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The ARISTOCRAT Summer 2020 A Publication of the Borzoi Club of America, Inc. Executive Officers President: Ron Williams, 155 Libertyville Rd., Wantage, NJ 07461, 973-721-4146, [email protected] Vice-President: Carol Enz, Box 876, Ramah, NM 87321-0876, 505-783-4743, [email protected] Treasurer: Janis A. Leikam, PO Box 2328, Shelton WA 98584, 360-427-0417, [email protected] Recording Secretary: Joy Windle, Pennsylvania, [email protected] Corresponding Secretary: Barbara Danieli, 3431 Eagle Drive, Troy, MI 48083, 248-761-8409, [email protected] AKC Delegate: Prudence Hlatky, 4511 CR 121, Rosharon, TX 77583-59591979, 281-840-2753, [email protected] Regional Governors Region 1 Kari McCloskey, 152 Neill Run Road, Delta, PA 17314, 443-243-5241, [email protected] Region 2: Elizabeth Tolley, 875 Mockingbird Drive, Brighton, TN 38011-6889, 901-497-4594 [email protected] Region 3: Shirley McFadden PO Box 454 Axtell, TX 76624-0454, 254-315-4166, [email protected] Region 4: Lorrie Scott 1728 Hanson Lane Ramona, CA 92065-3311, 760-789-6848, [email protected] Region 5: Karen Ackerman, PO Box 507 Upton, WY 82730-0507, 307-468-2696, [email protected] Region 6: Joyce Katona, 7617 Pelham Drive, Chesterland, OH 44026-2011, [email protected] 2020 Standing Committee Chairs Annual Awards Nancy Katsarelas, [email protected] Annual Top 5 Awards Leonore Abordo, [email protected] Annual Versatility Award & Versatility Hall Of Fame Kay Novotny, [email protected] Archivist K.C. Artley, [email protected] Aristocrat Helen W. Lee, Editor, [email protected] ASFA Delegate Sandra Moore, [email protected] Beverly C. Taylor Trust For Borzoi Rescue Committee Barbara O'Neill, [email protected] Borzoi Welfare TBA Ad Rates Canine Ambassador Program Susanne Cecere, [email protected] Championship Medals for Conformation - Christine Danker, [email protected] Championship Medals for Performance & Regular full page - $35 Companion Titles Leonore Abordo, [email protected] New Title Holder - $25 Championship Medals for Open Field Karen Ackerman, [email protected] Club Inventory & Medals Barbara O'Neill, [email protected] Memorial Ad - $20 Futurity Event Joyce Katona, [email protected] Futurity Barbara O’Neill, [email protected] Gazette Columnist Jon Steele, [email protected] Deadlines: Health Nancy Hopkins, [email protected] February 15 Health Research Liaison Virginia Jones, [email protected] May 15 Judges Education Patti Neale, [email protected] August 15 Junior Showmen Barbara Tyler Lord, [email protected] November 15 “Keeping In Touch” Edna Ogata, [email protected] Legislative Affairs Lyn Snyder Hoflin, [email protected] Meet the Breeds, New York City Elisabeth Szymanski, [email protected] Send ad copy & pic to Meet the Breeds, Orlando Christopher Neale, [email protected] [email protected] Member Education Prudence Hlatky, [email protected] Pay online National Specialty Chairman Barbara O’Neill, [email protected] or by check to Jan Leikam Nominating Committee Shirley McFadden, Barbara O’Neill, Lyn Snyder Hoflin (Alternates: Kristina Terra, Leslie Walenta) Ready Borzoi Veni Harlan, [email protected] Registry Of Merit (ROM) K.C. Artley, [email protected] Shop Carol Enz, [email protected] Specialty Guidelines Barbara O’Neill, [email protected] Standardized Trophies Barbara O’Neill, [email protected] Standing Rules To be assigned Statistical Committees Cover photo • Statistics Coordinator (Aristocrat) Phyllis Potter, [email protected] • Agility Christine Danker, [email protected] for this issue • AKC National Owner-Handled Series - Deborah Vidaver-Cohen, PhD, [email protected] • Conformation Caryl Dumaine, [email protected] submitted by & • Junior Showmen Barbara Tyler Lord, [email protected] • LGRA Dawn Hall, [email protected] In Memory of • Lure Coursing Leonore Abordo, [email protected] • NOTRA Karla Smith, DVM, [email protected] • Obedience/Rally June Mintchell [email protected] Joy Windle • Open Field Karen Ackerman, [email protected] Website Helen W. Lee, Webmaster, [email protected] 2020 Official BCOA Tabulator Sari Heferman 2020 Alternate Tabulator Patricia Swanson 2021 National Specialty Anne Midgarden, [email protected], Facilities Coordinator 2 - BCOA Aristocrat The 2019 AKC Canine Health Foundation National Parent Club Canine Health Conference Submitted by Nancy Hopkins, Health Chair he CHF National Parent Club Canine Health The International Partnership for Dogs (IPFD) is working to Conference is held every two years and brings some develop tools and resources that will give breeders and breed of the top scientists conducting research of interest to clubs practical support when navigating through these test- T dog owners and breeders. ing questions and will allow an enhancement of collaboration across researchers, veterinarians, breed clubs and kennel clubs. 