Champion of Health Award Information
The GPCA Health Committee is proud to offer to GPCA club members the opportunity to participate in the OFA Champion of Health Award program. This annual award consists of an engraved silver medallion awarded to the owner of the chosen dog and a $100.00 donation to the AKC Canine Health Foundation by the OFA in the name of the honored dog. The award recipient will be announced each year at our National Specialty Awards Banquet.
The OFA asks that our nominations for this award show "significant achievements in the ring, in the field, or as producers and hold all appropriate health clearances." Some examples of achievements appropriate for nomination in our breed include:
- Conformation or Obedience Ring
- Producers of multiple CHIC get
- Any HOF Awards (production, show, obedience, draft, versatility)
- Outstanding therapy dogs
- Outstanding livestock guardians
All Great Pyrenees applicants must have a CHIC number* in order to be considered. Nominees may not have had all health clearances at the time of the achievement but must have obtained them by the date of the application submission. Applications are available below and are due by January 15th, for the previous calendar year.
The Health Committee encourages everyone to consider the dogs known to them for this award. While the person submitting the application must be a GPCA full member and either a breeder or owner of the candidate dog, not all members may know of this program in the next few months. Please assist this committee in the pursuit of good candidates by getting the word out to all.
For more information please contact Joan Stewart-Ruiz Email: vicnjoan@yahoo.com
*CHIC numbers are received by obtaining specific health clearances. More information on CHIC.
The GPCA Health Committee is proud to announce the fifth Great Pyrenees to receive the OFA Champion of Health Award:
Ch.Valle d'Aspe Scandalous Afair, CD, BN, RAE, VX, HOF, HIT
The GPCA Health Committee is proud to announce our fourth Great Pyrenees to receive the OFA Champion of Health Award: Ch. Calurian Ailo Mountain Sage, RA
The GPCA Health Committee is proud to announce the third Great Pyrenees to receive the OFA Champion of Health Award: Ch. Euzkalzale's Heart of a Soldier, HOF, RN, TDI, VX
The GPCA Health Committee is proud to announce the second Great Pyrenees to receive the OFA Champion of Health Award: Ch. Impyrial's Love American Style. More information
The GPCA Health Committee is proud to announce the first Great Pyrenees to receive the OFA Champion of Health Award: Ch. Rivergroves Kendall Jackson, HOF, HOF. More information