[ SHOWGSD-L ] Excerpted: Gilberts' K-9 Seminars N&R, Vol.9 Issue 1 Part 3, January 2012
- From: Stormy Hope <stormy435@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 11:53:48 -0800
There are some interesting articles in this one. It lists, from AKC
CHF, a number of Breed clubs that have Parent Club Health
Foundations. The GSDCA isn't listed. Hmmmmm
Stormyy
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From: "Ed Gilbert, Jr." <gilbertk9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: December 26, 2011 7:30:24 PM PST
To: "E M Gilbert" <gilbertk9@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Gilberts' K-9 Seminars N&R, Vol.9 Issue 1 Part 3, January 2012
GILBERTS? K-9 SEMINARS NEWS & REVIEW
VOLUME 9 ISSUE 1, Part
3 January
2012
Copyright © 2012 by Gilberts? K-9 Seminars
HAPPY NEW YEAR.
?A well balanced dog has a title at both ends.?
ENVIRONMENTAL NOTICE
No trees were killed in the creation of this issue of K-9 News &
Review. However, many electrons were terribly inconvenienced.
?Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if
we are always doing.? Thomas Jefferson
MISSION STATEMENT
The mission and goal of Gilberts? K-9 Seminars is to serve breeders,
conformation and performance exhibitors, handlers, trainers, judges
and other enthusiasts who comprise the sport of purebred dogs through
educational Seminars. The goal of the educational Seminars is to
provide comprehensive and conclusive information on canine structure
and movement. The goal of this information is to provide for the
promotion of showing and breeding for type and function of healthy
purebred dogs based on breed specific facts. In the meeting of these
goals attendees will become independent thinkers and will be
challenged to properly evaluate dogs, thereby preparing them to be a
more intelligent breeder, exhibitor, handler and judge.
...snip...
?A person is not given integrity. It results from the relentless
pursuit of honesty at all times.?
REMEMBERING ? CONVERSATIONS WITH ELSWORTH GAMBLE
By E. M. Gilbert Jr.
Elsworth Gamble was an honest dyed in the wool dog man and judge. His
in ring demeanor was kind to the exhibit, and his hands told a story.
He was quick in his decision making process and he did not suffer fools.
When he was on a panel and I could make the show ? I always spent some
time watching Elsworth ? as I felt he was just about the best judge in
the sport. Plus you could learn about a breed just by watching him
judge. He knew breed type and his breed specific judging told you what
was important in that breed. His hands spoke volumes.
At one show, after he finished his breeds, I and several other judges
engaged Elsworth in a discussion. Elsworth was asked why he put so
many puppies to winners and breed. Elsworth asked in return ? ?What is
the purpose of a dog show?? Then he stated ? ?to judge breeding stock,
shouldn?t the next generation be an improvement over the previous
generation?? What a lesson, and no preaching, just questions to make
you think.
On another occasion, Elsworth was asked why he withheld so many
ribbons, particularly in the puppy classes. Elsworth then told us a
story.
?A breeder friend called him on the phone one day and asked if he
(Elsworth) had some free time that afternoon. Elsworth replied ?yes.?
The friend said he would be over at 1 o?clock to pick him up, but he
had a condition, Elsworth was not to talk, just come along for the
ride and listen. Elsworth agreed to play his friends silly game.
His friend had a newspaper with the want ads. He drove to an address
listed and they went around to the backyard and into a garage. In the
back of the garage there was a glass counter case filled with dog show
ribbons and behind the counter was a man. On the walls were many puppy
photos. Elsworth?s friend said to the man: ?According to this ad you
have puppies that are show dogs for sale.? The man responded: ?Yes, in
fact I do ? If you want I?ll go in the back and bring a great show dog
out.? They stayed in the garage while the man went to the kennel runs
in back and brought back a terrier puppy. The man placed the puppy on
a table and stated ?this one is a great show dog.? Elsworth thought
otherwise. His friend asked, ?How much for this show dog?? This was
the 1950?s ? ?$500? was the response. His friend stated and asked ? ?I
never paid more than five dollars for a dog, but I never had a show
dog, how do I know this is a good show dog.? The man asked, ?Do you
know what a blue ribbon is? It means the dog has won ? it is a show
dog winner.? Elsworth?s friend responded, ?Gee, I really want a show
dog ? but $500, I?ll have to go check with my wife.? The man
responded, ?Don?t forget with the dog you get all these blue ribbons
he won.?
