APPENDIX C ADDRESSES OF INTEREST
THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. (GRCA)
c/o Secretary
P.O. Box 20434, Oklahoma City, OK 73156
http://www.grca.org
Currently available:
- Information about GRCA (No charge)
- Referral to local Golden Retriever clubs (No charge)
- Introduction to the Golden Retriever, 75 page booklet.
- Color video on the breed by Rachel Page Elliott, available for purchase (See Appendix B, Videos)
- Full Color Calendars - available summer through December
AMERICAN KENNEL CLUB, INC. (AKC)
260 Madison Avenue,
New York, NY 10016
Telephone (212) 696-8200
http://www.AKC.org
Customer Service & Registrations:
5580 Centerview Drive,
Raleigh, NC 27606.
Phone: 919-233-9767.
The AKC regulates all dog shows, obedience trials, field trials, tracking tests and their titles, as well as all registration of purebred litters and individual dogs. Many informational items are available, including:
- Rules Applying to Registration and Dog Shows
- Obedience Trial Regulations (Including Tracking)
- Rules and Standards for Retriever Field Trials
- Regulations and Guidelines for AKC Hunting Tests for Retrievers (single copies of the above are available free of charge)
- THE COMPLETE DOG BOOK (All Breed standards, and general information on all breeds)
- Slide/Tape Show on the Golden Retriever (rent or buy)
- List of movies to rent, on dog shows, judging, field trials, etc.
CANINE EYE REGISTRATION FOUNDATION (CERF)
Purdue University,
CERF/Lynn Hall,
625 Harrison Street,
West Lafayette, IN 47907-2026.
Registration of eye examined dogs - all breeds.
NORTH AMERICAN HUNTING RETRIEVER ASSOCIATION (NAHRA)
P.O. Box 1590,
Stafford, VA 22555.
(540) 286-0625
http://starsouth.com/NAHRA
Information on NAHRA sponsored Hunting Retriever Tests.
PENNHIP (Pennsylvania Hip Improvement Program)
PennHIP Analysis Center
20 Valley Stream Parkway, Suite 267
Malvern, PA 19355
http://www.vet.upenn.edu/pennhip
Information on PennHip Program - distraction method of evaluating hip laxity.
ORTHOPEDIC FOUNDATION FOR ANIMALS (OFA)
2300 Nifong Blvd.,
Columbia, MO 65201.
http://www.offa.org/
Currently available:
- Information on X-raying for OFA evaluation
- HIP DYSPLASIA: A Monograph for Dog Breeders and Owners by E.A. Corley, DVM, PhD., Dipl. AVCO. $5 single copy, $1 each for orders of ten or more copies.
PET RECOVERY
AKC COMPANION ANIMAL RECOVERY
5580 Centerview Dr., Suite 250
Raleigh, NC 27606-3394
http://www.akc.org/car.htm
Registry for microchipped or tattoed animals. AKC maintains a 24 hour recovery network to aid in the recovery and return of lost pets.
