Litter Checklist

So, you’re expecting a litter:
            Here’s your paperwork checklist

Before the litter is whelped

• Nominate your litter for the DCA Futurity
  • Futurity Program
• Create your DCA breeder upcoming litter ad for the DCA website

After the litter is whelped

• Update your DCA breeder upcoming litter ad for the DCA website
• Apply for your AKC litter number
  • AKC litter registration
• Microchip your puppies and register the microchips at akcreunite.org
• Prepare your contracts
  • DCA contracts
• Request DCAF brochures for the puppy packs
  • DCAF puppy pack handout
• If you are a Purina Pro Club Member: Request puppy packs
  • Purina Pro Club
• Set up your hearing test and DNA blood draw
  • Identify each puppy with their AKC number
  • Download & fill out the forms for OFA hearing
    • OFA Application for Congenital Deafness Database form
    • Mark the form with “DCAF will pay for the registration”
  • Download and print out the CHIC Puppy DNA Submission Note for inclusion in your puppy packet
• Download and fill out the forms for DNA blood draw
  • Dalmatian Health Survey
  • Mark the form with “DCAF will pay for the registration”
•  Application to Congenital Deafness Database should be sent to:
  
  • Orthopedic Foundation for Animals
    2300 E Nifong Blvd
    Columbia, MO 66201-3806
• The CHIC DNA Application goes to:
  • Liz Hansen-Dalmatian DNA Research
    University of Missouri
    320 Conway Hall
    Columbia, MO 65211
• While you are filling out the DNA health forms for the litter, do an update on the Dam of the litter and any other Dalmatians in the house.
• Nominate your individual puppies for the Futurity before they are 4 months old.
  • Futurity – puppy(ies) nomination