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New Breeders, Please Read

Recommended Health Screening for Ridgeback Breeding Stock

• Overview of Ridgeback Genetic Disease
• Review of Dr. Padgett's 2002 Ridgeback Health Seminar

Breeding Management / Reproductive Articles

• Assisted Reproduction: Current and future techniques for the next generation of puppies
• Books & Articles - Valuable additions to any Dog Breeder's Library
• Canine Repro Q&A - with Dr. Robert Hutchinson
• Modern Breeding Management in Dogs
• Novel Insemination and Obstetrics Tools
• Timing the Fertile Period in the Bitch - A discussion of ovulation timing, semen collection and insemination

What is dermoid sinus?
Palpating for dermoid sinus
www.dermoids.org - Graphic photos and list of vets experienced in dermoid surgery
Folic Acid Study - Does supplementation reduce dermoid sinus?
Dermoid Sinuses: Description, Diagnosis and Treatment - (large file 1.5MB) - A comprehensive veterinary article co-authored by a Ridgeback owner and vet
Dermoid Surgery in the Neonatal Ridgeback

DNA Archiving at Home

• The RRCUS "DNAah" - a program for progressive Ridgeback breeders

• Genetics and Supermodels - What do Kate Moss and recessives have in common? More than you think
• Genetic Counseling for Veterinarians (but interesting reading for breeders, too!)
• Bad Genes, Babies and Bathwater
• Pure-Bred Dog Breeds into the Twenty-First Century: Achieving Genetic Health for our Dogs

Hypothyroidism

• RRCUS Sponsored Hypothyroidism Research
• Discount Thyroid Testing
• The Diagnostic Dilemma
• Hypothryoidism and Behavior Abnormalities
• Hypothyroidism and Seizures
• Incidence of Positive T3AA and T4AA with and without TGAA Elevations in Rhodesian Ridgebacks
• Lymphocytic Thyroiditis - Cause of Hypothyroidism in Ridgebacks
• Picture this - What hypothyroidism looks like
• Symptoms of Hypothyroidism
• Thyroid screenings and breeding decisions

Puppy Rearing

• Early Neurological Stimulation by Dr. Carmen L. Battaglia
• Early Socialization - The "Rule of 7s"
• Giving Puppies A Head Start - Environmental enrichment and problem solving
• Producing Behaviorally Sound Dogs - A sure-fire formula
• Why Not Seven Weeks? - The 49th day revisited

• February 20-28, 2007 - Phi Beta Canine Cruise to Benefit AKC Canine Health Foundation
• April 14-15, 2007 - Breeder's Symposium at Michigan State University School of Veterinary Medicine (multiple topics)