Post by Shadowlands on Aug 12, 2011 17:27:18 GMT -5
I hope I am more flush with funds come November - this looks like an awesome conference - discussing many of the Issues facing all dog owners and breeders today. I would strongly encourage any of you that can go - that you do.... and then come back and give DS a report!!
Purebred Dogs: The Next Endangered Species?Celebrating Purebred Dogs and the People and Organizations that Protect and Care for them
November 12-13
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
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Using Coefficients to Improve Breed Health covers the practice of using coefficients: inbreeding, linebreeding, and outcrossing, to expose problems, improve health, and consolidate desirable traits in purpose-bred animals.
Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Companion Animal Genomics at Iowa State University. Much of his research has focused on the genetic diseases of dogs and cats. His enthusiasm for dogs carries over into his hobbies: when not at work, Ellinwood is active in two clubs, with over 28 years experience breeding, training, hunting over, and testing field trial Labradors and Large Munsterlanders.
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Activist campaigns against dog ownership and breeding is both an historical overview and strategy guide for purpose-bred dog enthusiasts and the issues they face. Foster's presentation will prove cautionary, informative and inspiring to anybody who owns purebred dogs.
Dennis Foster, Lt. Col. (retired) is the executive director of Master of Foxhounds Association. He is an avid horseman, an internationally recognized expert in the tactics of the animal rights movement and an award-winning author whose articles have appeared in US, European and Canadian publications.
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Taking Control of Rescue Dog Trafficking in Connecticut presents a veterinarian's unique perspective on the Connecticut VMA's efforts to protect its clients and state from the ongoing fraud and unethical conduct of the rescue trade and expose the way exporting states, citizens, rescues, and animal control officers turn a blind eye to their overpopulation problems, allowing northward rescue to carry the load.
Arnold L. Goldman, DVM, MS has been a veterinarian for more than twenty-five years, with interests in internal medicine, especially endocrinology and cancer treatment. He has received numerous awards for his public work, including being named Connecticut's "Veterinarian of the Year" in 2005. He has published scholarly works on veterinary science and is a Director of Americans for Medical Progress.
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Practical Applications in Service Dog Breeding Programs focus on the techniques used to deal with the challenges of maintaining genetic diversity while breeding for specific traits in service animals.
Paul Mundell, NAIA Board Member is one of the most highly regarded practitioners in the field of applied animal genetics and breeding. He is currently the National Director of Canine Programs for Canine Companions for Independence, and is a consultant for the United States Marine Corps developing specialized search dogs to remotely detect improvised explosive devices in a tactical environment.
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A Scientific View of Dog Population Trends:presentation TBA
John C. New Jr., DVM, MPH, DACVPM: bio TBA
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A Breeder's Lasting Affect on Behavior covers the lifelong behavioral effects a breeder can have on their puppies, critical periods in development, and the vital need to balance a puppy's health concerns with early (and often!) socialization.
Kirsten Nielsen, PhD is an award-winning trainer and behaviorist, whose wildly successful puppy socialization program has been emulated by many others. She has been a professional trainer for 16 years, combining her background in neuroscience and behavior with the hands-on experience of a lifelong animal-lover.
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The Development of Breeds is a presentation on the development of unique breeds of dogs, with a focus on founder effects and the development of genetic diversity as a breed's population grows.
Larry Katz, PhD, NAIA President is the Senior Associate Director of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences in Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Dr. Katz’s expertise is in behavioral endocrinology, reproductive biology, and the behavior of domestic animals. He has published more than 135 peer-reviewed articles and scientific abstracts, and delivered hundreds of invited presentations. Katz has served on committees at the university, state, and national level regarding agricultural animal care and wildlife damage control, and has received numerous awards for his teaching.
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Genetic Tests and Other Tools Available to Modern Breeders: presentation TBA.
Fran Smith, DVM, PhD has been a veterinarian for over three decades, and is one of the only board certified small animal reproduction specialist in private practice in the United States. She is also President of the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, a breeder of Labrador Retrievers, and the health committee chair for her breed club.
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Humane Relocation and Dog Population Trends: presentation TBA.
Patti Strand, NAIA National Director is a recognized expert and consultant on contemporary animal issues, most notably responsible dog ownership and the animal rights movement. Her articles on canine issues, animal welfare, public policy and animal rights have appeared in major US news publications and in trade, professional, and scientific journals. Patti has been a Dalmatian breeder and enthusiast since 1969, is an approved AKC judge and has been a member of the AKC Board of Directors since 1995.
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The Legal and Legislative Challenges to Purebred Dogs and Breeders: presentation TBA.
Jerrold Tannenbaum, JD is a renowned expert on the subject of animal ethics, animal welfare, genetics, experimental animal biology, animal law and the responsible conduct of research. He teaches both Animal Law and Agricultural Law and Policy. He is the author of Veterinary Ethics, the first comprehensive book on veterinary ethics published in any language, and a required text at a number of veterinary schools in the United States and Canada.
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A Healthier Respect for Ovaries: a presentation on the strong association between intact ovaries and exceptional longevity in Rottweilers, and its implications for all dogs.
