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2011
 
Newsletter number
October

Viewpoint - comment by the editor
Vaccination - is it really necessary?
Animal Health Trust - proposed Cancer Centre
Seminar 2012
The Stud Dog's Lament
Human medicines and Dogs
Kennel Club's 'Mate Select'
PDSA Rule change
Hypoallergenic dogs - fact or fantasy?
Canine Seasonal Illness - warning from AHT
Puppy Farming - CARIAD takes a stand
Upset tummies - how to settle
Pet Passport changes
Dogs Unleashed
Buying a puppy - Kennel Club advice
Dr Littman's report "an exciting year".
Fundraising - look out for our next auction

January
pANCA Seminar Report & Final project report.
K.C. Breeders Symposium.
Genetic diversity.
Geriatric Renal Failure & Food Allergies.
Understanding Kidney disease with Charts.
Appendix on Health Tracker click here.
2010
   
August
The pANCA Project. Conclusion of the Longitudinal study
sampling sessions.
Summary of Data from February 2010 sampling sessions.
WHI Seminar September 25th 2010.
In search of genetic diversity – Breeders’ Tales.
Interview with Tracy Hammond and Steve Evans.
pANCA pictures.
The Role of A Therapy Dog in the USA.
Fund-raising Auction.
2009
   
September
The pANCA Project - next sampling sessions.
Hip Scoring - New Legislation.
Update on Colony Dogs.
Elderly dogs - Grooming, Bathing, Incontinence.
Care and Well Being of your Dog - report.
April
Dealing with Diarrhoea.
Poisons, Potpourri & Adders.
Paper shredders and dogs.
Seminar – ‘The Care and Well-Being of your Dog'
International Breeders Seminar – Stockholm 2008.
Message from America.
January
Acute Cystitis.
Can Dogs detect cancer?
Remedy for Smelly Dogs.
Find A Vet - new RVC scheme.
2008
   
May
pANCA Evaluation report & brief history (special report).
January
The pANCA Project - report & test results explanation.
Treasurer’s Report.
pANCA Picture Gallery.
Dog Blood Donors, Canine Bowen technique, Sultanas!
News from the USA.
Tips & Hints - Collars beware!; Sultanas again; Emergency cards; Combustible crates; Lost dogs.
2007
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March
pANCA Research Project.
Birthday Event - Healthy Dogs – Naturally.
Puppy Training by Shirley Barton.
News Reports & Information.
Health Services.
Safe and Sound Scheme; Cherry pips; Chrysanthemum soil;
Is Pet Food healthy?
2006
   
December
Update on Megan,
The Importance & Variety of Play Part,
News Reports & Information,
Summary of KC Health Survey,
July
Treasurer’s Report.
Request for Calendar.
Transcript – Vulnerable Breeds Forum.
Importance & Variety of Play in Dogs.
News Reports & Information - Tick bites could be fatal; blue/green algae; Fear of thunderstorms; Leishmaniasis; Bee Stings
March
Understanding Protein-Wasting Diseases in Wheaten Terriers,
Dr Shelly Vaden.
2005
 
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December
Seminar Report "Towards a Brighter Future" Dr Catherine Mellersh Senior Canine Geneticist, Animal Health Trust & Dr K Allenspach, Senior Lecturer, Royal Veterinary College.
Health Handbook produced.
Genetic Research Fund.
Animal Health Trust Services.
Montgomery Health Forum Tapes.
October
Protein Losing diseases & RD - Myths and Legends
Magnetic Collars and microchips; Pyometra; Silvered Cage Covers;
Evening Primrose Oil danger; Hips and Arthritis; Main cause of Aggression.

August
Protein-Losing Enteropathy in a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier in the United Kingdom” Authors:S W. Melville-Walker; K C. Smith; C M. Elwood.
Post Mortem Protoco.l
Dog Theft in UK; Substances poisonous to dogs.
Update on Megan.
Vaccination web site; Holistic Pet Food.
May
Heska ERD Testing.
Assessing Pain in Dogs and Cats.
Longevity: Disinfectants; Elizabethan Collars; Ibuprofen; MRSA in pets;
Taking Pets abroad; Vaccinations
March
Risk, Raw Feeding and Pathogens: A Review - By Stacy Pober.
Pedigree ‘the written record of a dog’s ancestry’ by Don Wieden.
Wheaten Word.
2004
 
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November
Noise Intolerance.
Questions & Answers - Dr Shelly Vaden.
Megan - My Angel Eyes.
Omerta - The Breeders Code of Silence.
Making breeding decisions with the Open Registry.

April
Diagnosing PLE & PLN - Prof Meryl P. Littman, University of Pennsylvania.
2003
   
December
Report of the Seminar by Janet Petros of the "Soft-Coated Wheaten Health Notebook and Beyond..."
September
Report from attendees at the Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier Health Conference in Keystone, Colorado.
April
Why W.H.I.?

 

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Revised: November 2011