4th IDHW

A presentation at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop by Helena Skarp that provides an overview of the concept of breed including a discussion of 'breed' in relation to selection, conservation, preservation,  genetic diversity and health.

ON THE ORIGINS OF BREED TYPES BY MEANS OF HUMAN ACTION
Slides from Peter Friedrich's plenary talk from the 4th IDHW, Windsor, 31 May 2019
Also see: Friedrich, Peter, 2018, Questionable Phenotypic Traits in the Rottweiler - which offers information on valuable breed traits, comments on the "Redesigned Rottweilers with extreme characteristics..."  i.e. the impacts of trendiness supported by media and  human motivations to possess special, extravagant and innovative dogs."
 

Establishing Science-Based Standards for the Care and Welfare of Dogs in US Commercial Breeding Facilities

4th IDHW presenter, Candace Croney's, talk covers Purdue's Center for Animal Welfare Science (CAWS) project which "aims to help the US pet industries address the socio-ethical and scientific (well-being) concerns embedded in commercial dog breeding. With the support of dog breeders, pet industry representatives, animal health and welfare experts, and other key stakeholders, the researchers are developing and testing voluntary standards for the care and well-being of dogs in commercial breeding facilities."
More resources are available at: Purdue's Center for Animal Welfare Science (CAWS).

USA BMD StatisticsRegistrations and Health
by Pat Long, May 2019
This file contains statistics for Bernese Mountain Dogs tested for vWD, DM and Antegene's Histio PreTest.

Also see the xls...
AKC BMD registrations statistics 1937-current.xlsx

Royal Canin's Laureline Malineau's presentation given at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop.
* Notes for this presentation are accessible from the top left corner of the pages - click on the forward arrow on the bottom left of page 6 for a film (Loïc Moutault, CEO Royal Canin).

“Get a GRIHP on Breed Health” - Breed Health Strategies Presentation given by Brenda Bonnett at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop.
What’s a GRIHP?
Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profile...

This file is an expanded version of Per Arne Flatberg's  presentation of the Irish Wolfhound Database shared at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop in the Breed-Specific Health Strategies Theme sessions. "Made for Health Strategies", this international, open-access database offers robust, state of the art tools and materials to the IW breed community. 
Also see DWN's Irish Wolfhound page.

Sarah Ross summarizes the heart of how supply/demand issues impact dog health and welfare in her presentation given at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop. Model solutions for legislation and enforcement are offered.

Jim Stephens' presentation at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop includes information on the puppy trade in Ireland - legislation and issues underlying production/supply/demand are covered.

Brenda Bonnett's presentation at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop introduces the complexities and impacts of the source of dogs.

Claire Wade's presentation from the 4th Dog Health Workshop covers researcher motivations and challenges in the field of genetic test development, validation, publication and communication - the presenter offers insights into the dog and researcher community's shared aims for use of genetic testing to enhance animal health and welfare.

IPFD's HGTD Project Director, Aimee Llewellyn-Zaide provides an overview of the Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs initiative - challenges and aims of providing quality genetic testing information to the dog community. 

Tamzin Furtado's presentation from the 4th International Dog Health Workshop considers how human behaviours affect welfare.
"There are good reasons why we should better understand human behaviour:
It’s the root cause of most welfare issues– people doing, or not doing, certain care, management or training practices. It can help campaigns and work with clients (vets, trainers) to improve compliance, rapport and efficiency. We are used to considering animal behaviour, what about the human animal?"  

Åke Hedhammar's presentation from the 4th International Dog Health Workshop addresses management concerns of brachycephalic breeds... efforts to improve health / welfare...
How to change the perception of a desired dog in these breeds How to implement changes in / interpretations of breed standards

A presentation given by Gregoire Leroy at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop that explores the concept of breeds and their management.
"Breed is a central concept in dog breeding... "

Breed Health Strategy Presentation by Ian Seath given at the 4th International Dog Health Workshop
Lead > Plan > Engage > Improve