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ASHGI's IDASH Pedigree Analysis Service

Appointment Requests

Appointments will be assigned on a first-come, first-serve basis. They may be scheduled from January through November. There will be no scheduled appointments in December. Appointments will be assigned to the first available slot unless the applicant requests a later slot in the current year. We schedule only one year at a time. Sign-ups for the subsequent year will begin in December of the current year.

Fee: $20 per dog, payable in full at time of check-in.

At the time of the appointment, you may submit as many pedigrees as you choose, provided you are an owner or co-owner of the dogs.

Please review the requirements below before requesting an appointment.
  1. We perform pedigree analysis for registered Australian Shepherds and Miniature Australian Shepherds only. We regret that we do not have health databases that allow us to provide this service for other breeds. 
  2. You must be the owner or co-owner of the dog or litter to be analyzed. - Your name must appear on a registry-issued document.
    • registration certificate for an individual dog-owner, or 
    • individual registration application for the breeder of a litter
    • NO OTHER DOCUMENTS ARE ACCEPTABLE.
  3. You must pay for the service in full at the time of check-in.
  4. Health information on your dog’s family will help us make the most accurate evaluation possible. You may provide the information now or wait until the time of your appointment. Type of information needed:
    • dogs that had or produced any of the traits we evaluate for. For a list, click HERE.
    • Results of DNA screening tests, including normals.
    • We do not need data on phenotypically normal dogs.
    • You may submit this information now or at the time of your appointment. If you would like to submit information now, click HERE.
  5. Do NOT send these things prior to the above date--we cannot hold them for you.
  6. If you miss your appointment, we allow a three-months grace period. (i.e. if your appointment was in January, you have until April to sign-in.)


We CANNOT do any of the following: 
  • Dogs owned by other persons. 
  • Prospective crosses, planned litters or litters for which you cannot provide a registry-issued individual registration certificate
  • Dogs you have leased. 
  • Dogs you have purchased but for which you do not yet have registry- issued certificate naming you as owner or co-owner.
  • Registry issued documents on which your current ownership information has been entered by hand.
  • Give you more than one appointment per year.


If you would like to request an appointment for pedigree analysis, an e-mail link is provided below. In your request e-mail please provide the following:
  • Your full name
  • Approximately how many dogs you will want analyzed
  • In what month (January - November) you would like your appointment. If your requested month is full, we will assign you an appointment at the earliest available time.


E-Mail us to request a pedigree analysis appointment.


If you have questions about this process, please E-mail us.

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