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Here is the AHT’s current advice for breeding from dogs who are related to confirmed idiopathic epileptics.
The over-enthusiastic removal of too many dogs from our gene pool could reduce the diversity of the breed and bring other inherited diseases to the fore. Relations of confirmed idiopathic epileptics (siblings, offspring, parents) that are used for breeding, should be mated to a dog that has no common ancestors within 3 generations. Click on Read More for the full AHT article.
Novice Field Trial
Goudhurst, Kent
January 13th 2015
Judges
Steve Kimberley
Annie Jones
First
Friarsbelle Marsh Mellow, GSP, Bradley Dymond
CoM
Herlinga Hadley, HWHV, Tracie Rickman
The Italian Spinone Club of Great Britain
Grouse Pointing Test for HPRs
on the Wemmergill Moor, Barnards Castle DL12 0NX
Saturday 21 March 2015
JUDGES: Stevie Allerton and Ray Davies
GRADINGS
Continue reading “ISCGB Grouse Pointing Test for HPRs – Gradings”
ISCGB GWT JUNE 27th 2015 Results
GUNDOG WORKING TEST FOR HPRs
ID. 1384
run under KC Rules & Regulations
at Broomfields Farm, Elstead, Surrey,
by kind permission of
THE HAMPTON ESTATE
I have been asked to put a few words together to tell you all about my experience of the North West Spinone group.
Having a busy boy who needs plenty to do I thought it would be a good idea to have a go at a bit of gundog work.
I went to a couple of groups but to be honest I felt a little out of my depth and then I heard about the North west group and felt that as it was more focused on working the Spinone and HPR’s it may be more suitable.
What stage are we at with this research?
Scientists at the AHT have conducted a genome-wide association study (genome scan) in the Italian Spinone in an attempt to identify regions of the DNA that might be involved in idiopathic epilepsy, as currently the mode of inheritance or genetic complexity of idiopathic epilepsy in this breed is unknown. This report summarises the results of our investigations and suggests future directions.
KC Field Trial, Working Tests, Working Certificates and working awards for 2014-2015
We have expanded the online Spinone health database to include additional conditions that have been reported by owners and/or breeders. Currently we include the following list of conditions which will be added to from time to time. Bloat, Cancer, Seizures, Thyroid, Auto Immune, Skeletal conditions