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NOTE: Our Consulting Team will be on holidays from the 21st of December until the 2nd of January. 6th International Dog Health Workshop - Summer 2026* We're excited to announce that IPFD Contributing Partner Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana (ENCI) - The Italian Kennel Club - will be hosting the 6th International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) in Bologna, Italy! The 6th IDHW will take place in conjunction with the 2026 World Dog Show and FCI’s International Judge’s Congress. In addition- canada
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News & Highlights IPFD Board Nominations We are now inviting nominations for open positions on the IPFD Board. A potential Board member’s profile should preferably include, but not be limited to: Time to devote to active participation in the Board and for our Mission A good network within or across communities/sectors relevant to our mission, e.g., the dog world (not necessarily limited to pedigree dogs); dog welfare; cynological organizations; education; rese- netherlands
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News & Highlights IPFD Social Media Thank you to all of our supporters on Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube for following, liking and sharing our social media. With your help, our online presence has grown considerably over the past year, which allows us to showcase the important work being done by IPFD and our collaborators to improve the health, welfare, and well-being of all dogs worldwide! NEW! Check us out on LinkedIn! If- News & Highlights
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News & Highlights IPFD Board News Please join us in welcoming five new members to the IPFD Board of Directors: Dave Eikelberg (USA) Marty Greer (USA) Bill Lambert (UK) Grégoire Leroy (France) Barbara Thiel (Germany) Photos and brief CVs for all members of the IPFD Board are listed are available here. Thanks also to our continuing Chair, Pekka Olson and Board members Kirsi Sainio and Peter Friedrich. We also extend a heartfelt t- News & Highlights
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News & Highlights IPFD News We are delighted to introduce Monique Megens as IPFD's first Chief Operating Officer (COO). As COO, Monique will start out by helping streamline IPFD's administrative procedures. She will also join the IPFD Board in its strategic, communications, and fundraising planning efforts. Monique will also contribute her expertise to a number of "Hot Topics" including ongoing work to address issues in brachycephalic breeds. You can view Monique's- News & Highlights
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IPFD and the COVID-19 Pandemic As IPFD does the vast majority of its work virtually, we are fortunately well-placed to carry on with little disruption. We have proactively cancelled all planned travel and face-to-face meetings for the near term, without substantive impact. However, we are compassionately aware of the changing situation for our many Partners, Collaborators, Sponsors, and stakeholders, and we, like everyone, wa- News & Highlights
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4th IDHW: Don't Miss Out - Register Now! We already have 100 decision leaders from 17 countries on 4 continents confirming their attendance ...and more registering every day. There's still time to join us! Dates: Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, June 1, 2019. Venue: De Vere Beaumont Estate, Windsor UK Location: ~ 6 miles from Heathrow Airport. Website: 4th International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) Re- 4th IDHW: Don't Miss Out - Register Now!
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News & Highlights IPFD News We are excited to report the online publication of the report on the 4th International Dog Health Workshop in the journal Canine Medicine and Genetics. We're particularly excited to report that actions prioritized at that meeting are underway and outcomes are being realized. An abstract and the full article are available for all to view online thanks to our collaborators at Canine Medicine and Genetics.- News & Highlights
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News & Highlights Breeds Breed of the Month ★ This Month's Breed is the Border Collie ★ Research studies, feature articles, videos, Breed Standard information, clubs, and more... Check out new content and resources for insight into this outstanding herding dog breed! Breeds Database Updates Updated information on several Finnish breeds has been added to our Pedigreed Dogs dTable of Contents: - News & Highlights
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News & Highlights IPFD Annual Report 2017: Building for the Future In its third full year of operation, the IPFD, its Partners, Sponsors, and Collaborators truly led by example to advance our mission to enhance dog health, well-being, and welfare. Our activities and achievements are summarized in the IPFD Annual Report for 2017. Please be sure to share this document with your friends and colleagues to show the important work being done by the IPF- News & Highlights
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News & Highlights Breeds New information has been added to our Pedigreed Dogs database: Swedish Lapphund Swedish Lapphund!!! An awesome breed - ♥️♥️♥️♥️ - New information on DogWellNet.com - The BREED SPECIFIC BREEDING STRATEGY FOR SWEDISH LAPPHUND - in English is now available. Many thanks to Karin Drotz from the Department for Breeding and Health | Svenska Kennelklubben for sharing this breeding strategy translation with the DogWelIn This Issue: -
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News & Highlights Breeds Breed of the Month ★ This Month's Breed is the Staffordshire Bull Terrier ★ New on the Staffordshire Bull Terrier page... Links to: Animal Health Trust: Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous Research The Stafford Knot - a breed education-rich website! News on BPH Testing in Sweden: Svenska Staffordshire BullterrierklubbenIn This Issue: - News & Highlights
