IWDBC 2005
Conference Proceedings
The Presentations below are arranged alphabetically by the surname of the presenter. To view an Adobe Acrobat (c) version of the Biographies and Presentation Summaries, please use the links located to the right. The Proceedings of the 2005 IWDBC include the 38 sets of Presentation Slides and 30 Abstracts by Conference presenters. The Presentation Slides and Abstracts are available online to IWDBA Members in the Members Only area of our website (visit Join IWDBA to become a member). They may also be obtained on CD in our Online Store by your donation.
Conference Program
Ms Lesia Andrusiak | Royal Canin - Nutritional considerations of working dogs. |
Dr Rolf Beilharz | Evolution needs new Theory |
Dr Pauleen Bennett | Characterizing attachment behaviours in dogs using the Strange Situation Test. |
Dr Walter Burghardt | Assessing behavior in working dog breeding programs |
Cpt Nicolas Cabano | A retrospective study of two radiographic techniques for evaluation of hip dysplasia in 95 military working dog candidates |
Dr Laurie Corbett | History, Ecology and Conservation of Dingoes in Australia. |
Chief Inspector Peter Crumblin | Suitability enhanced by versatility. |
Dr Ray Ferguson | Feeding neonatal pups. |
Ms Michelle Fischer | Australian Customs puppy development program. |
Mr Brennan Fraser-Bell | Management integration of a breeding program into training and deployment of Detector Dogs. |
Inspector Brendon Gibson & Dr Vicki Erceg | Redevelopment of the New Zealand Police Dog Section puppy development programme |
Dr Cristina Gobello | An update on canine reproductive therapeutics. |
Prof Mike Goddard | Development of a breeding program for guide dogs. |
Ms Marina Hall | Multiple effects of Early Neuter on a working guide dog population. |
Dr Brian Hare | Social cognitive genetics and dogs. |
Dr Liz Hare | Estimation of heritability for litter size in Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherd Dogs from the Seeing Eye, Inc. |
Ms Libby Heard | Puppy nurturing program at Guide Dogs Victoria |
Ms Julie Herbert & Mr Stephen Cannon | Selection of brood stock in the Royal Australian Air Force military working dog breeding program. |
Dr Stewart Hilliard | Prediction of adult working ability in Belgian Melinois puppies by 4 months of age: Development of a mathematical model and trial application to new data |
Dr Karen Johnston | Alternative Diets: Considerations for Feeding Working Dogs |
Mr Russ Kelley | Impact of Maternal and Post-Weaning Nutrition on Puppy Trainability. |
Mr Keven Kerswell | The effect of morphology on signalling during the early development of the domestic dog. |
Dr Roger Lavelle | Monitoring of orthopedic problems in working dogs – a veterinary radiologist’s perspective. |
Dr Eldin Leighton | How the Seeing Eye used a three-pronged approach to reduce the incidence of puppies born affected with PRA. |
Dr Jacqui Ley | Measuring personality in dogs. |
Dr Anna-Elisa Liinamo | Is a champion always the champion? Improving selection of breeding animals in working dogs. |
Mr Patrick MacIsaac | The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Dog Service Training Centre |
Ms Linda Marston | Promoting the initial formation of the bond between dog and man. |
Dr Paul McGreevy | The relationship between marking behaviour and gut motility in dogs |
SGT Kyle McQueen | RAAF Military Working Dogs - Canine Development Program. |
Dr Adam Miklosi | What makes a dog talkative? Some lessons from wolf-dog comparisons and human-oriented social behavior in dogs. |
Mr Paul Mundell | The effect of parity number on litter size, health and performance in working dogs. |
Dr Karen Overall and Dr Art Dunham | A protocol for predicting performance in military working dogs: roles for anxiety assessment and genetic markers. |
Dr Nicola Rooney | Selection of breeds and individual dogs for specialist search work. |
Jane Russenberger | Change in Hip and Elbow Quality Using the OFA System. |
Dr Hannes Slabbert | Service dog breeding program in the South African Police Service |
Ms Jane Smith | Political and legal impact of breeding and use of service dogs. |
Dr Robin Stanley | Eye Diseases in Working Dogs |
Dr Per-Erik Sundgren | Analysis of Swedish Field data on dog hip dysplasia and behavior. |
Mr Scott Thomas & Mr David Kontny | From puppy to working detector dog. Working towards a better understanding of the traits of an effective operational detector dog and how these traits can be selected for in a breeding program. |
Dr Liesbeth Van Der Waaj | Comparing breeding strategies to improve working dog performance. |
Mr John Vandeloo | The success of the Australian Customs Detector Dog Breeding Program in producing working Detector Dogs. |
Dr Marion Wilson | Endoscopic transervical inseminations. |