G.S.Paws online Sept/Oct 2012 Visit us on Facebook Like Father Like Son Dundee and Mickey Am/Can BISS CH. Nuthatch s Snowy River Rider Best of Breed Can BPISS Ch. Topthat s I m Sexy N I Know It Best Puppy in Breed Ottawa Valley Pointing Dog Club Specialty Judge: Betty-Ann Stenmark h p://nuthatch.virtualave.net/ www.topthatgsp.com Official publication of The German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Canada - www.gspcanada.com
G.S.Paws online - September October Am Can BISS Ch Nuthatch`s Snowy River Rider Dundee (Austr Ch Zigeuner Nimrod R x Nuthatch s Charlie s Angel) Although Dundee has only been out two weekends in 2012, he has enjoyed himself, going Best of Breed at the Purina National Booster and following it up with a Best of Breed at the Ottawa Valley Pointing Dog Club Specialty in August. We are especially proud of his son, MBPIG Can Ch Topthat s I m Sexy N I Know It Mickey, who finished his Canadian championship in two weekends and has gone on to a group second and puppy group wins. Mickey s sister Rose (Topthat s Lil Less Conversation) needs only two more points to finish with limited showing as well. Both Mickey and Rose are out of Am Can BISS Ch Topthat s Raw Sienna FDJ. Watch for his daughter Natasha (Nuthatch s Someone Like You) to enter the ring late this year. Hips OFA Good OFA Cardiac Clear Eyes CERF clear - CD non-carrier LD non-carrier Nuthatch Kennels Erin, ON - nuthatchkennels@gmail.com (519) 833-7309
G.S.Paws online - September October CH Fogelhund s All Riled UP, CD, RN Riley CH Fogelhunds Forever Rox, CD, RN Roxy CH Fogelhunds Sky Rocket N Flight, RN Rocket What a weekend!! 2 High in Trials and all scores above 96/100, always placing in the top 4 Fogelhund Kennel Susan & Mike Riemer RR 4, Cookstown, ON L0L 1L0 sriemer@fogelhund.com
G.S.Paws online - September October Mr. Big Nuthatch`s Witness (Sept, 2001 Sept, 2012) Named Mr. Big because he was the smallest in his litter, he was supposed to be our next big show dog. He was sidelined after an accident left him with one hip out of the socket permanently when he was still quite young. Instead, he devoted himself to being everyone`s buddy whether they had two or four feet. Never a cross word for anyone, Mr. Big had a special talent for knowing when you most needed a kiss to make it better and was always happy to oblige. Everyone who met him developed a soft spot for the quiet dog that loved to lie by your feet until it was time to go for a run. He is deeply missed. Nuthatch Kennels
G.S.Paws online - September October Charlie Mex Latin Am FCI Int Can Ch Nuthatch s Presumed Innocent Dec, 1998 Sept, 2012) Words cannot begin to encompass the importance of Charlie in our lives. So many firsts happened with him. Out of our first litter of GSPs, he was our first homebred champion, first champion in multiple countries, first group winner and first group winner in multiple countries. His success in the ring was topped by his success in the whelping box, siring champions and field titled dogs in Canada, the USA, and Australia. He is present in the pedigree of almost every dog here. More important than all of that though was his role as beloved companion, a role he fulfilled to the very end. He was a little boy`s best friend, a lover of banana popsicles, and a beautiful soul. He is missed beyond belief. Nuthatch Kennels
G.S.Paws online - September October GSPCC Field Trial September 2& 3 Results from the field trial are posted on the website http://www.gspcanada.com/eventresults.html 1st DC/AFTCH NSDC WindRip s Reckoning Day CD, FDX (GSP O/H Arwen Dabb) 2nd CH WindRip s Shot in The Dark CD (GSP O/H Arwen Dabb) 3rd WindRip s CB s Now You See It (GSP O: Brian Eloschuk, H: Arwen Dabb) 4th Northern Prairie Lights (English Setter O/H: Manette Jones Amateur Shooting Dog Open Shooting Dog 1st DC Kinwashkly French Velour (Brittany O/H: Leslie Andreas) 2nd Northern Prairie Lights (English Setter O/H: Manette Jones) 3rd Alexcyril Holly Bluejeans (Blue Picardy Spaniel O/H Vince Aiello) 4th Dunfurs Perfect Storm (GSP O/H: Greg Milhousen) - not in picture
G.S.Paws online - September October 2013 CKC FIELD EVENTS TEST (1) & TRIALS (2) APRIL 5-7, 2013 NANOOSE BAY, BC Vancouver Island Pointing Dog Club Margaret Lehmann (250) 737-1236 TESTS (4) MAY 4-6, 2013 NORWOOD, ON Ontario All Pointing Breed Field Dog Club Doris Morrison (705) 786-3725 TESTS (3) MAY 18-19, 2013 Grand Valley, ON German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Canada Maria Foster (905) 388-0215 CH Topthat s I m Sexy N I Know It Mickey GSPCC Nationals August 24, 2013 Long Sault, Ontario Our date is approved and our judge has been chosen (waiting now for CKC approval before publishing to the membership). Host hotel: Best Western Pkwy Inn, 1515 Vincent Massey Dr, Cornwall, ON More details to follow.
G.S.Paws online - September October 2012 Breed Stats (Jan - September) posted on Canuckdogs.com 1. CH LEGACYK FOOLISH PLEASURE (F) O: KOUTSTAAL/GRISWOLD 283 PTS 2. GCH PARADOR TALISMAN (M) O: WILSON/URISH 50 PTS 3. CH NUTHATCH S SNOWY RIVER RIDER (M) O: BRENNAN 44 PTS 4. CH PIPEDREAM BRAVEHEART NAVIGATOR (M) O: B. JENKINSON 42 PTS 5. CH WHISPERFIELD ROYAL FLUSH (M) O: R. GNYP 28 PTS 6. CH LEGACYK BLUE SUNDAY (M) O: KOUTSTAAL/GRISWOLD 26 PTS 6. CH SHOTSHELL INDIANA JONES (M) O: B. JENKINSON 26 PTS 7. CH BREEZYCREEKS WHATYA POINT N AT (F) O: CLOW 23 PTS 7. CH PARADOR SERENGETI (F) O: ATKINSON 23 PTS 8. CH BLEUGRAS A STAR IS BORN (F) O: A. OLFIELD 19 PTS 8. CH WHISPERFIELD DIRTY DANCING (F) O: IREDALE 19 PTS 9. CH FIREPOINT LUCKY IN LOVE (F) O: JACKSON/JACKMAN 17 PTS 9. CH RICH LAND AUTANA S LUCY (F) O: FOSTER 17 PTS 10. CH SEPIA DOUBLE OR NOTHING (M) O: WEBER 12 PTS 2012 Show Stats (Jan - September) posted on Canuckdogs.com 1. CH LEGACYK BLUE SUNDAY (M) O: KOUTSTAAL/GRISWOLD BOB 16 G1 8 G2 7 G3 6 G4 2 BIS 3 BISS 0 2. CH LEGACYK FOOLISH PLEASURE (F) O: KOUTSTAAL/GRISWOLD BOB 48 G1 7 G2 7 G3 5 G4 10 BIS 1 BISS 0 3. CH PARADOR TALISMAN (D) O: WILSON/URISH BOB 42 G1 11 G2 5 G3 8 G4 3 BIS 1 BISS 0 4. CH BREEZYCREEKS WHATYA POINT N AT (F) O: CLOW BOB 18 G1 4 G2 2 G3 4 G4 2 BIS 0 BISS 0 5. CH PARADOR SERENGETI (F) O: ATKINSON BOB 14 G1 0 G2 2 G3 2 G4 3 BIS 0 BISS 0 6. CH WHISPERFIELD UNDER THE GUN (F) O: OLSCHEWSKI BOB 3 G1 3 G2 0 G3 0 G4 0 BIS 1 BISS 0 7. BLEUGRASS A STAR IS BORN (F) O: A. OLFIELD BOB 19 G1 2 G2 1 G3 3 G4 2 BIS 0 BISS 0 8. SAGEFLYER S MOONLIGHT TROUBADOUR (M) O: BOB? G1 1 G2 1 G3 0 G4 0 BIS 0 BISS 0 9. CH PIPEDREAM BRAVEHEART NAVIGATOR (M) O: B. JENKINSON BOB 13 G1 0 G2 1 G3 0 G4 3 BIS 0 BISS 0 10. CH FIREPOINT LUCKY IN LOVE (F) O: JACKSON/JACKMAN BOB 0 G1 0 G2 0 G3 0 G4 1 BIS 0 BISS 0 1553 pts 1265 pts 925 pts 287 pts 228 pts 214 pts 205 pts 203 pts 160 pts 97 pts
G.S.Paws online - September October Notice: Membership Renewals Due January 31st Upcoming Club & GSP Events November 24 & 25, 2012 - ON Regional Specialty Show & Booster February 24, 2013 - MB GSP Club of Manitoba Booster May 18-19, 2013 - ON FD Tests August 24 & 25, 2013 - ON National Specialty Show & Booster WE WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME NEW MEMBERS: Joshua Robinson & Cathy Palmer, Alberta Newsletter Ad Deadlines: January-March - By January 31 April-June - By April 30 July-September - By July 31 Oct-December - By October 31 2012 Advertising Rates: Cover $35 Full Page $25 Half Page $15 The German Shorthaired Pointer Club of Canada Board President Maxine Moinier, Sidney, BC V8L 3Z4 - Tel: 250 656 7404 hunterspridegsp@shaw.ca Vice President Tammy Parris, Lynden, ON L0R 1T0 Tel: 289 799 9402 topthatgsp@yahoo.ca Treasurer Barbara Taws, Newmarket, ON L3Y 4W1 - Tel: 905 967 0954 barb@sunupgsp.com Secretary Maria Foster, Hamilton, ON L9A 3M7 Tel: 905 388 0215 aspenglow@sympatico.ca Director - QC François Bernier, Gatineau, QC J9A 2Z2 - Tel: 819 595 5108 - bajnok@videotron.ca Director - Maritimes Karen Walsh, Emyvale, PEI - Tel: 902 675 5483 - karencwalsh@yahoo.ca Director - ON Nancibeth Koutstaal, Harley, ON N0E 1E0 - Tel: 519 449 1379 bethgsp@yahoo.com Director - BC Kathy Brennan, Brackendale, BC V0N 1H0 - Tel: 604 898 2847 - ardog@telus.net Director - Prairies Diane Nowlan, Saskatoon, SK S7K 0S6 - Tel: 306 653 3362 shotshell@sasktel.net Director - Prairies Stephen Short, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A4 - Tel: 403 948 2525 - sshort@efirehose.net Director - Prairies Angel Wagner, Galahad, AB T0B 1R0 - Tel: 780 583 3734 - wagner01@telus.net Field Chair Arwen Dabb, Airdrie, AB T4B 2A4 - Tel: 403 948 2525 adabb@telus.net Show Chair Janna Jackson, AB Tel: 403 328 2440 jannajackson18@hotmail.com
