Whippet Health Foundation, Inc. Health Clinic Information

The Whippet Health Foundation will be conducting health clinics in conjunction with the 2026 AWC National Specialty. OFA Eye Certification (CAER), BAER testing and Echocardiogram clinics will be available. The Whippet Health Foundation will be subsidizing a portion of the per dog cost for eye, hearing and heart testing for those dogs participating in the WHF database.

All test results subsidized by and released to the WHF Database will be public record. It is up to YOU to enter your dog into the WHF database and to provide us with a copy of the test results.

Health Clinic Schedule at the 2026 AWC National

CAER Eye Clinic
Wednesday, April 15, 9am to 5pm

This clinic will be conducted by Dr. Linda Collier, DVM, ACVO. Results can be sent to the Companion Animal Eye Registry (CAER) managed by OFA. This test fulfills the AWC Futurity requirement. Appointments will be pre-booked. The cost is $35 per dog. Online OFA forms will be available for this clinic, and we ask that all dogs have an online form filled out prior to the clinic.

BAER Hearing Clinic
Tuesday, April 14, 8am to 5pm. Limited to 45 dogs, additional booking is at the discretion of the Doctor.

This clinic will be conducted by Dr. Alison Brendal. Appointments will be pre-booked. The cost is $65 per dog for confidential results, $55 for public results submitted to WHF database.

OFA Echocardiogram Clinic
Monday, April 13 through Thursday, April 16, 9am to 5pm

This clinic will be conducted by Dr. Heidi Kellihan from the UW Madison. She will be performing OFA ACA echocardiogram clearance examinations. All exams will take 15 to 20 minutes. You may register as many Whippets as you want, there is no limit. Appointments will be pre-booked. The cost of the exam is $275 for confidential results, $225 for public results submitted to WHF database.