DNA Test Rebate Program
We are continuing our DNA Testing Rebate Program, which began in 2022, to fulfill our mission of funding health research focused on issues that affect the health and well-being of the Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, supporting those who are committed to breeding healthy dogs.
The importance of DNA testing of breeding stock and the cost of that testing has been a frequent topic on a SCWTCA online discussion group. The Endowment follows the discussion with great interest so that we can assist breeders and owners with DNA testing their Wheaten Terriers.
We only receive statistics from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine on the DNA testing that they perform. We want to encourage future and past DNA test results to be sent to the SCWT Database for ongoing research and to aid breeders in making informed breeding decisions.
®Our goals are as follows:
• Encourage Wheaten Terrier breeders to DNA test their breeding stock.
• Encourage owners/breeders to enter their Wheatens’ DNA testing in the SCWT Database.
• Serve as a means to further reduce the cost of DNA testing on top of any discounts offered by labs.
• Support the PLN Variant Gene and PLE research ongoing at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine by entering Wheatens’ DNA results into the SCWT Database.
• Assist those breeders who relied on ‘Clear By Parentage’ for multiple generations as a means to reduce the cost of further testing.
This program began in February of 2022 and is ongoing. Every owner who sends their Wheatens’ complete DNA test results to the SCWT database will receive a $20 rebate per dog.
We hope this project will encourage you to get those past and future test results into the SCWT database. We will keep you informed on our progress.
DNA Testing Rebate Program Rules:
Incentive: The SCWTCA Endowment will reimburse $20.00 per dog in US Funds. Please note, this is per dog reimbursement not per DNA Test.
Rules & Procedures:
• Full DNA results must be submitted and entered in the SCWT Database. Each entry must include owner name(s), address(es) and email(s).
• DNA Test from any previously tested dog is acceptable. This means if you did testing in 2012, you are eligible for the rebate if you add it to the SCWT Database now. You may contact Meryl Littman at merylitt@vet.upenn.edu if you no longer have the original email with the DNA results on your Wheaten Terrier.
• Toni Vincent is the contact person for disbursement of funds. Her email is scwtca.endowment.inc@gmail.com.
• Reimbursement will be by Zelle® and in US Funds only.
• Reimbursement goes to the person submitting the paperwork.
• Program began during the 2022 calendar year and is ongoing through 2023.
• This offer only applies to dogs whose DNA results were not been submitted to the SCWT Database prior to 2022.
• This program only applies to genetic health testing. For example, a DNA panel that only includes phenotype is not eligible.
