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    Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Golden Retrievers
    Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Golden Retrievers
    Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Golden Retrievers
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    Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Golden Retrievers

    By ROSS D. CLARK DVM

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    This book (Golden Retrievers) provides you with a through description and positive attributes of this breed including origin, purpose, history, normal heights and weights, acceptable colors and behavioral traits. Our books diff er from most books on dog breeds because this book also provides you with a comprehensive and authoritative source of all the known predisposed hereditary health syndromes for the breed. You will find extensive references for each problem described. We also provide the breed club address for this breed and a list of laboratories and organizations that can provide professional help and information.

    As a small animal veterinarian, I have always been intrigued by the way dogs have been bred to fill a purpose in life and further impressed that they also tend to love performing that service. Greyhounds and other sight hounds are built for speed with aerodynamic bodies consisting of small head, deep chest, narrow waist and large leg muscles. On the other hand Dachshunds take their name from German words meaning badger dog and they use their long nose, long body and short legs to both track, enter and dig into badger dens.

    After developing a practice that catered to clients with show dogs, my interest in each breed continued to grow as I studied and observed more and more about the unique predisposition and incidence of health problems in each breed. This book, as well as the other books and articles I have written, is researched and compiled with the intention to provide both veterinarians and dog owners with comprehensive and authoritative predisposition information under the breed name.

    This book will provide veterinarians, researchers, pet owners and breeders with a comprehensive guide to all the known problems veterinarians and dog owners should consider during pet selection and throughout each life stage of our canine friends.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris US
    Release dateMay 30, 2014
    ISBN9781493199839
    Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Golden Retrievers
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    ROSS D. CLARK DVM

    Ross D. Clark, DVM, is the founder of Woodland PetCare Centers and a co-founder of National PetCare Centers. He received his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in 1963 from Kansas State University. He is Practice Management Editor for Veterinary Economics Magazine and served as president of the Tulsa County Veterinary Medical Association, the Oklahoma Veterinary Medical Association and also as President of the Western Veterinary Conference the Worlds largest continuing education conference for veterinarians. American Animal Hospital Association named him Outstanding Practitioner for the Western Region in 1987 and National Merit Award Winner in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 1991. Veterinary Partners, Incorporated, an organization of veterinarians, lawyers and accountants that do practice management consulting, recognized Dr. Clark with their prestigious Pioneer Award at the Western Veterinary Conference in 2004. He served 2 terms as President of Kansas State University Veterinary Medical Alumni Association from 1990 to 1992 and Kansas State University named him an Alumni Fellow in February of 2003. Over the past 45 years, Dr. Clark and his partners have cared for showdogs from most states in the USA plus showdogs from Canada, Mexico and Spain. He is the author of 8 books including, Medical, Genetic, and Behavioral Aspects of Purebred Cats and the first, second and third edition of Medical and Genetic Aspects of Purebred Dogs. He is also author of 4 management books: first, a practice management manual; second, The Best of Ross Clark; third, Mastering the MarketplaceTaking Your Practice to the Top and his latest book Open Book Management for Veterinary Hospital Teams. He has toured throughout the world as a practice management lecturer and consultant. In addition, Dr. Clark has been a Veterinary Economics Hospital of the Year Judge for over 28 years. Dr. Clark is currently owner and/or managing partner of 4 small animal practices and 3 pet resorts in Oklahoma. Dr. Clark and his team have been doing Veterinary practice management consultation, seminars and appraisals since 1981. Ross is married to Linda Clark and they have 2 children, twins Kent and Kimberly Clark.

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      Medical, Genetic & Behavioral Risk Factors of Golden Retrievers - ROSS D. CLARK DVM

      MEDICAL, GENETIC & BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS OF

      GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

      BY: ROSS D. CLARK, DVM

      H. DAVID HAYNES, DVM – LEAD RESEARCH

      AND EDITORIAL ASSISTANT

      ART J. QUINN, DVM, DACVO – PROFESSOR EMERITUS,

      OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CENTER

      FOR VETERINARY HEALTH SCIENCES

      BRAD HOWARD, DVM – RESEARCH ASSISTANT

      PAUL SCHMITZ, DVM – TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

      JAN COODY, MBA – TECHNICAL ASSISTANT

      NITA RITSCHEL – EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

      GERI HIBBLEN JACKSON – PHOTO ACQUISITIONS

      LINDA A. CLARK, RVT, AKC JUDGE – PHOTO ACQUISITIONS

      Copyright © 2014 by ROSS D. CLARK, DVM. 602468

      ISBN: Softcover    978-1-4990-5583-2

      ISBN: EBook        978-1-4931-9983-9

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the copyright owner.

      Rev. date: 07/26/2014

      Xlibris LLC

      1-888-795-4274

      www.Xlibris.com

      MEDICAL, GENETIC & BEHAVIORAL RISK FACTORS OF GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

      INSIDE:

      I. ORIGIN, HISTORY AND DESCRIPTION

      II. SHOW RING REQUIREMENTS

      III. BREEDING AND WHELPING

      IV. GROWTH

      V. RECOGNIZED RISK FACTORS IN GOLDEN RETRIEVERS

      CARDIOVASCULAR-

      HEMATOLOGICAL-

      RESPIRATORY

      DERMATOLOGICAL

      ENDOCRINE-EXOCRINE-ENZYMATIC

      GASTROINTESTINAL

      DENTITION

      MUSCULOSKELETAL

      NEUROLOGIC

      OPHTHALMIC

      UROGENITAL

      VI. MISCELLANEOUS

      NATIONAL BREED CLUB AND WEBSITE

      BEHAVIOR

      OLD AGE

      CHIC REQUIREMENTS

      BY: ROSS D. CLARK, DVM

      PREFACE

      This book provides you with a through description and positive attributes of this breed including origin, purpose, history, normal heights and weights, acceptable colors and behavioral traits. Our books differ from most books on dog breeds because this book also provides you with a comprehensive and authoritative source of all the known predisposed hereditary health syndromes for the breed. You will find extensive references for each problem described. We also provide the breed club address for

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