Red Brick Building
| Tues 9/23 | Wed 9/24 | Thurs 9/25 | Fri 9/26 |
| DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 12PM-4PM | DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 9AM – 4PM | DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 9AM – 4PM | DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 9AM – 12PM |
| PU Clinic 12PM-4PM | PU Clinic 9AM-4PM | PU Clinic 9AM-4PM | |
| OFA Eye Clinic 9AM-4PM | |||
| OFA Cardiac Clinic (Dr. Marshall) 8:30AM-4:30PM | OFA Cardiac Clinic (Dr. Stern) 8:30AM-4:30PM | OFA Cardiac Clinic (Dr. Stern) 8:30AM-4:30PM | |
| Cancer Detection Study | Cancer Detection Study |
All clinic times are subject to change. Please check Facebook for any changes or updates.
PRE registration is until Aug 27 which includes pre registration prices. NO REFUNDS after this date. LATE registration will continue until Sept 12 which may be at a higher cost, depending on clinic.
UC Davis DNA & Genetic Diversity Clinic
There is no charge for the blood draws or shipping
GRF also absorbs the OFA CHIC fee for Goldens.
For donating blood to the GRF projects with OFA and Broad Institute, please download and print the DNA Repository form located on the OFA website at: https://ofa.org/applications/ or available here:
Please bring completed paperwork to the clinic
Questions: 20*******************@***il.com
$120 (normally $130) — Testing includes:
$75 (normally $85)
This test panel may be useful to breeders who wish to track and increase genetic diversity of their breed as a long-term goal.
Additional information on this testing can be found at the UC Davis Canine Diversity Website.
UC Davis is offering the same Specialty discounted prices for the Genetic Health Panel and Diversity Testing to Golden Retrievers unable to attend this year’s National. These prices will be offered for the entire month of September.
To take advantage of at home DNA testing, order the test from the GRCA Online store on or before Sept 12, 2025 Before completing your order make sure to mark “at home”. You will receive an email within a few days with a one time use coupon code along with instructions on how to submit your sample to UC Davis. This coupon code can not be reissued.
Samples must be postmarked from Sept 1 – 30, 2025. Samples received by UC Davis and not postmarked within this time frame will not be processed and no refund will be issued.
Dr. Mike Lappin, DVM was born and raised in Michigan where his family always had dogs. One of his favorites was “Fred,” a Beagle that he and his brother taught to bark, earning the ire of his mother. He graduated from Parchment High School in 1966, and continued on to Michigan State University, where he graduated as a Doctor of Veterinary Medicine in 1972. He moved to Massachusetts to begin his professional career at the Kingston Animal Hospital. Dr Lappin opened his own practice in 1992 in Buzzards Bay, MA. After a name change in 1992, “The Animal House” came into being.
Dr Lappin became involved in dog training through his veterinary practice and began training his own Golden Retrievers in the early 1990’s. He and his first Golden Retriever, “Tess,” discovered Agility in the mid 90’s and began competing shortly after. Tess retired at the age of 12 years. He is currently training and showing his 4th and 5th Golden Retrievers, “Scarlett” and “Costello” in Agility, Obedience, and Rally Obedience. Mike and his past and current “kids” have achieved numerous obedience and agility titles.
A member of Yankee Golden Retriever Club, he is on the Board of Directors and has served as their Obedience Committee chair. He is also a member of the Golden Retriever Club of America. He has served as the Vice President of the Golden Retriever Foundation. Dr. Lappin continues serving the Foundation as their DNA collection officer. He has been instrumental in the Foundation’s efforts to collect DNA from Golden Retrievers to be used for health research. With his efforts there have been over 2000 samples banked at the OFA-CHIC DNA bank, more than any other breed of dog. Dr. Lappin also became an American Kennel Club judge of agility, and rally obedience in 2004 to round out his “giving back to the sport” philosophy.
