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Why does a dog need to be at least 1 year old before the cardiac screening will count towards a CHIC number?

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Why does a dog need to be at least 1 year old before the cardiac screening will count towards a CHIC number?

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A7 – An “innocent murmur” can be ausculted in some younger dogs, so the OFA has established 1 year as the minimum age for certification that a dog is free of congenital heart defects. There is additional information about this on the OFA webpage at: http://www.offa.