Program

Themes

Supply and Demand - Every dog counts!

• Can registries help homeless dogs?
• Experiences of new legislation in animal welfare/breeding
• Pedigree dogs and non-pedigree dogs – how do we get (new) legislation to cover them all?

Breeding for Health and Wellbeing

• How to comprehensively address dogs’ health and wellbeing in breeding?
• How to breed dogs that cope well in everyday life, both physically and mentally?

Big Data

• International cooperation, data sharing, financial support/resources to develop tools for breeding: 
  • Genetic diversity
  • Parentage testing
  • Joint EBV estimation for health and mentality traits

Does the colour matter? Defining Breed vs Variety

• What defines a breed/variety and how it influences health and welfare in dogs
• Breed formation and how breeds relate to each other
• Primitive breeds/populations
• Crossbreeding

Program Overview, General Goals, Schedule, and Speakers

Please visit IPFD’s website, DogWellNet.com, for full details of the 5th International Dog Health Workshop.