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1 SPANISH WATER DOG CLUB Health Seminar March 2017 Presented by: Joy Middleton

2 HEALTH REPORT New for 2017 A report as to what the SWDC are doing with regards to Health Any new information from the Kennel Club (or other national governing bodies Future plans Available - SWDC website, FB page, s for those requested

2017 HEALTH SURVEY Been 3 years since the previous survey Continually check on the health within SWD Open to overseas, imports etc Launched today and will run for 4 months Please complete one

3 2017 HEALTH SURVEY Been 3 years since the previous survey Continually check on the health within SWD Open to overseas, imports etc Launched today and will run for 4 months Please complete one form for each dog ed out to members, KC ing out, available online through website and FB Paper copies on request Report on findings to be available after the closing date in July 2017

4 You have competition every day because you set such high standard for yourself, that you have to go out every day and live up to that - Michael Jordan

5 SWDC BREEDERS LIST DNA TESTS - prcd PRA, NAD, CHG Hip Scoring Gonioscopy Annual Eye Testing DNA Profiling* (breeding stock) KC Registration Fully support and take any puppies back if necessary Promote the SWDC Agree to take part in all KC & Club health survies TCAN Testing

6 PAIN IS THE SAME FOR EVERYONE, WHY DO HUMANS THINK A DOGS PAIN IS DIFFERENT?

7 WHY HEALTH TEST? Why should we health test? What s in it for us? Should we even bother? What does it give to your dog? Are we ever going to improve? Does it benefit the dog? Its the stud dog s fault? I ve never had that problem? We don t have that in the breed? Pointless looking at stuff overseas

8 RUBBISH

9 EXPENSE UNDERSTANDING TEMPERAMENT DNA SOUNDNESS SUPPORT EYE TESTING HIP SCORING RESEARCH DNA TESTING SUPPORT TO OWNERS CONFORMATION EDUCATION IMPROVING THE BREED KNOWLEDGE

10 Breeding is all about finding that balance: - taking in every aspect of the dog - health tests - conformation - temperament - matching a dog to suit the above

11 THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG BREEDING REQUIREMENTS

12 IT IS DOWN TO YOU AS THE BREEDER TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES

13 TESTING

14 DNA TESTING If you are a breeder DNA testing gives you a tool with which to eradicate inherited conditions from your breed.! Testing will tell you exactly which dogs carry the mutation. This is vital information you can use when planning your breeding to prevent any affected pups being born.!

15 PARENT 2 DM CLEAR CARRIER AFFECTED CLEAR 100% CLEAR 50% CLEAR 50% CARRIER 100% CARRIER Parent 1 CARRIER 50% CLEAR 50% CARRIER 25% CLEAR 50% CARRIER 25% AFFECTED 50% CARRIER 50% AFFECTED AFFECTED 100% CARRIER 50% CARRIER 50% AFFECTED 100% AFFECTED With health testing there is no reason to ever produce an affected puppy There is no reason to remove affected dogs from the gene pool.

16 Progressive rod cone degeneration - Progressive retinal atrophy The cells of the retina receive light from the external environment and transmit the information to the brain where it is interpreted to become vision. PRA causes cells in the retina at the back of the eye to degenerate and die, even though the cells may have developed normally early in life.

17 Neuroaxonal dystrophy - is an autosomal-recessive genetic disease of dogs characterised by neurodegenerative pathology of the central and/or peripheral nervous system. Postmortem examination usually reveals swollen axons/spheroids throughout the brainstem, spinal cord and peripheral nerves.

Congenital Hypothyroidism with Goiter (CHG) Hypothyreosis

sub-function, independent of the origin.

general symptoms like lethargy or increase in weight, as

In Spanish Water Dogs sub-function of the thyroid gland

18 Congenital Hypothyroidism with Goiter (CHG) Hypothyreosis stands for all different kind of thyroid gland sub-function, independent of the origin. A lot of symptoms relate to Hypothyreosis including general symptoms like lethargy or increase in weight, as well as problems concerning heart, skin and nerves. In Spanish Water Dogs sub-function of the thyroid gland can originate from a genetic source. Affected dogs have a very short lifespan and normally die as puppies.

19 HIP DYSPLASIA Hip Dysplasia is an abnormal formation of the hip socket that, in its more severe form, can eventually cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis of the joints. It is a genetic (polygenic) trait that is affected by environmental factors.

EYE TESTING Breeders are able to screen their breeding stock for known

Testing all potential breeding stock allows breeders to better

Making informed decisions from health test results enables breeders to

20 EYE TESTING Breeders are able to screen their breeding stock for known and emerging inherited diseases before the dogs are bred from. Testing all potential breeding stock allows breeders to better understand the genes a dog may pass on to its offspring. Making informed decisions from health test results enables breeders to adapt their breeding programmes and reduce the risk of inherited diseases appearing in future generations.

21 RESOURCES Kennel Club - Health Talks They re FREE!!

23 BVA Website - Kennel Club Website - breeding-from-your-dog/ ECVO - Testing Centres such as: Optigen - Laboklin - AHT - Spanish Water Dog Club Website - (being updated throughout Social Media Pages - Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, other SWD members pages etc

24 PROJECTS The Health Team are working on a number of projects for 2017 Stud Dog Information - Results of dogs used from present 2017 Health Survey Discounts - We hope to be able to offer everyone discounts on health testing with various companies Education - Seminars, information available, focus groups, research for other countries ever expanding. Offering testing at shows - Further to requests from members. (At the moment require dogs in order to book testing sessions. As interest grows we will look into this)

25 SWDC INVITE YOU: TO JOIN IN WITH A FOCUS GROUP, TO GIVE YOUR FEEDBACK, ASK QUESTIONS, GIVE DETAILS, CAN T STAY? Why not fill in a form, or contact me directly Joy Middleton jmiddleton@spanishwaterdogclub.org variaredogs@gmail.com

26 TCAN TESTING By Nigel Egginton

27 WHAT IS IT? This is an assessment formulated by Antonio Garcia Perez and Manolo Morilla from the Spanish Breed Club (AEPAE) This is not an assessment to be worried about, more to be proud of completing Help you understand you dogs character and suitability in breeding programs

28 TCAN Test is designed to help you understand the way your dog copes naturally with both normal and strange situations The test is open to all dogs over the age of one Assessed by judges who have undergone specific training, and have great knowledge of the breed and dog behaviour

29 HOW? The test consists of 10 assessments - these assessments place the dog in different situations that he/she would experience daily and some situations that are slightly different from their normal day to day experiences. The assessment also tests the dogs ability to carry out basic working tests, that can be both on land and in water The judges do not make public the exact nature of the tests because no training for them is required.

30 WANT TO LEARN MORE?? SWDC will be holding a seminar in 2017 with guest judges and speakers: Antonio Garcia Perez Manolo Morilla

Spanish Water Dog Club. Annual Health Report 2017

Spanish Water Dog Club. Annual Health Report 2017 Spanish Water Dog Club Annual Health Report 2017 Content Questions following 2017 - Health Seminar Health Report 2017 (highlights) Introduction CHG and NAD Eye Testing / Gonioscopy (update) Free Resources