Over the past few years, the Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital has added several faculty and resident clinicians to establish a dedicated Small Animal Theriogenology Service, boasting substantial experience in small animal reproductive medicine and surgery. Historically, the teaching hospital was unable to consistently offer the range of services it can now, such as ovulation timing, […]
There is “no doubt” a prize-winning Irish Setter was “maliciously poisoned” at Crufts, one of his owners has said. Thendara Satisfaction, known as Jagger, died after leaving the Birmingham show. His owners say he ate poisoned beef. Co-owner Jeremy Bott said he did not think the dog was targeted, but the culprit may been acting […]
A bill has once again been introduced in the North Carolina House of Representatives that would define a “commercial breeder” based solely on the number of intact female dogs someone owns. The measure also would transfer state animal welfare regulation and oversight from the Department of Agriculture to the Department of Public Safety. The AKC […]
Four momentous days of Crufts culminated in an exciting final as Knopa (Ch Mcvan’s to Russia with Love) a Scottish Terrier, was named as the 2015 Crufts Best in Show this evening. Knopa, 5 from Russia and handler, Rebecca Cross from the United States of America, were awarded the prestigious Crufts Best in Show title […]
Due to dangerous weather conditions, the Garden City Kansas Kennel Club conformation event on Friday, March 6, 2015 has been cancelled. Obedience and rally competition will continue as scheduled. Saturday and Sunday events are also to continue as scheduled.
by Pilar Kuhn For anyone looking to get a new purebred dog and foray into the world of breeding and competing in any aspect, one “word of advice” comes up over and over. Find a good mentor. A few times over the past year a couple of colleagues commented on who they thought we should […]
VMTH “Case of the Month” – March 2015 Maizie, a 2-year-old border terrier, was recently treated by the UC Davis Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital’s Theriogenology Service for breeding management. Maizie’s owner, Elizabeth, is a nationally recognized border terrier breeder with more than 40 years of experience with the breed. She has had great influence on […]
by Peri Norman In this age of information overload, we can sometimes have difficulty sorting through all the opinions about “what works”. Here are some suggestions to help you and your new puppy get off on the right foot. Search long and hard, and pick a breeder whom you trust implicitly and who has a […]
A bill to protect the rights of responsible dog owners in Kentucky passed in the Senate Agriculture Committee and has advanced to the Senate Rules Committee. Senate Bill 124 seeks to prohibit local governments from passing any ordinance, regulation, or policy that is specific to a breed of dog. For this bill to become law in […]
Optigen is offering a Spring Discount Days promotion for online entries starting March 1, 2015 through March 21, 2015. The code for the promotion is Clover15. Entries must be made during this time frame for the maximum discount of 25% off. Clients then have up to thirty days to get samples to Optigen for testing. […]
