James W Smith Memorial Health Clinics
The Dalmatian Club of America Foundation is proud to support the James W Smith Memorial Health Clinics at the DCA National Specialty shows. We honor the memory of James W Smith, a founder of DCAF, an original Heritage Society Member, and a strong champion of breeding healthy dogs.
A variety of testing is available to participants, including whenever possible, OFA thyroid testing, OFA eye certifications, and CHIC DNA blood draws for the OFA DNA Repository. DCAF funding allows this testing to be available at discounted prices and OFA application fees are covered to encourage breeders and owners to health test their dogs.
2025 James W Smith Memorial Health Clinics
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2025
Location: Purina Event Center Services Building
DCAF is pleased to offer the James W Smith Memorial Health Clinics at the 2025 DCA National Specialty. OFA fees, shipping expenses and part of the testing costs are underwritten by DCAF, making this a great opportunity to update your health testing at an unbeatable price! Please support the clinics with your participation and/or volunteer time.
Tests offered (all OFA fees included) – TBD
- OFA Thyroid profile, $TBD (ONLY Dalmatians)
- Microchip, $25
- CHIC DNA collection, FREE (ONLY Dalmatians)
On-site registration will cost an additional $10 per test and is limited to available spaces. No-shows are eligible for a refund of the pre-registration fee, less a $15 service fee per test.
The deadline for pre-registration is TBD.
An event like this needs volunteers to help! If you can draw blood samples or implant microchips, your skills are especially needed! If not, we can still use your help with paperwork, holding dogs, and general crowd control. Sign up for a few hours, or for the entire clinic. Come, have some fun, and feel great about helping to promote health testing in our breed! We try to make it a fun and rewarding experience for everyone.
To volunteer, or if you have any questions, please contact Kelly Flannigan, DVM
CHECK BACK TO PRE-REGISTER Click here to preregister your dog.
Forms to download to attach to your preregistration.
