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    Secretary's Email Account

    August 1, 2019

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    Secretary

    My sincere apologies if anyone has tried to contact me within the last few weeks via email & has found that they are unable to.

    Unfortunately, BT inadvertently deleted my email account without notice when I changed the password on one of my BT accounts; despite our best...

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    Helping to fix our broken hearts

    November 24, 2018

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    Secretary

    You will have seen the recent blog post by our breed health coordinator Sue Thorn regarding the stem cell research programme, raising funds for the equipment needed to undertake the project.

    At our recent committee meeting it was agreed that a £500 donation from our hea...

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    How To Fix A Broken Heart

    November 5, 2018

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    Breed Health Coordinator

    ‘How to fix a broken heart’ – a new research project and potential early clinical trial on use of stem cells from a healthy canine heart to regenerate hearts with DCM – and how you can help make this work.

    This summary describes a project that, if successful, could lead...

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    A "BAD" day for Dobermanns!

    June 14, 2018

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    Secretary

    The South East of England Dobermann Club assisted by several other breed clubs' including ourselves, is organising a "Breed Appreciation Day" or "BAD" as they are known on Saturday 22nd September 2018 at
    The Kennel Club Building, Stoneleigh Park in Coventry.

    If you are...

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    Biomarker Results Interpretation

    December 3, 2017

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    Breed Health Coordinator

    Interpretation of heart test results


    These notes are from the forms that were signed by those having their dogs tested as part of the biomarker research project.


    Biomarker tests
    Dilated cardiomyopathy in Dobermanns


    Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) is a major cause of death...

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    Alabama Rot Warning for Dogs walking on Cannock Chase

    December 3, 2017

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    Secretary


    There have been 2 confirmed cases of CRGV in the past weeks at Straitons vets in Penkridge with one other suspected case.


    In both of the confirmed cases, the dogs had been walked regularly on Cannock Chase (Marquis Drive/Pye Green areas), however, this may be a coinci...

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    Dobermann Longevity Programme

    March 19, 2017

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    Secretary

    Birmingham & District Dobermann Club members voted at the 2015 AGM to support a proposed scheme detailing UK Dobermann longevity; we are delighted that this scheme is now up and running and would urge all members who have eligible dogs to register them on the site to b...

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    Cardiac Biomarker Project

    March 3, 2017

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    Professor J Dukes-McEwan

    Cardiac Biomarker Project


    by Professor Joanna Dukes-McEwan

    BVMS, MVM, PhD, DVC, DipECVIM-CA(Cardiology), MRCVS
    (March 2017)



    As the principal investigator in this project, I absolutely agree that no decisions should be made based on cardiac biomarker (blood test) result...

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    PHPV & Annual Eye Tests

    February 25, 2017

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    Breed Health Coordinator

    PHPV stands for Persistent Hyperplastic Primary Vitreous and is a congenital (ie from birth) developmental problem of the eye. This leads to deposits on the lens of the eye, which can lead to mild or serious visual problems, even to blindness. Puppies can be tested for...

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    Give A Dog A Genome

    February 25, 2017

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    Breed Health CoordinatorAHT

    Update on Give a Dog a Genome and appeal for further funds.

    This is a project of the Animal Health Trust, whereby 75 breeds will have the genome of one dog sequenced for half the normal cost, with the other half met by the AHT, aided by a KCCT grant. I put forward dober...

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