The AKC Canine Health Foundation (CHF), the leading non-profit organization dedicated to advancing the health of all dogs and their people, welcomes Calvin B. Carpenter, DVM, MBA, DACLAM as its new Executive Director. After a nation-wide search, the AKC Canine Health Foundation Board of Directors has selected Dr. Carpenter to lead the Foundation based on [...]
Certain dogs may be more susceptible than others to developing environmentally associated cancers. Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are studying how exposure to common environmental chemicals, like those found in tobacco smoke and yard products, and individual genetic differences in response to them, put dogs at risk for common cancers. Information gained will help [...]
The latest installment of Canine Health Bites – a webinar series sponsored by the AKC Canine Health Foundation and presented by VetVine will be on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at 8:00 PM. The topic is Time to Get Tough and “Ruff”: Protecting Dogs from Infectious Diseases. The guest speaker is Jason Stull, VMD, MPVM, PhD, [...]
Late last week, the United States’ Transportation Security Administration (TSA) published new technical, medical, and behavioral standards recommendations for explosive detection canines. These standards are a response to legislation (HR 4577 – the Domestic Explosives Canine Capacity Building Act) that the American Kennel Club (AKC) worked to advance in 2017 and 2018. That legislation directed the TSA to [...]
Today, the American Kennel Club (AKC) submitted comments to the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) regarding its proposed regulation updates that would redefine “service animal” for the purpose of air travel. The Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) is a federal law that prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in air travel and requires [...]
The West Michigan Apple Blossom Cluster consisting of the Pontiac Kennel Club, Holland Michigan Kennel Club, Grand Rapids Kennel Club, Kalamazoo Kennel Club and Greater Muskegon Kennel Club to originally be held on May 22nd to May 25th in Kalamazoo, Michigan have rescheduled to August 27th to August 31st.
As the world has stopped for a few months and as in most countries we have been asked to stay home, we have decided to work on a new project called The Grooming Land, where will be holding webinars to help you keep entertained and to work on your knowledge and skills. Video We will [...]
The Harrisburg Kennel Club and Lebanon Kennel Club Dog Shows that were originally scheduled for April of 2020 have been rescheduled for Thursday, August 6th – Sunday, August 9th 2020.
The programs and initiatives in the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) that was just passed by Congress are intended to assist business owners with a variety of needs during this uncertain time. The U.S Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship released an informative guide on these programs and initiatives that can [...]
These new test results align with the current expert understanding that COVID-19 is primarily transmitted person-to-person and supports the recommendation against testing pets for the COVID-19 virus. For dogs or cats presenting with respiratory signs, the recommendation is to contact a veterinarian to test for more common respiratory pathogens.
