Specific Test Scores, Awards and Certifications:

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HD-frei = Certified free of Hip Displasia a hip joint ailment. All dogs must be certified HD-frei before being approved for breeding (Newer pedigrees don’t show HD-frei because the requirement has been in effect long enough that all certifed dogs are HD-frei)

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OCD-frei = Certified free of Osteochondrosis a shoulder ailment. All dogs must be certified OCD-frei before being approved for breeding.

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ED-frei = Certified free of Elbow Dysplasia Not a required test but dogs known to have ED are disqualified from breeding. Owners can voluntarily have their dogs certified as ED-frei.

VJP(##)  =  Spring “puppy” Natural ability test score (Dogs born in the first 9 months of the previous year, or the last 3 months of the year before that)

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HZP(##)  =  Fall breed test score (Dogs born in the first 9 months of the previous year, or the last 3 months of the year before that)

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VGP(##)  =  Utility Hunting Dog Test (Dogs cannot test in the year they are born)

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A.H.  =  Armbruster Halt Award {Armbruster-Haltabzeichen}

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Vbr  =  Passed{bestanden} the Retrieve of Cripple on a Natural Track {Verlorenbringerprüfung}

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Btr =  Passed the Retrieving Reliability Test {Bringtreueprüfung}

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Sw  =  Passed an Association 20 or 40 hour Blood Tracking Test {Verbandsschweißprüfung}.

The “I”, “II”, “III” after a test score indicates a Prize 1, 2 or 3