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Silver                                             GOLD

              To have been awarded  a Bronze Level               All Bulldogs to be over 24 months.
              Health Certificate.
                                                                 To have been awarded a Bronze and Silver
                                                                 Level Health Certificate.
                 Clear  results on eye examination
                 recorded.                                          Clear  results on eye examination
                 To have Putnam Test (Grade 0-1) see vet           recorded.
                 advice sheet for grading.                          BVA  or ECVO  eye Scheme – copy
                 To have an HUU  DNA test of Clear/                of  certificate.  Clear  results  on  eye
                 Carrier  (certificate  copy  sent  in,  which      examination recorded. Test to be done at
                 includes Microchip/tattoo number).                 2 years of age or over.
                 To have obtained a RFGS (Grade 0,1,2              Heart screening by qualified Auscultation
                 (BOAS)  certificate  copy  sent  in,  which        approved Veterinary Surgeon. (Grade 0).
                 includes microchip/tattoo number).
                                                                    RFGS (BOAS) (Grade 0,1).
                 No adverse tail problems (inverted or
                                                                 Bulldogs can  also gain gold stars  by
                 lack of tail will fail Silver level).
                                                                 participating in the following exams and for
                 Any undesirable characteristics as             the following show awards.
                 applied by the Breed Standard.
                                                                 Gold stars will be awarded for:
                 Not to be monorchid or cryptorchid.Not to
                                                                    Trachea measurements.
                 have blue or green eyes.
                                                                    Spinal X-Ray (Thorax area).
                 Not to have colours not recognised.
                                                                    Heart Doppler examination.
                 Not to be a Dudley
                                                                    HUU Clear.
                                                                    Kennel Club Stud Book Number
           on how to participate in the scheme can be found
           on the Bulldog Breed Councils website.                   UK Champion
           The Bulldog Health Committee have worked with            RFGS tested in the chamber  at
           the Kennel Club, in putting together our Health          Cambridge University (Grade 0,1)
           scheme and more recently with the Kennel Club
           and Cambridge University on the Respiratory
           Functional Grading Scheme. The Bulldog Breed        The Kennel Club Respiratory Grading System
           Council  also along  with all the Breed Clubs
                                                                    www.thekennelclub.org.uk/rfgs
           regularly put on Health testing days as well as
           including  testing  days at Breed  shows. Speak       www.bulldogbreedcouncil.co.uk/boas
           to the secretary of your local  club  for more      For all information on Health testing Days contact
           information, please see below.
                                                               Secretary from Local Bulldog Club a list can be
                      For  special announcements  please       found on
                      see our Facebook page:-
                                                               www.bulldogbreedcouncil.co.uk/contact
                      The Bulldog Breed Council UK
                                                               For  Information on the  Health Scheme results
                                                               and our Current Conservation plan.
           For all  Bulldog  Health  information  visit Bulldog
                                                                www.bulldogbreedcouncil.co.uk/health-
           Breed Council Website.
                                                                         scheme-survey-results
            www.bulldogbreedcouncil.co.uk/health-
                              scheme

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