David Waters, DVM, PhD is an award-winning Professor of Comparative Oncology in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Director of the Center on Aging and The Life Course at Purdue University. Dr. Waters is nationally recognized for his work on utilizing pet dogs as models of human aging.
originally posted by Trinity-Dobes
Purebred Dogs: The Next Endangered Species?Celebrating Purebred Dogs and the People and Organizations that Protect and Care for them
November 12-13
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Using Coefficients to Improve Breed Health covers the practice of using coefficients: inbreeding, linebreeding, and outcrossing, to expose problems, improve health, and consolidate desirable traits in purpose-bred animals.
Matthew Ellinwood, DVM, PhD is an Assistant Professor of Companion Animal Genomics at Iowa State University. Much of his research has focused on the genetic diseases of dogs and cats. His enthusiasm for dogs carries over into his hobbies: when not at work, Ellinwood is active in two clubs, with over 28 years experience breeding, training, hunting over, and testing field trial Labradors and Large Munsterlanders.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Activist campaigns against dog ownership and breeding is both an historical overview and strategy guide for purpose-bred dog enthusiasts and the issues they face. Foster's presentation will prove cautionary, informative and inspiring to anybody who owns purebred dogs.
Dennis Foster, Lt. Col. (retired) is the executive director of Master of Foxhounds Association. He is an avid horseman, an internationally recognized expert in the tactics of the animal rights movement and an award-winning author whose articles have appeared in US, European and Canadian publications.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Taking Control of Rescue Dog Trafficking in Connecticut presents a veterinarian's unique perspective on the Connecticut VMA's efforts to protect its clients and state from the ongoing fraud and unethical conduct of the rescue trade and expose the way exporting states, citizens, rescues, and animal control officers turn a blind eye to their overpopulation problems, allowing northward rescue to carry the load.
Arnold L. Goldman, DVM, MS has been a veterinarian for more than twenty-five years, with interests in internal medicine, especially endocrinology and cancer treatment. He has received numerous awards for his public work, including being named Connecticut's "Veterinarian of the Year" in 2005. He has published scholarly works on veterinary science and is a Director of Americans for Medical Progress.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Practical Applications in Service Dog Breeding Programs focus on the techniques used to deal with the challenges of maintaining genetic diversity while breeding for specific traits in service animals.
Paul Mundell, NAIA Board Member is one of the most highly regarded practitioners in the field of applied animal genetics and breeding. He is currently the National Director of Canine Programs for Canine Companions for Independence, and is a consultant for the United States Marine Corps developing specialized search dogs to remotely detect improvised explosive devices in a tactical environment.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Scientific View of Dog Population Trends:presentation TBA
John C. New Jr., DVM, MPH, DACVPM: bio TBA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Breeder's Lasting Affect on Behavior covers the lifelong behavioral effects a breeder can have on their puppies, critical periods in development, and the vital need to balance a puppy's health concerns with early (and often!) socialization.
Kirsten Nielsen, PhD is an award-winning trainer and behaviorist, whose wildly successful puppy socialization program has been emulated by many others. She has been a professional trainer for 16 years, combining her background in neuroscience and behavior with the hands-on experience of a lifelong animal-lover.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Development of Breeds is a presentation on the development of unique breeds of dogs, with a focus on founder effects and the development of genetic diversity as a breed's population grows.
Larry Katz, PhD, NAIA President is the Senior Associate Director of Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension, and a Professor in the Department of Animal Sciences in Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences. Dr. Katz’s expertise is in behavioral endocrinology, reproductive biology, and the behavior of domestic animals. He has published more than 135 peer-reviewed articles and scientific abstracts, and delivered hundreds of invited presentations. Katz has served on committees at the university, state, and national level regarding agricultural animal care and wildlife damage control, and has received numerous awards for his teaching.
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Genetic Tests and Other Tools Available to Modern Breeders: presentation TBA.
Fran Smith, DVM, PhD has been a veterinarian for over three decades, and is one of the only board certified small animal reproduction specialist in private practice in the United States. She is also President of the Orthopedic Foundation for Animals, a breeder of Labrador Retrievers, and the health committee chair for her breed club.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Humane Relocation and Dog Population Trends: presentation TBA.
Patti Strand, NAIA National Director is a recognized expert and consultant on contemporary animal issues, most notably responsible dog ownership and the animal rights movement. Her articles on canine issues, animal welfare, public policy and animal rights have appeared in major US news publications and in trade, professional, and scientific journals. Patti has been a Dalmatian breeder and enthusiast since 1969, is an approved AKC judge and has been a member of the AKC Board of Directors since 1995.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Legal and Legislative Challenges to Purebred Dogs and Breeders: presentation TBA.
Jerrold Tannenbaum, JD is a renowned expert on the subject of animal ethics, animal welfare, genetics, experimental animal biology, animal law and the responsible conduct of research. He teaches both Animal Law and Agricultural Law and Policy. He is the author of Veterinary Ethics, the first comprehensive book on veterinary ethics published in any language, and a required text at a number of veterinary schools in the United States and Canada.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A Healthier Respect for Ovaries: a presentation on the strong association between intact ovaries and exceptional longevity in Rottweilers, and its implications for all dogs.
David Waters, DVM, PhD is an award-winning Professor of Comparative Oncology in the School of Veterinary Medicine and Associate Director of the Center on Aging and The Life Course at Purdue University. Dr. Waters is nationally recognized for his work on utilizing pet dogs as models of human aging.
originally posted by Trinity-Dobes