Clubs
- ASCA - Australian Shepherd Club of America is the
parent club for the Aussie breed. They provide certification and titles in
Conformation, Obedience, Agility, Stockdog and Tracking.
- AKC - The American Kennel Club is dedicated to upholding
the integrity of its Registry, promoting the sport of purebred dogs, breeding for type and
functions, and protecting the rights of pet owners.
- USASA - The US Australian Shepherd Association
encourages and promotes quality in the breeding of pure-bred Australian Shepherds and are
responsible for the breed's inclusing into the AKC registry.
- GAASC - The Greater Atlanta Australian Shepherd Club
is a local charter club of ASCA and regularly holds events for the breed in the central Georgia area.
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Health
- OFA - The Orthopedic Foundation for Animals strives to lower
the incidence of inherited disease. OFA databases serve all breeds of dogs and cats.
- CERF - The Canine Eye Registration Foundation is
dedicated to the elimination of heritable eye disease in purebred dogs.
- MDR1 - The Washington State
University's Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology Lab test for the mutant MDR1 gene.
- ASHGI - The Australian Shepherds Health and Genetics Institute
is a site dedicated about genetic and heritable diseases in Aussies.
- Cataracts - The Animal Health Trust is dedicated to animal
welfare through science.
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