by Jessica Hekman | Mar 28, 2023 | Blog, Functional Thoughts
Continuing on with describing the talks at the Dog Breeding for the Future conference (March 13, 2023, in Hurdal, Norway): the second talk of the day was Dr. Dave Dean, a practicing veterinarian at Valley Vets in South Wales. His talk was titled “Practice Policy on...
by Jessica Hekman | Mar 22, 2023 | Blog, Functional Thoughts
The first day of the Dog Breeding for the Future conference convened on March 13, 2023, in Hurdal, Norway. It was a small group, about 50 people, all specifically invited for their particular contributions. Many were veterinarians and/or researchers. The...
by Jessica Hekman | Mar 22, 2023 | Blog, Functional Thoughts
The Bosun Dog Project (part of the Co-Pilot Breeding Cooperative) announces five healthy little puppies – four boys and one girl. They report that Bakka is already an amazing momma and they are all doing great! (Learn more about the Co-Pilot Breeding...
by Jessica Hekman | Dec 15, 2022 | Functional Thoughts
The Functional Dog Collaborative (FDC) is very pleased to announce that Midwoofery now provides the official Core Curriculum for the FDC. Proceeds will help fund creation of future curriculum offerings. Midwoofery provides education ranging from the basics (whelping,...
by Jessica Hekman | Jun 3, 2022 | Blog, The Library
Morrill, Kathleen, et al. “Ancestry-inclusive dog genomics challenges popular breed stereotypes.” Science 376.6592 (2022): eabk0639. PubMed Link | Full Text Link by Jessica Hekman, DVM, PhD (Note: the author of this summary is second author on the paper) ...