Newsletter April 2007

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will definitively show if a dog is affected or a carrier. </div> <bR> <div> The ALA in Australia were the first dog association in the world to make prcdPRA testing a compulsory and mandatory test requirement of their breeders. The ILA  will also be doing compulsory testing and hopes to provide these tests for breeders.</div> <bR> <div> Kathy of Jersey Doodles contacted Optigen and was informed that there is a newly available test for <B>Golden Retrievers</B>.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> DNA Canine Heritage Breed Test  </B>-  <A HREF="http://www.mmigenomics.com/CHBTKits/order.php" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.mmigenomics.com/CHBTKits/orde"><U><U>MMI Genomics</U></U></A> has a new test available to genetically determine the breed composition of your dog.</div> <div> *<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >INTERESTING NOTE</FONT> - Krista Waitz, Rainmaker Ranch, ILA Executive, worked with MMI Genomics and with the ALAA provided 30 blood samples during the company's early test stages.</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> vWD (von Willebrand's ) in Golden Retrievers  </B> -  recently a breeder had a Goldendoodle breeding dog test positive for vWD, proof positive it is indeed a disease carried in Golden Retriever lines.  However, according to a health survey done by the Golden Retriever Club of America, the incidence of vWD in Golden Retriever is less than 1%.  </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/breeders2/grca_healthsurvey_notes.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/breeders2/g"><U><U>SEE GRCA HEALTH SURVEY</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT><B>Thyroid Problems in Golden Retrievers  </B> -  this same survey has also shown extremely high incidence of thyroid problems, even higher than HD.  According to the GRCA survey  -</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>358 out of 1444 had hypothyroidism or hypathyroidism - </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>25.6%</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>BREEDERS' ARCHIVES UPDATES</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Additions to archives since last newletter</B></FONT></div> <div> • Feb.   5, 2007  Subject: <B>source for DNA te</B><B>sting</B>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes20.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <div> • Feb. 15, 2007  Subject: <B>female vs. males</B>   <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <div> • Feb. 15, 2007  Subject: <B>Hip tests & anesthesia</B>   <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes22.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <div> • Feb. 16, 2007  Subject: <B>Steam cleaners</B>   <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <div> • Feb. 28, 2007  Subject: <B>Addisons discussion</B>  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes24.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <div> • Feb. 28, 2007  Subject: <B>Pup not suckling  </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes25.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <div> • Mar. 25, 2007  Subject: <B>Transition to solid food</B>   <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Archives/breeder_notes27.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Breeders_Ar"><U>LINK TO POST</U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>HIGHLIGHTS OF RECENT SITE ADDITIONS </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="486" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 168 WIDTH="308"><div> RESOURCE</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Fun For Kids </B>section in Resource has some 4-piece & 16-piece Doodle Puzzles, games and links to fun and educational websites for kids</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/fun_games/puzzle1b_4pc.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/fun_games/p"><U><B><U>FUN FOR KIDS</U></B></U></A></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="22d5a5a20.jpg" border=0 width="165" height="162" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="512" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 206 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="22d684c80.jpg" border=0 width="132" height="200" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="305"><div> WORKING DOODS</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> </B></FONT><B>Velma's Pets as Therapy - </B> Murphy Brown is a therapy dog in New South Wales, Australia bred by Dr. Kate Schoeffel.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>  <A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/workingdoods/velmaspets_murphybrown.htm" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/workingdood"><U><U>LINK TO ARTICLE</U></U></A></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 15 WIDTH="196"><div> <B>MURPHY BROWN</B></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="305"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="15" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="305" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> SPECIAL STORIES</div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> Delilah & Living with Lupus - </B>a story of how living with a Dood has helped put a woman's Lupus in remission.  