The Yorkshire Terrier Club of America is pleased to announce they are helping to "raise the bar" in the fight against canine disease. The Officers and Board of Directors has voted to support the funding of the following grants. They were peer reviewed for methodology and significance with a focus on keeping costs at a minimum. They have received appropriate scientific scores ranging in categories from intellectual quality to 
the overall merit of the study. 

Donations made to the AKC Canine Health Foundation from our Donor Advised Fund.

1. $2,500 for Grant No. 908 Serotonin Type 2A Receptor Antagonist Therapy for Preventing the Progression of Myxomatous Mitral Valve Disease. 

2. $1,000 for Grant No. 1160-A Development of Contract-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Angiography for the Diagnosis of Congenital Vascular Liver Disease in Dogs. 

3. $7,000 for Grant No. 963 Genotyping Small Breed Dogs with Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies and Microvascular Dysplasia, Sharon A. Center, DVM, Cornell University.

The above 3 donations were matched by the CHF for a total donation of $21,000.00.

Donations made to the Morris Animal Foundation

1.  $3,000 for Grant No. D08CA-001 Genetics of Portosystemic Vascular Anomalies and 
Microvascular Dysplasia in Small Breed Dogs

2.  A gift of $500. for the YTCA Annual Sunshine Remembrance

Donations made to the AKC Canine Health Foundation from our Donor Advised Fund.

1.  $2,500. ACORN 1227-A: Specificity and Sensitivity of the Pancreatic Lipase Immunoreactivity (SPEC cPL) Test for the Diagnosis of Canine Pancreatitis

This donation will be matched by the CHF for a total donation of $5,000.00