They went silently and got into the car ? Elsworth said ?no need to
talk, take me home.?
Elsworth had a reputation for finding the future greats in the breeds
he judged. He probably placed more puppies to winners than any other
judge and he definitely withheld more placings, rightly so, than any
other judge. His judging integrity to upholding the breed Standard and
withholding when it was necessary is sadly lacking in the show ring
world wide.
Elsworth Gamble, breeder, handler, judge, student, teacher, with breed
knowledge, integrity, impartiality, and ethics of the highest order.
Those that knew him, still miss him. He lives on in memory and his
influence is still carried in many breed lines to this day.
?Integrity is doing the right thing, even if nobody is watching.?
DIAGNOSING PANCREATITIS BEFORE IT?S TOO LATE
12/02/2011. This work was funded by AKC Canine Health Foundation Grant
1227-A.
Pancreatitis is almost as frustrating for doctors to deal with as it
is for dog owners. It?s one of those diagnoses that is incredibly
difficult to make before it?s too late. The symptoms are vague, and
the current tests are hard to perform, unreliable, or both. That?s
why it?s so important that researchers continue to hunt for a simple
and effective way to diagnose pancreatitis. It?s not an easy task.
Diagnostic tests are evaluated on two criteria ? sensitivity and
specificity. The sensitivity of a test measures how good it is at
detecting dogs that have the condition it?s looking for. A diagnostic
test for pancreatitis with a sensitivity of 85% would correctly
identify 85 out of every 100 dogs with pancreatitis as having the
disease. In contrast, the specificity of a test measures how well it
identifies dogs who don?t have the condition of interest. A diagnostic
test for pancreatitis with a specificity of 90% would correctly
identify 90 out of every 100 healthy dogs as not having pancreatitis.
The thing is, the usefulness of a test depends on not just sensitivity
and specificity but how common a condition is in the population where
the test is being used. After all, in the vet?s office, you don?t know
if any dog has pancreatitis or not ? that?s what you?re trying to find
out. However, if you know how common pancreatitis is, and the
sensitivity and specificity of the test you?re using, you can
determine its positive predictive value ? the likelihood that any
positive test you get is actually accurate. That?s important because
you don?t want to treat a dog for pancreatitis if you don?t need to,
but you do want to intervene if it will help. A positive predictive
value of 85 tells you that 85 out of every 100 dogs who test positive
are actually sick ? a much more valuable statistic for the clinician
than the sensitivity. In fact, it turns out that the positive
predictive value is actually far more dependent on the specificity of
the test than the sensitivity in most circumstances.
All of that explains why, with the help of support from the AKC Canine
Health Foundation, researchers from theUniversity of California, Davis
recently set out to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of a
new blood test for pancreatitis and compare it to several other blood
tests that might be useful in detecting the disease. The developers of
the test, known as the Spec cPL, had determined its sensitivity as
63.6%, but they hadn?t figured out how specific it was ? which meant
it was difficult to tell how accurate any positive results might be.
One previous study had investigated the same question, but more data
was clearly needed.
They got it. The scientists found that the Spec cPL was relatively
sensitive and specific, depending on the specific cut off values used
for the tests. There was a tradeoff, as there often is, found when
they chose different cut off levels ? increasing the sensitivity of
the test came at the expense of specificity, and vice versa. However,
Spec cPL clearly provided better diagnostic results than any of the
other tests they tried, giving hope that it might one day ease the
diagnosis of canine pancreatitis. Further research is still needed,
particularly as the study contained few dogs with healthy pancreases,
which could affect the calculated specificities. Still, this research
moves us one step closer to a reliable blood test for canine
pancreatitis ? a safer, easier way to start treatment and improve the
quality of dogs? lives.
Scientific publication:
Trivedi, S., Marks, S., Kass, P., Luff, J., Keller, S., Johnson, E.
and Murphy, B. (2011), Sensitivity and Specificity of Canine Pancreas-
Specific Lipase (cPL) and Other Markers for Pancreatitis in 70 Dogs
with and without Histopathologic Evidence of Pancreatitis. Journal of
Veterinary Internal Medicine, 25: 1241?1247. doi: 10.1111/j.
1939-1676.2011.00793.x
?If breeders had no variations of styles, within TYPE, where would
they go to improve and/or take chances of changing their present
stock? Breeding does require varying styles to make up a well-rounded
gene pool. Not only do we need varying pheotypes, but we need the
varying dominant genotype that they may represent to effect change and
in developing any kind of difference in our future generations.?
