~ Giving our puppies a head start

 ~ Evaluating our dogs and exhibiting in the conformation ring

 ~ Understanding how to use health research to help plan future breedings

 ~ Echo Cardiograms at a discounted price due to the support of our Charitable Trust 

 ~ The DNA Repository Collection Clinic is being offered for the first time & it is VITAL.  The blood DNA that you submit on the dogs you currently have will be available for research projects for years to come.  Please support this effort.
 

WE’VE COME A LONG WAY BABY . . .

Most of us aspire to own, exhibit, and eventually breed beautiful and healthy Great Danes.  Prior to 10-15 years ago our only tools were what we could see and/or remember - silhouette, balance, proper temperament, head shape and planes, eye shape and color, dentition, coat color, disqualifying faults, etc.,  all things we continue to see and evaluate.  However, more and more technology is offering us the ability to “see” beneath the skin of our dogs, not to exclude but hopefully to be able to include based on knowledge; to make better educated decisions regarding what to exhibit (in Performance and Conformation) and ultimately what to breed.  These decisions very much affect the quality and length of life of every puppy we bring into this world, whether they live as strictly companions or are exhibited. 

We have planned our National Schedule for a minimum of conflict for you – our membership.  Seminars will not be in conflict with Judging.  We expect to complete Futurity Judging around noon Tues.  Health Screenings  will be scheduled primarily on Wednesday - Education Day.;  all will be scheduled in 15 minute segments, due to pre-registration, for easy in/out and return to a Seminar.  If pre-registration indicates the need based on numbers to be scheduled, we will also schedule HEALTH screenings on Tuesday. 

We hope that you will participate, learn, grow and share ~ as you have at previous National Specialties.

LET’S STAY ON TRACK AND CONTINUE THE JOURNEY !!!

Education & Health Committee Chair
Margaret Shappard
mswtrwd@bellsouth.net

See Complete Information & Forms needed for registration on our Website:
http://www.gdca-se.org/index.html