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Winter2015

ISaberTails

Savethesedates:

April26-May3,2016

forthe2016PBGVCAIndianapolisNational!

Therewillbeagility,conformation,healthclinics,hunting,

obedience,rally,sweepstakes,seminars.Alsoofferedforthe

firsttime:thenewTriathleteandBeginnerTriathleteawards!
Pluswehavesomeexcitingspeakerslinedup.JEROLDBELL,

DVM,fromTuftsUniversityisspeakingongeneticdisorders

ofthePBGVwithspecialemphasisonPrimaryOpenAngle

Glaucoma,theavailablePOAGgenetictestandhowtobest

usetheresultsforeliminatingPOAGinthePBGV.
VALERIEPARKER,DVM,fromOhioStateUniversitywill

speakoncaninenutrition.Whatcombinationofnutritional

ingredientswouldhelpkeepourdogsinpeakhealth?What

roledoesnutritionplayinlaterdevelopmentofdiseasessuch

asdiabetes,kidneyfailure,heartproblems?Whatarethe

long-termhealtheffectsofobesityinPBGVs?Whatarethe

healthbenefitsofonedietoveranother,suchascommercial

kibble,BARF,grainfree,highorlowproteinorhomemade?

Judges:

Regional-LucBoileau•Sweeps-BevTophill

National-DougJohnson•Sweeps-CameronHenson