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This section highlights current issues and timely discussions for consumers, breeders, veterinarians, researchers and other members of our community. -
IPFD International Dog Health Workshops
- IPFD International Dog Health Workshops - IDHWs at a Glance; News & Reports
- IPFD Virtual Dog Health Forum - June 2025
- IPFD International Dog Health Workshop #5
- IPFD International Dog Health Workshop #4
- IPFD International Dog Health Workshop #3
- 2nd International Dog Health Workshop
- 1st International Dog Health Workshop
- Virtual International Dog Health Meeting #6 - Theme: Breeding Healthy, Quality Dogs: The Veterinarian, Breeder, and Public Roles
- Virtual International Dog Health Meeting #5 - Theme: Breeding for Health – Supporting “Whole Dog” Health from Planning to Pregnancy
- Virtual International Dog Health Meeting #4 (Oceana Region) - Theme: Breeding for Health and Purpose (Oceana Region)
- Virtual International Dog Health Meeting #3 - Theme: Parentage Profiling for Kennel Clubs
- Virtual International Dog Health Meeting #2 - Theme: Genetic Diversity
- Virtual International Dog Health Meeting #1 - Theme: Standardizing Genetic Testing
The 1st International Dog Health Workshop (IDHW) was organized by the Swedish Kennel Club (SKK) and held in June 2012 in Stockholm. The 2nd IDHW was co-hosted by IPFD and the German Kennel Club (VDH) and held in Dortmund, Germany in February 2015. The 3rd IDHW was co-hosted by IPFD and French Kennel Club (SCC) in Paris in Spring 2017. The 4th IDHW was co-hosted by the Kennel Club in Windsor, UK in 2019. The 5th IDHW will be co-hosted by IPFD and Finnish Kennel Club in Helsinki in June 2024. IPFD is responsible for the International Dog Health Workshops and partners with other organizations who manage meeting logistics. * Information on the IDHWs is organized under the subcategories below* -
Health and Breeding
- Breed-Specific Approaches
- Health and Screening Tests
- DogWellNet: The Community and Forums
- Breeding
- Breeds
This section includes topics of interest for anyone involved in breeding dogs, including those providing advice to breeders, breed clubs or kennel clubs. Like all of DogWellNet, this is a work in progress and new material will continue to accrue. There is overlap of information and links across some of the sections and readers may choose to access the information via the general categories (e.g. Breed-Specific Approaches or Population Data) or by looking for all information available for a specific breed (Breeds).* Check out the Subcategories (below) and Articles (further below).* -
Population Data on Dogs, Health and Disease
- Sources of Population Data
- General Principles
- Breed Club Health Surveys
- Disease | Condition-Specific Articles
Here we focus on the data that is needed to underpin decisions on health and breeding, i.e. data enumerating and describing dog populations, in general, as well as, the occurrence of disease in dog populations, breed populations, etc. -
Welfare
- Welfare and Health
- Sourcing and Commercial Breeding
- Dog-Specific Legislation and Programs
- Human-Dog Interactions
In this section we will focus on issues with an impact on dog welfare, linking to policies and approaches from around the world. Many of these topics will intersect with Health and Breeding, Research and other topics on DogWellNet.com. Specifically, we will look at welfare issues related to the breeding and distribution of purposely bred dogs, issues and legislation related to health and welfare and human-animal interactions. In this section, the focus will be on evidence and approaches; there will be overlap or links with the Education section.- 37 articles
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Education
- Education for Judges
- Education for Youth
- Education for Veterinary Professionals
- Education of Consumers and the Public
- Education of Breeders
In this section we focus on resources, approaches and events focused on education related to health, well-being and welfare in dogs. Education programs and events often have more than one target group or topic, but we present the material as follows.* Check out the Subcategories (below) and Articles (further below).*
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Research
Research can be loosely described as the collection of information about a particular subject. More often it is used to denote designed investigations of, say, health or disease. However, investigations, studies and surveys occur across a spectrum of, e.g., topics and approaches, scope and rigour, and the results must be understood within the context and quality of the work. We have come to realize that an Evidence-Based approach is what is needed, i.e., available information / reports are appropriately evaluated and the results are interpreted and applied with consideration of the strength of the evidence provided and in light of a baseline of knowledge and experience. We will add sub-categories (see below) for example, 1) Clinical Trials, 2) Breed, 3) Disease as we go. -
HGTD Quality Database
This category will contain article resources that relate to the Harmonization for Genetic Testing Database -
HGTD Genetic Counselling
This section will contain articles and resources associated with the IPFD's Harmonization for Genetic Testing initiative.- 15 articles
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International Actions
- Think Globally, Act Locally
- Extremes of Conformation | Brachycephalics
- Breed-Specific Health Strategies
- International Dog Health Workshops
Resources and initiatives arising from topics at the International Dog Health Workshops
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