Correction from last newsletter :  Moss Creek's Delilah was bred by Sherri Smeraglia.  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Special_Stories/delilah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/Special_Sto"><U><U>LINK TO ARTICLE</U></U></A></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Doggy Tales Reading Program - </B>Doggy Tales gives kids a reason to wag their tails.  Casey, a Goldendoodle bred by <B>Sherri </B>of<B> Smeraglia's TeddyBear Goldendoodles </B>is helping school kids learn to read.  <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><U>LINK TO ARTICLE</U></FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> IN THE NEWS</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="21f910100.png" border=0 width="16" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></FONT><B>New articles</B></div> <bR> <div>  •  Mar. 31, 2007 - '<B>Del Monte Pet Products Voluntarily Withdraws Specific Product Codes of Pet Treats and Wet Dog Food Products' </B>- Please read this article on more products being recalled - </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.delmonte.com/petfoodrecall.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.delmonte.com/petfoodrecall.ht"><U><U>http://www.delmonte.com/petfoodrecall.html</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div>  •  Mar. 30, 2007 - '<B>Dry Food added to recall' </B>- The recall has expanded to include dry foods as well. For more on this story see CNN.com </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/30/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/30/pet.foo"><U><U>http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/30/pet.food.recall.ap/index.html?eref=rss_topstories</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  • Mar. 17, 2007  -  '<B>Menu Foods Recall Information' - </B>list of affected foods</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.menufoods.com/recall/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.menufoods.com/recall/"><U><U>http://www.menufoods.com/recall/</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> • Mar. 17, 2007  -  '<B>Recall of Pet Foods manufactured by Menu Foods, Inc.</B>'  -  The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has placed a warning and affected pet food list on their site -</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/"><U><U>http://www.fda.gov/bbs/topics/NEWS/2007/NEW01590.html</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> • Feb. 22, 2007 - '<B>Bark to the future</B>' - Chic canine crossovers like the spanador and the cockapoo are redrawing the doggy map of Britain, by Kathryn Hughes of the Guardian Unlimited - <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2018477,00.html" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/"><U><U>http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/story/0,,2018477,00.html</U></U></A> </div> <bR> <div>  • Feb. 20, 2007 - '<B>Protection by Dogs, Part 1</B>' - Two Labradoodles, bred by Cindy of Blue Ridge Puppies, have been trained to protect their owners as 'alert dogs'. Link to a video new story on FoxCarolina.com. <I><B>Click on 'Protection by Dogs, Part 1'</B></I> </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.foxcarolina.com/Global/SearchResults.asp?vendor=wss&qu=Protection+by+Dogs%2C+Part+" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.foxcarolina.com/Global/Search"><U><I><U>http://www.foxcarolina.com/Global/SearchResults.asp?vendor=wss&qu=Protection+by+Dogs%2C+Part+</U></I></U></A><I><U>1</U></I></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >• </FONT>Feb. 19, 2007 - <B>Don Burke</B> on Channel Nine's "<B>Mornings with Kerri-Anne</B>" shows and discusses some of Australia's favourite hybrids. Link to video segment on You Tube : <A HREF="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHJWYyZXp8" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHJWYyZX"><U><U>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXHJWYyZXp8</U></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >• </FONT>Feb. 14, 2007 '<B>PETA Animal Cruely Trial: The Fallout Continues</B>' - <I>WRAL.com</I> </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.animalscam.com/news.cfm?id=3250" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.animalscam.com/news.cfm?id=32"><U><U>http://www.animalscam.com/news.cfm?id=3250</U></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Our next newsletter will be June 2007.  Wishing you a safe and happy Spring.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> Sincerely,</div> <bR> <div> Blue Sterling</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" width=165 BGCOLOR="#000099" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="1d0b60603.jpg"> <div> . <A HREF="http://www.goldendoodles.com/dood_classified.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.goldendoodles.com/dood_classi"><U><IMG SRC="20f478e00.gif" border=0 width="120" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp?m=1102200733090&p=oi" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="http://visitor.constantcontact.com/d.jsp"><U><IMG SRC="24df78520.jpg" border=0 width="120" height="82" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>