EDUCATIONAL LINKS

LINKS OF INTEREST  (always under construction and open to suggestions!)
These sites are maintained by the individuals or groups who created them, and as such, we are not responsible for their content.

ENZO photo by M. Jessop

BEHAVIOUR

Puppy Fear Stages


BLOGS:

Dr.  Sophia Yin – who is deceased, her BLOG is being run by her colleagues, but her original material is still posted

Nathalie Green Tessier – Better Bred

COLOUR:

All about canine colour traits and inheritance

CONFERENCES:

DEWCLAW REMOVAL:

Do the dewclaws? – Dr Chris Zink

Does My Puppy need his dewclaws?

Video demonstrating how dog’s use their dewclaws


DOCKING:

How it can affect your dog’s personality

The Canadian Vet Association is opposed to this procedure


EFFECTS OF SPAY & NEUTERING, STUDIES:

Dr Chris Zink One Vet’s Opinion


EMAIL LISTS TO JOIN:

List of email groups to join for advice and/or help, compiled at VIP


END of LIFE:

End of Life Care, What I Learned (Dr Abigail Schildcrout)

When is it Ethical to Euthanize your Pet? (Bernard E Rollin PHD)

The Decision to Euthanize (Jennifer Coates DVM)


GENETICS:

Better Bred Diagnostic Tools

Poodle Health Registry

Poodle Health Registry Pedigree Database ( includes Haplotypes, rare and common alleles where known, 15 generation pedigree, etc.)

Poodle Pedigree Database

The Standard Poodle Project
 
UC Davis Vet Genetics Lab & Standard Poodle Diversity Testing


HEALTH:

First Aid Kit

Addisons

Bloat

Emergency?

Epilepsy

First Aid Kit

Obesity in Dogs

Orthopedic Foundation for Animals (for info and registered dogs)

Pancreatitis

Pemphigus
 (skin blisters)

Poisonous Plants for Dogs

Sebaceous Addenitis


NEWSLETTERS:

The Poodle Scene, Poodle Club of Canada

The Poodle Papers, Poodle Club of America


POODLE CLUBS:

Ottawa Valley Poodle Club

Poodle Club of Canada

Poodle Club of America

Versatility in Poodles


TAIL DOCKING:

Is it cruel? – Web Md

Why does the RSPCA disapprove of tail docking?


Why this vet is opposed to tail docking, by Jennifer Coates DVM


TRAINING: