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The International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) is a non-profit organization leading a global, multi-stakeholder effort to enhance dog health, well-being, and welfare. IPFD is about information sharing and collaboration, for the best of all dogs worldwide.
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- curate and share information on canine genetic tests, breed-specific health strategies and relevant new research,
- work for harmonization of genetic testing, together with researchers and testing laboratories,
- facilitate collaboration between different stakeholders in various areas of dog health, and
- highlight the good work of our Partners.
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Get a GRIHP! on Siberian Huskies
21 November 2022This article on Siberian Huskies is part of a series to highlight the Big Picture of health, welfare and breeding and to help develop Globally Relevant Integrated Health Profiles (GRIHPs) for many breeds. See IPFD's Get a GRIHP! on Breed Health Initiative. There are many others doing great work to advance health, well-being, and welfare in this wonderful breed. We reference and link …DogWellNet Digest: Issue #51 - 19 December 2022
15 November 2022In This Issue: News & Highlights DogWellNet Digest: Highlights from 2022 Make a Donation Stay Informed! …DogWellNet Digest: Issue #50 - 31 October 2022
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Harmonization of Genetic Testing
IPFD is improving the standardization of, and access to, robust genetic testing to support improved health and a sustainable future for all breeds of dogs. Our portal contains a wide array of information on genetic testing providers (labs), general genetic tests, specific genetic tests by breed, and genetic counseling services. You can search our genetics databases by breed, genetic test, disease, and lab.
In addition to the database, there are many HGTD Database Resources and an ever-increasing bank of Genetic Counseling Resources (links below). Also, IPFD contributors frequently blog on genetic testing issues, so you can set your custom feed to feature that material and check out the HGTD & Genetic Testing blog (link below).
Interested in adding your canine genetic canine resources to DogWellNet.com? Contact us at info@ipfdogs.com. Are you associated with a Genetic Test Provider and want to participate? Contact our Project Director Aimee Llewellyn-Zaidi.
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Latest in HGTD & Genetic Testing
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Canine Medicine and Genetics - Breed-Specific Repo…
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Genetic Diversity: The Big Picture and Challenging…
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This week in HGTD: direct variant/mutation, linkag…
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Breeding healthy puppies and sustaining your breed…
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Ask Aimee: What's the difference between pedigree …
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Infographic - Quick Facts on Degenerative Myelopat…
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"Genetic Rescue of the Highly Inbred Norwegian Lun…
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We Need to Focus on Breeding Healthy Dogs While We…
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The Relatedness of Breeds - A fun, interactive res…
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4th International Dog Health Workshop - 2 Years On
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IPFD Breeds Database
The IPFD Breeds Database includes basic breed information as well as videos, standards, health strategies and data, populations data, links to national and international breed clubs, and more. Material collected and curated by IPFD Team experts and, wherever available, submitted by collaborating breed clubs. More collaborators very welcome! Contact us at info@ipfdogs.com to participate.
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Updated Breeds
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International Actions
Resources and development coming out of the 3rd IPFD International Dog Health Workshop
International Dog Health Workshops
Index of International Dog Health Workshops. The 1st International Dog Health Workshop was organized by the Swedish Kennel Club and held in June 2012 in...Extremes of Conformation: DWN Resources
Key DWN resources related to issues involved with understanding and management of extreme phenotype are provided here. The Brachycephalic Issue IDHW Plenary talks and suggested...Think Globally, Act Locally
Issues health and welfare in dogs are truly international, complex, and deeply impacted by human-animal interactions. It is time to ‘think globally, act locally’.Health Strategies Guide
Breed Health Strategies - DWN Resources Here you will find links to: RAS (Swedish) and JTO (Finnish) breeding strategy documents in English (summaries) for multiple breeds International Dog... -
International Dog Health Workshops
The International Dog Health Workshops (IDHWs) are the signature event of the IPFD. These generally biennial events bring together decision-leaders from international stakeholder groups including kennel clubs, other cynological organizations, breed clubs, academia, veterinary organizations, welfare groups, and regulatory bodies as well as individual breeders, judges, and others. 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. IPFD is responsible for the International Dog Health Workshops and partners with other organizations who manage meeting logistics.
IPFD Virtual Meetings
Since 2019 we have been watching global developments with cautious optimism that we’ll soon be in a position to determine a date/location/format for the next in-person IDHW. In the meantime, we have been developing online meeting events to keep important collaborations going. Based on recent discussions with key stakeholders in canine genetic testing, three topics have been identified as being important to current conversations: Standardizing Genetic Reports, Validation, and Genetic Diversity. Specific challenges have been identified for each of these topics, and short online meetings will be held taking each challenge in turn to agree on goals and outcomes, and - as a community - to undertake post-workshops actions to implement necessary actions. Specialty forums (which house materials and resources) for the Virtual meetings are available to meeting participants only. Selected workshop materials have been made available after the events - see links below. Please contact Aimee Llewellyn for further information on IPFD's Virtual Meetings.
Moving from information and collaboration to action: report from the 4th international dog health workshop, Windsor in May 2019
Camilla L. Pegram, Brenda N. Bonnett, Helena Skarp, Gareth Arnott, Hannah James, Åke Hedhammar, Gregoire Leroy, Aimée Llewellyn-Zaidi, Ian J. Seath & Dan G. O'Neill -
Latest on IDHWs
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Linebreeding vs. Inbreeding – Let’s be perfectly clear.
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IPFD and DogWellNet 2019-2020: Looking Back and Moving Forward
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From Information and Collaboration to Action: 4th IDHW
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Every step we take...
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Breed Health... What is your vision?
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4th International Dog Health Workshop - 2 Years On
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3rd International Dog Health Workshop - There's still time to join us in Paris!
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Featured Videos
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Breeding healthy puppies and sustaining your breed: the goal and how do you get there?
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International Challenges for Dog Breeding: How do Veterinarians Navigate the Complexities of Health, Welfare, and Owner Attachment?
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Embark Summit Panel Discussion: Can Genetic Diversity Be Insurance?
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What are the Consequences of Inbreeding Dogs? Dr. Aaron J. Sams, Embark Senior Scientist
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Responsible Breeding and Sourcing of Dogs - Dr. Brenda Bonnett at Swedish Vet Conference Oct. 2020
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HGTD - 2020 > 2021
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IPFD: For the Love of Dogs (November 2020)
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IPFD is truly a "people driven" service organization. We allocate the bulk of our financial resources to maintain a small but dedicated team of consultants to manage our modest resources and facilitate the activities of our stakeholders, with the aim of achieving our collective goals.
Your generous donation helps ensure our long-term sustainability and supports ongoing efforts to create an enduring global collaboration that enhances the health, well-being, and welfare of all dogs worldwide.
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Help us improve standardization of, and access to, robust genetic testing to support health improvements and a sustainable future for healthy dogs.
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IPFD Newsletter
News from DogWellNet: Breed of the month, recent blogs, what our partners are doing, spotlight on key issues and more. View the latest Digest
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IPFD Contributing Partners
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