William Paul Shelton, breeder, AKC judge
AKC PARENT CLUB HEALTH FOUNDATIONS
Many breed parent clubs have established their own charitable health
foundations. This list is provided by the AKC/CHF as a resource for
information about the health concerns of the breeds and the work being
done to improve canine health by these groups.
Alaskan Malamute Research Foundation, Inc.
Bouvier Health Foundation
American Boxer Charitable Foundation, Inc.
American Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Club Charitable Trust
American German Shepherd Dog Charitable Foundation, Inc.
American Spaniel Club Foundation
Basenji Club of America Health Endowment, Inc.
Bulldog Club of America Charitable Health Fund, Inc.
Cairn Terrier Club of America Foundation
Chinese Shar-Pei Charitable Trust
Clumber Spaniel Health Foundation
Collie Health Foundation
Dalmatian Club of America Foundation, Inc.
Flat-Coated Retriever Foundation
Golden Retriever Foundation
Great Dane Club of America Charitable Trust
Health and Rescue Foundation of PBGV Club of America
Mastiff Club of America Charitable Health Trust
Newfoundland Club of America Charitable Trust
Pekingese Charitable Foundation, Inc.
Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America Charitable Trust
Poodle Club of America Foundation, Inc.
Portuguese Water Dog Foundation, Inc.
Saluki Health Research, Inc.
Samoyed Club of America Education & Research Foundation, Inc.
The Schipperke Club of America Rescue & Health Foundation
Scottish Terrier Club of America Health Trust Fund
Siberian Husky Club of America Trust
Siberian Husky Health Foundation
Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier Club of America Endowment Fund
Tibetan Spaniel Club of America Rescue and Health Trust
Tibetan Terrier Health and Welfare Foundation
United States Kerry Blue Terrier Club Charitable Fund, Inc.
Vizsla Club of America Welfare Foundation, Inc.
Westie Foundation of America, Inc.
Yorkshire Terrier Club of America Foundation, Inc.
...snip...
SOME ORGANIZATIONS NEEDING YOUR SUPPORT
?Today you are You, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is Youer than You.? Dr. Seuss
AKC/CANINE HEALTH FOUNDATION, INC.
Mission: The Foundation is dedicated to advancing the health of all
dogs and their owners by funding sound scientific research and
supporting the dissemination of health information to prevent, treat,
and cure canine disease.
The AKC Canine Health Foundation, founded in 1995, is the largest
nonprofit worldwide to fund health research exclusively for canines.
Our goal is to help dogs live longer, healthier lives. The AKC Canine
Health Foundation is the leader in non-invasive genetic health
research, stem cell research, and biotherapeutics benefiting both
canines and humans. For more information, visit AKC Canine Health
Foundation.
If you have questions or need more information, please contact Erica
Kitchen, Director of Development & Communications.
?Integrity has no need of rules.? Albert Camus
TAKE THE LEAD (TTL)
Thanks to your support, our total client distribution figure since our
inception in 1993, now totals $2,778,136.00. During the first ten
months of 2011, TTL was able to distribute in excess of $200,000. Take
The Lead was founded in 1993 as a not-for-profit foundation under
Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Service code. All
contributions to Take the Lead are tax deductible to the full extent
of the law.
Do you know of any charity like TTL that only employs 2 part time paid
employees and everyone else volunteers their time? Unlike many other
charities, the monies you donate go to work for the people who need
the help the most and not for extraneous things.
TTL provides direct services, support and care for people in the sport
of purebred dogs who suffer the devastation of life-threatening or
terminal illness. Visit the TTL web site at: www.takethelead.org To
donate call: 1-800-814-1123.
The 2012 Pins are in ? order yours now.
TTL Booth Schedule ? Please visit and learn how you can help.
January 20-21, 2012; Rose City Classic. Portland, OR
February 14-15. New York. Westminster KC
February 19-20. Denver. Rocky Mountain Cluster
February 26-28. Chicago, IL. IKC.
March 16-17. Kansas City, MO Heart of America KC
March 16-17. Louisville, KY
March 23-25. Raleigh, NC. Tarheel
Is your club listed above? Why not?
?Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened.? Dr. Seuss
Please click on the following sites for concerned dog organization
links: The American Kennel Club,naiatrust.org, naiaonline.org,
California dog organizations links: carpoc.org, and cfodconline.org/.
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