In Attendance: Dr. Tim Arthur Dr. Joel Bergeron Ms. Jean Berghuijs Ms. Maria Foster Ms. Connie Mallory Ms. Jill Parsons Ms. Leah Quiring Mr. Doug Raven Ms. Jan Robinson Dr. Elizabeth Saul Regrets: Dr. Michelle Martin-Strong College of Veterinarians of Ontario Leaders Table Tail docking, Ear cropping and Dewclaws First Meeting - October 16, 2012 Dr. Elizabeth Saul acted as facilitator for the meeting. The purpose of the meeting was reinforced as an initial discussion aimed at exploring whether there is an opportunity to create a shared vision on the future of these procedures in Ontario. CVO believes it is important to bring the voice of veterinarians together with breeders, owners and associations. CVO also believes that the veterinary community can offer leadership to the issue of quality surgery on animals which is at the heart of safe veterinary medicine. It was stressed that there was no preconceived outcome for the meeting. Several presentations were provided: Dr. Joel Bergeron provided the perspective of the Ordre in Quebec as well as that of national regulatory discussions Dr. Tim Arthur provided the history on the Council's debate on this matter as well as the content of its recently released position statement on Medically Unnecessary Veterinary Surgery (attached) Mr. Doug Raven provided the perspective of Ontario veterinarians generally and the position of the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association (OVMA) Ms. Connie Mallory provided the Ontario SPCA's interests on this topic in relation to their mandate The individuals representing various breeds were extremely helpful to the group in providing history and current practices. The difference of show dogs versus working dogs was stressed. The emphasis for continuing practices related to these three procedures seemed to be placed more on tails and dewclaws, than on ears. It seemed from those present that ear cropping is a divided topic among breeders, owners and the broader community. lipage
All present agreed that the main and common interest is animal welfare. Time was then spent thinking about the polar ends of the issue why or why not to ban?. The following summarizes the points made by the group collectively. Why we should ban the procedures. clients can't ask a veterinarian to do something he/she does not want to do (compromises ethics of a professional) causes unnecessary pain to animals animals are born this way (meant to be) removes veterinary conflict between ethics and $ forces small portion of veterinarians doing the procedures to stop consistent with positions that are held already by many organizations and countries governments in Canada starting to take an interest may reduce the pet population animal welfare respected reduces post operative complications no scientific evidence to support the surgery need to educate the public is eliminated reduces the tensions in the debate first step forward for moving to other species removes choice positively if surgeries are performed underground then it becomes a legal matter Why we should not ban the procedures. owners have the right to choose breed standards exist it would require too much public education prevents injury to animals who might otherwise have the procedure completed by an unskilled person increase availability and choice related to whom performs the procedure prevents discrimination of animals with natural bobbed tails keeps distinction between breeds the research is not conclusive about pain and suffering avoids setting up an illegal underground makes animal husbandry easier retains or attains a gold standard on how these surgeries should be done reduces fear of species extinction prevents slippery slope of limiting/restricting veterinary medicine by rules no evidence that the procedures cause long term harm showing dogs would not be an issue evidence that other countries are rethinking their "ban" positions issue may come to a natural death if left alone 2IPage
There was no push to attempt to reconcile these two positions. Rather the group was asked to consider what additional information or voice what would add value to this emerging discussion. Ideas included: gather more information on the UK/Europe and Australian experiences invite the CKC to the table again include more breeders in the discussion invite the Ministry of Correctional Services and Community Safety (Mike Zimmerman); the CVMA Animal Welfare Committee; and a veterinary regulatory representative from the East gather information from the AVMA animal welfare initiatives Participants were invited to forward names to Jan Robinson. Notes from this first meeting will be circulated. A next meeting will likely take place in the Spring of 2013. 3IPage
Approximately 4 months ago the CVO released a position statement entitled Medically Unnecessary Veterinary Surgery. My understanding of a leaders table is that it allows all parties that surround an issue to listen to and hopefully to gain an understanding of each other's position. I also think that one of the best ways to understand somebody's position is to understand the interests behind their point of view. I am going to try and explain the Colleges interests by answering 6 questions. 1. What is the College of Veterinarians of Ontario? We know that most people do not know who we are or what we do. 2. What brought the topic of Cosmetic Surgery to the attention of the College? 3. What steps were taken in developing the Guideline? 4. Is there a list of Surgeries that are considered medically unnecessary? I'll also explain the reasoning behind the switch from Cosmetic Surgery to Medically Unnecessary Surgery. 5. Is there a list of Surgeries that have been banned? 6. What does the Guideline say? 1 What is the College of Veterinarians of Ontario [CVO]? We are the organization authorized by the Ontario government to enforce the Veterinarians Act and the Regulations under that Act. CVO sets standards for facilities and licenses qualified candidates. We protect the public. We are not a teaching College, that's the Ontario Veterinary College [OVC], we do not attempt to make the lives of veterinarians better, that's the Ontario Veterinary Medical Association [OVMA]. We are the body that investigates complaints against veterinarians and advises on issues of conduct. We are 14 Staff who work in this building and Ms. Robinson is their boss. We are also 13 veterinarians elected by our peers to represent all areas of Ontario as well as veterinarians employed by government and the public sector. We are also 3 to 5 members of the public appointed by the provincial government. Their job is to give Council the public's input and to ensure that the College is looking after the public's interest and not veterinarian's interest. I would also ask you be cognizant that veterinarians are members of the public. 2 What brought the topic of Cosmetic Surgery to the attention of the College of Veterinarians of Ontario? In a nutshell the question of whether veterinarians should perform cosmetic surgeries came to the College's attention in the fall of 2008 because of a decision by the New Brunswick Veterinary Medical Association which stated that performance of specific cosmetic procedures by a veterinarian would be considered professional misconduct. Publication of that decision was followed by numerous requests from the public, the media, the dog fancy and some of Ontario's licensed veterinarians for the College's position. That's the Who and the Why. Now let's look at the How.
3 What steps were taken by the College in the development of the Position Statement? The quick answer is 'a lot'. It took 4 years to get all the input and information that we needed, a few left turns and numerous revisions to get the point that we were comfortable with the document. Along the way we received a huge amount of input. When we asked veterinarians whether they would like to attend a forum to discuss the issue 50 instead of the usual 20 attended. These forums are usually of little interest to the public but this topic garnered a lot of attention. When we asked for stakeholder input we received 84 responses and one petition, much larger than normal, which one again emphasized to the College how deeply this subject touched people. When we did a literature search we discovered that the research literature was not going to be of much help as little conclusive evidence was apparent. Early on in the discussions we decided the title of Cosmetic surgery needed to be altered because a number of cosmetic surgeries were of great benefit to the patients they were performed on and those weren't the surgeries that we wanted to develop a position about. Thus we decided to use the following definition that Medically Unnecessary Veterinary Surgery [MUVS] for purposes of our discussion would be defined as surgeries that are either not required or are not in the animals overall best interest With the help of all this input the following conclusions were drawn 1. It was within our mandate at the CVO to speak to the subject the Regulation stated that it was professional misconduct to provide services that are not reasonably useful or needed and as other sections of the Regulation dealt with Animal Welfare it would be appropriate for the College to speak to the issue. 2. That the issue was of interest to Council, keeping in mind that Council sets the College's agenda, and just as important that the membership [the veterinarians of Ontario] wanted guidance 3. That the scope of the issue went well beyond ear crops and tail docks and was not restricted to just companion animals 4. That there were different lenses through which the issue could be looked at [the owner, the animal, the veterinarian, society at large] and that they all needed to be considered 5. That the issue involved ethics and animal welfare and was not going to be confined just to standards of medicine 6. That there were going to be very divergent opinions on the subject and also about what the College should do 7. That an overwhelming number of veterinarians were opposed to allowing certain surgeries to be conducted 8. That the profession had opposing opinions on other types of surgeries 9. That almost all surgeries, if performed with proper attention to pain control could be considered humane but that all surgeries carried some small degree of risk.
10. That certain procedures such as spays in dogs and tail docking in sheep had strong scientific support as procedures that were beneficial to the patients they were performed on and did not belong on a list of MUVS 11. That regulatory body's across Canada had adopted different stances on the issue but most had banned certain procedures 12. That the issues that make the topic so controversial would not in fact be resolved based on science since they are instead based on ethics, value and morality. When a draft guideline was circulated for final comments the responses confirmed that there were very divergent opinions both inside and outside the veterinary profession. Some responses called for a stronger position, some supported the proposed approach and some suggested that the College take no position. The take home message was the theme of animal welfare clashing with the theme of an individual's right to choose. sound to me like the same issues that surround another debate that Canadians often engage in. With that input Council modified the Guideline again and released what you have in front of you realizing that they had taken the process as far as they could but they also suggested that further discussions needed to happen which is why we are all here today. 4 Is there a published list of Surgeries that are considered medically unnecessary? No The Guideline contains a list of surgeries that the majority of the veterinary profession believe are of no benefit to the patient if performed without a medical reason so that if an individual veterinarian is looking for an opinion from their peers they now have it. 5 Is there a published list of Surgeries that have been banned? No 6 What does the Guideline say? Every veterinarian is authorized to perform any surgical procedure that has been determined by that veterinarian to be reasonably appropriate and necessary Animal welfare should be taken into consideration every time a surgery is contemplated That veterinarians should consider the following principles each time they make a decision around the performance of any surgery
Patient/Medical-Surgical Context Veterinarians make their decisions-about conducting any surgery on patients based on consideration of the following: 1. the best available evidence for the need to perform the surgery under the circumstances, including the risks and benefits of, and alternatives to, so doing; 2. all patient factors, including the animal's living environment and purpose, health status, age, and risk for zoonotic [transmissible to people] disease and/or injury; and 3. procedural factors, including anesthetic options, surgical techniques, necessity of pain management, and post-surgical care. Client/Community Context Licensed veterinarians perform all surgical procedures, including those considered as "cosmetic," only after: engaging in and documenting thorough discussion with the client, who with knowledge of risks and benefits of, and alternatives to, the procedure provides informed consent; and giving due consideration to the specific circumstances pertaining to the health and welfare of the animal(s) including the values of the client, the veterinarian, and the community in which they live that could have an impact on the ultimate well being of the animal. Education of the Animal-Owning Public The CVO believes that veterinarians, as advocates of animal welfare, must play a leadership role in the education of clients who request "cosmetic" surgeries on "show animals" (such as dogs and horses) in an attempt to influence their choices and perspectives.