed during the OFA Advanced Cardiac Exam via echocardiographic examination that is found to be Abnormal with Moderate or Severe severity. Board certification by the American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine, Specialty of Cardiology is considered by the American Veterinary Medical Association as the benchmark of clinical proficiency for veterinarians in clinical cardiology, and examination by a Diplomate of this specialty board is required.

  • Our dogs receive a complete panel of breed-recommended genetic tests. Seller will not breed any dog that is affected by any of the diseases that their breed is tested for. If a dog is a known carrier of any disease, Seller will not pair that dog with another dog that is also a carrier of known disease. CelticDoods guarantees he puppy, until two years of age, to be NOT AFFECTED by any of the genetic diseases that the Dam & Sire have been tested for. It is acceptable for the puppy to be Normal (clear) or a Carrier of the disease trait. Embark is the approved diagnostic testing laboratory if concerned Puppy is affected by any disease. We reserve the right to require testing to prove the puppy is from our lineage.