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Vol. XIII, Week 43 Oct 28, 2024

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2024 US National Retriever Championship

The 2024 National Retriever Championship is being held in Giddings, Texas and runs from November 9-16.

Retriever Results provides a free link to profiles of every dog entered in the event. You can filter the list by title, color, breed and sex as well as search by name. The profiles are comprehensive and include detailed information on each dog's career to date.

You can post photos and comments on the event's Facebook page here.

You can check out the free profiles here.

You can see stats on all the dogs qualified and entered here.

Liver FLukes

Tip of the hat to Kelly Curry for alerting the community.

Heterobilharzia. Schistosomiasis. Try saying that ten times fast, or perhaps just once.

A research initiative out of Texas A&M in College Station, Texas is investigating a fluke parasite that can affect dogs that spend time in freshwater. If the dog becomes infected it can cause significant disease in the liver and gastrointestinal tract. 

Dogs have been infected in a multitude of states including the Gulf StatesKansasNorth CarolinaIndianaArizonaCalifornia and even as far north as Pennsylvania.

Clinical signs include diarrhea, vomiting and weight loss with or without anorexia. There are also a number of markers that can show up in lab tests.

A disease-specific fecal PCR test has been developed. (The routine test your vet may already be using does not detect this parasite.) Treatment protocols include a combination of Fenbendazole (panacur) and Praziquantel. These can be hard on the dog and hard on your wallet.

The research project is funded in part with a grant from AKC's Canine Health Foundation

  • You can listen to a podcast (long, but worth a listen) here.
  • You can find the Facebook group dedicated to the research here.
  • You can find a presentation on the subject here.

Anti-Breeder Campaign

Last week the Ojai California city council passed an ordinance banning "unethical breeding." The ordinance defines "unethical"  or "torture" breeding as the purposeful breeding of dogs and other animals they deem as "too flawed to continue." 

The ordinance benefitted from input from PETA's Cruelty Investigations Department. While the breeds called out in the ordinance (pugs, dachshunds, Boston terriers) commonly have health issues, this action does seem to represent something akin to the camel's nose being allowed into the tent.

You can read more from PETA's perspective here.



Week 43

This week’s newsletter includes results from:

Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC) - see full results

Milestones

HT-Master Passes:
Silverbrook's Golden Girl MH25 (YLF, 5.6 yo) owned by Mary Harding, Patricia Jagoda has earned 25 Passes

Straight Passes to Earn Initial MH,SH, or JH Title

1 dogs earned their MH in Straight Initial Passes

Wildeland's Shades Of Blue And Bluer MH (BLF, 2.1 yo), owned by Nancie Freitas, earned its MH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)

2 dogs earned their SH in Straight Initial Passes

Blucollars Practical Magic SH (CF, 3 yo), owned by Michelle Dunn, earned its SH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)
Ivy League Of Holt Lake SH (BLF, 3.5 yo), owned by Grant Stewart, earned its SH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)

4 dogs earned their JH in Straight Initial Passes

Knight's Moose II JH (CLM, 2.6 yo), owned by Jason Knight, earned its JH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)
Rpr Cavallo's Sweet Willow In The Wind JH (YLF, 1.5 yo), owned by Matthew Cavallo, earned its JH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)
Silverbrooks Bring Out The "finn" JH (BLM, 4.5 yo), owned by Troy Naylor, earned its JH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)
Sok First To Clear Leather JH (BLM, 1.3 yo), owned by Mike Runk, earned its JH title in straight initial passes at Susquehanna Retriever Club (SusRC)

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