The Bull Terrier Club of America wishes to provide every encouragement for the registration of test results and therefore wishes to give the owners the choice of whether the data is in an open or semi-closed registry. An open registry allows for dissemination of all information, i.e., normal and abnormal. A semi-closed registry allows dissemination of only normal information. The Bull Terrier Club of America recommends that testing be carried out by board certified veterinary neurologists, but will accept test results from experienced veterinarians not so qualified. One test suffices for the lifetime of the animal.
Bilateral hearing passes the test.
Unilateral or bilateral deafness fails. This test should be run concurrently with a standard urinalysis. The dog has reached a minimum of two years of age. The animal submitted has passed on the aforementioned tests at or beyond the age of two years with the exception of the BAER test which is good for life. With the heart, patella and kidney function test effective for one year from the date of the test, the certificate will record the most recent test date for each.