2019’s Parent Club Canine Health Conference was divided into This tool, the Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs five topics: Nutrition and Disease, Autoimmunity and disease, (HGTD), is a database of genetic test providers who are sharing Infectious disease and canine cancer, approaches to genetics and details about their “quality” voluntarily. The HGTD provides breed diversity, and genetics and disease. The last three articles for the critical evaluation of tests and test providers. focused on nutrition and disease, autoimmunity and disease, and infectious disease and canine cancer. This summary focuses on The HGTD is located on DogWellNet.com along with a con- approaches to genetics and breed diversity and genetics and dis- tinuing enlarging body of information to support genetic coun- ease. seling. In the future there will be access to an “Expert Panel” program composed of internationally renowned experts that Approaches to genetics and breed provides collective advice on issues/controversies of genetic testing. Also planned is a Health Strategies Database for Dogs diversity and genetics and disease (HSDD) which will help breeders/clubs identify the tests best for their breeding purposes/long-term breed health that will be Harmonization of Genetic Testing and Breed- searchable by breed, condition, and country. Specific Resources Please take some time to go through the websites listed below. Brenda Bonnett, DVM, PhD, Consulting Epidemiologist and The HGTD is continually updating and developing, so look CEO of the non-profit International Partnership for Dogs now but come back later! (IPFD). Lead Scientist at Morris Animal Foundation (2010) where she assisted in the development of what is now known as For more information: the Golden Retriever Lifetime Study. • Information on the International Partnership for Dogs through the Canadian Kennel Club information portal: Currently, there is no quality control system for DNA testing https://www.ckc.ca/en/About-the-CKC/International- in veterinary medicine leaving the industry with no standards, Partnership-for-Dogs.aspx rules, or regulations about who can offer tests or the conditions • Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs: https://dogwell- under which those tests should be run. In addition, the pure- net.com/ctp/ bred dog fancy is left with many questions while trying to keep up with the rapidly changing developments in genetic testing. To see Dr. Bonnett’s IPFD web page with a link to a list of her How is one to know which test providers/labs provide reli- blogs: https://dogwellnet.com/profile/4-brenda-bonnett/ able test results? Which tests are important for one’s breed and which should be ignored? Should some tests be ignored? Recent research on the CHF Website: 02328-A: Harmonization of Genetic Testing for Dogs These are valid questions and concerns as recent history in the - Status is open. http://www.akcchf.org/research/research- industry can demonstrate. As recently as five to two years ago portfolio/02328-A.html there have been too many new DNA testing labs with a focus on single gene tests. In some cases, discovery has outpaced the Cardiac Disease of Purebred Dogs validation of the test from discovery to application leading to lack of reliability of the tests. - Genetics & Beyond Joshua A. Stern, DVM, DACVIM (Cardiology), Associate pro- Further, throughout the fancy there has been a shift from resis- fessor of cardiology at the University of California, Davis and tance to testing to an overemphasis on DNA tests over all other the Small Animal Clinic Director for the Veterinary Medical health evaluations. Breed clubs and breeders adopted tests early Teaching Hospital at UC Davis. Dr. Stern is also a member of without adequate validation for their specific breed/disease situ- the Center for Companion Animal Health, an associate editor ation. And in some cases there have been a misunderstanding of for the Journal of Veterinary Cardiology and a Small Animal test results and/or an inappropriate application of those results. Advisory Board Member for the Morris Animal Foundation. Continued on page 9 Summer 2020 - 3 New Title Holders Earned January, February, March 2020 Submitted by K.C. Artley, [email protected] AKC Conformation Champions (CH) Durand, ow: Wendy Wilkinson & Lisa Durand Seri Savitskij & CH Korsakov’s Vanilla CH Aldemoor N Imagine The Great Scout RN CH Folly Quarters Windcatcher (D) Crème ROM-C, br: Patricia Triandos & (D)