THE BULLDOG BREED CONFERENCE |
The Bulldog Breed Council held a |
Sunday May 19th 2002 |
The Canine Acadamy Hill Farm, Tollerton Lane Near Nottingham NG12 4GB |
Speakers were as follows Dr Jeff Sampson BSc,Dphil Kennel Club Canine Genetics Co -Ordinator at Animal Health Trust M.J.R.Stockman MRVCS Lorraine Margiotta Dipl.Advanced Studies in Companion Counselling/UniversitySouthampton. Member Association of Pet Dog Trainers |
The Panel for Question/Answer sessions were Chairman Robin Searle Norman Davies [ Ocobo] Chris Thomas [Kingrock] |
about the general socialising of puppies,emphasising the importance of early mixing with lots of people, other animals and situations,stressing and explaining the importance of this between the ages of 3 to 16 weeks to result in a well balanced, dog/ and pet.Putting this firmly in the responsibility of the Breeder .... a brillant quote was made by her "Genetics..load the gun the Enviroment fires it!" ************************************************************************** The Veterinary Surgeon Mike Stockman He gave us a brief history of his involvement in dogs including his handling of a bulldog owned by a nun, Sister Vinny named Bill the Bulldozer!!!, he agreed bulldogs generally have excellent temperament in his experience.He explained his role at the Kennel Club. He gave a witty and entertaining talk outlining some serious issues about anesthetic,tracheas,and elected C Sections. He talked about the European Pet Convention and its effects on the world of pedigree dogs and the Kennel Clubs role in supporting the dog breeders against the threat to our breed and many others . Which seemed very encouraging.... ***************************************************************************** Canine Genetics Co Ordinator Dr Jeff Sampson His talk was to explain in a simple way how genetics work in Dog Breeding and how to breed eliminating problems, despite it being quite complicated to get to grips with....it all became quite clear as he demonstrated testing for a particular genetic problem and test mating. He explained the application of Line Breeding/In breeding ,the development and stamping in of type, but the possible effects of Breeding Depression and the need to outcross for healthy stock. He discussed AI and the importation of new bloodlines advantages and disadvantages.Some other breeds could bring in a whole new set of problems not yet seen in our familiar lines ,great care and research must be done to not introduce unknown diseases. He did reccomend more sharing of information of health issues amongst breeders more 'Openess 'to avoid repeating genetic mistakes |
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and the following attending members of The BreedCouncil Health Sub-Committee Dr John Nattrass M.B.Ch.B Mrs Vicky Collins Problems encountered with our Bulldogs Health are encouraged to be shared in confidence data is being researched and recorded for the future . |
The Conference was held as planned .. The Behaviourist Lorraine Margiotta opened the proceedings with a talk |
Credits................. Thanks to all the speakers and to our panelists Norman Davies and Chris Thomas who spoke so eloquently Special thanks for the ladies in the kitchen with Margaret Bell who produced wonderful homecooked food Thanks also to Tony Darmanin and the Birmingham & Midlands Bulldog club for the loan of the PA system, Ron Jones for printing the tickets Special thanks to Dr.John Nattrass for his organising and planning of this event, printing/advertising and to Mrs Biddle Edwards for selling the tickets and 'manning 'the door Bulldog Rescue presented boards with photo's of recent Rescues and a collection was made at the door,Tania Holmes co-ordinator of rescue came and joined in... |