DogWellNet Digest: Issue #49 - 13 September 2022

Brief Description:  The Border Terrier is a small, rough-coated breed of dog of the terrier group. Originally bred as fox and vermin hunters, Border Terriers share ancestry with Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Patterdale terriers and Bedlington Terriers.

Source: Wikipedia

NEW: Get a GRIHP on Border Terriers is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare, and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds.

Learn more about the Border Terrier in our Pedigree Breeds database.

IPFD Partners in Action

• IPFD Collaborating Partner, The World Small Animal Veterinary Association (WSAVA), has recently published the latest edition of Dog Breeds: What You Need to Know, a regular feature in their online news section (and in the WSAVA Bulletin) that highlights IPFD resources on a particular breed with a focus on breed-specific diseases.
  
  
  
  
  
  In the latest edition: Meet the Border Terrier – Update Your Knowledge! You can also view previous editions of Dog Breeds: What You Need to Know in our archive article here on DogWellNet.com.

IPFD Contributing Partner the Norsk Kennel Klub (NKK) is working hard for dog health/welfare. From 1 Aug 2022, there's a requirement for known BOAS status for breeding English & French Bulldogs. Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish bulldog owners and breeders travelled to the bulldog club's breed special to get their dogs BOAS graded. The article is in Norwegian, but you can use your browser's translate function or your preferred online translation tool if needed.

Launching its ‘Be Puppywise’ 2022 campaign, new research from The Kennel Club worryingly shows that almost one in three (29%) puppy buyers fear they may have bought a dog from a puppy farm.

Since 2018, a pilot project has been underway to introduce Mental Index, MI, for a number of breeds based on Behavioural and Personality Description (BPH). The mental index, MI, is a value that helps provide guidance on the parent animal's ability to inherit various mental traits. This value can then be helpful when planning your breeding and choosing breeding animals. First out is the Rhodesian Ridgeback, which is accessible via the breed club's website. SKK News Article | Info on MI | Info on MI for the Rhodesian Ridgeback (Content presented in Swedish)

Blogs

• A new entry in our New Research blog, Regulating Companion Dog Welfare: A Comparative Study of Legal Frameworks in Western Countries, examines the role of legislation in maintaining the welfare of companion animals.

Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs (HGTD)

• In a new blog post, This week in HGTD: direct variant/mutation, linkage, and risk tests – what are they?, Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi explains how understanding the principles behind common types of individual disease/trait genetic tests can improve confidence in applying test results to breeding strategies and other decision-making, in conjunction with health experts.

Ask Aimee              

Our HGTD Project Manager, Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi, provides answers to your questions on canine genetic testing in Ask Aimee. If you’d like to submit a question to Aimee, please email her at aimee.llewellyn-zaidi@ipfdogs.com.

Get Involved in HGTD!
We welcome additional participant GTPs, more collaborators from any stakeholders concerned with dog health and welfare, the advice of experts, the participation of breed clubs and other consumer groups. We stand ready to provide more information to ongoing discussions.

Please feel free to contact us as we work together for healthy dogs and to support those who breed and own them: HGTD Project Manager, Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi.