DNA Blood Draw/CHIC
October 6 @ 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Events Center
| Tues 10/6 | Wed 10/7 | Thurs 10/8 | Fri 10/9 |
| DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 12PM-4PM | DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 9AM – 4PM | DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 9AM – 4PM | DNA Blood Draw/CHIC 9AM – 12PM |
| OFA Eye Clinic 9AM-4PM | |||
| OFA Cardiac Clinic 8:30AM-4:30PM | OFA Cardiac Clinic 8:30AM-4:30PM |
All clinic times are subject to change. Please check Facebook for any changes or updates.
Pre registration and payment by major credit cards will be available for OFA Eyes, OFA ECHO, CHIC Blood Draw. There is no fee for the CHIC Blood Draw Clinic.
Confirmation of pre-registration will be the receipt of online payment for specific test. General questions can be sent to: 20***********************@***il.com
OFA DNA CHIC Database Blood Draw Clinic
Vetrinarian: Dr Michael Lappin, DVM
CHIC BANK/DNA Repository :
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
About the Doctor: Michael A. Lappin DVM
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.