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News & Highlights Updated Privacy Policy We take precautions to protect your information. As of 25 May 2018, personal data is to be processed in accordance with the European Union's new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please take a moment to review our updated Privacy Policy, as we have clarified what information we collect, why we do so, and how we use it. You have control over the notifications you receive from IPFD and DogWellNet.com, and your can changeTable of Contents: - News & Highlights
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4th IDHW: Don't Miss Out - Register Now! 125 Decision Leaders | 7 Countries | 4 Continents Updated Program Now Available As with previous workshops, the 4th IDHW will include posters on research, programs, and more - including hot-off-the-press research findings from the 10th ICCFGG Conference in Bern, Switzerland. Dates: Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, June 1, 2019-
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News & Highlights Breeds Breed of the Month ★ This Month's Breed is the Finnish Spitz ★ Research studies, feature articles, videos, Breed Standard information, clubs, and more... Recent research: Origins and wanderings of the Finnish hunting spitzes - Pohjoismäki JLO, Lampi S, Donner J, Anderson H (2018) Origins and wanderings of the Finnish hunting spitzes. PLoS ONE 13(6): e0199992. Supporting Information Article: MyDogDNA® contributes to the-
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News & Highlights It's a Boy! We're excited to announce that our HGTD Project Director, Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi, recently welcomed a beautiful baby boy! Congrats, Aimee and Kaz! Breeds Breed of the Month ★ This Month's Breed is the Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever ★ Check out new content and resources for insight into this hunting dog breed! Particularly interesting is news from Danika Bannasch DVM PhD (UC Davis)- News & Highlights
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Hold the Date: 4th International Dog Health Workshop Co-hosted by The Kennel Club and IPFD Dates: Thursday, May 30 - Saturday, June 1, 2019. Location: Old Windsor, Berkshire, England (6 miles from Heathrow Airport) Venue: De Vere Beaumont Estate The IDHW follows the 10th International Conference on Canine and Feline Genetics and Genomics in Bern, Switzerland (which runs May 26 - 29, 2019).
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News & Highlights Breeds New information has been added to our Pedigreed Dogs database: Australian Terrier Description The Australian Terrier, one of the smallest of the working Terriers, was bred to be both a helper and companion in rough times and terrain. A native dog (known as the "rough-coated terrier") and a close relative of the old Scotch dog of Great Britain (not to be confused with the present-day Scottish Terrier) are believed to have- In This Issue:
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News & Highlights News from IPFD IPFD Loses a Team Member: Ann Milligan, IPFD Content Manager It is with great sadness that we announce the recent passing of IPFD Content Manager Ann Milligan, of Indio, California. Ann’s sudden passing came as a shock to all of us at IPFD, and our thoughts are with her family in this difficult time. Many of us worked alongside Ann since IPFD’s early days, and her knowledge, energy, and boundless dedication to our mission will be greatly m-
News & Highlights IPFD News Swedish Kennel Club CEO and IPFD Chief Financial Officer Ulf Uddman has announced that he wishes to retire in 2021. IPFD congratulates Ulf on his overwhelming contributions to dogs and dog people, to health and welfare, and so much more - not only through his leadership at the Swedish Kennel Club and in the Nordic region, but also internationally. He will be missed, but we wish him well! We're
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News & Highlights IPFD News IPFD Board Update We're delighted to introduce our newest Board Member, Alexandre Balzer. Alexandre is a vet practitioner in his clinic in France. A prolific writer, he frequently authors articles on pet health and collaborates on training resources for vets, breeders, and dog trainers, and he is the author or co-author of a several books and numerous scientific articles. Alexandre often works wit
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News & Highlights News from IPFD IPFD is pleased to announce that Italy’s national kennel club, ENCI - Ente Nazionale della Cinofilia Italiana, has joined national kennel clubs from Canada, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom as an IPFD Contributing Partner. “We’re truly delighted to welcome ENCI to our global community, and we very much look forward to working with our new partners for the benefit of dogs throughout It- In This Issue:
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FREE WEBINAR Breeding Healthy, Quality Dogs: The Veterinarian, Breeder, and Public Roles Wednesday, October 23, 2024 | 12:00 p.m. EST (UTC/GMT -4hrs) Presented by IPFD in cooperation with the World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA) Speaker: Jerold S Bell, DVM Adjunct Professor of Genetics, Department of Clinical Sciences, Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine, Tufts University, USA Ch- In This Issue:
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News & Highlights IPFD News We're excited to announce that the paper, "Moving from information and collaboration to action: Report from the 5th International Dog Health Workshop in Helsinki, June 2024" has been published in Companion Animal Health and Genetics (formerly Canine Medicine and Genetics). Authored by IPFD staff and workshop theme leaders, the report summarises key discussion points for each of the four workshop themes and identifies priorities and planned actions- In This Issue:
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